John Dakyn's Almshouse Charity

Analysis

John Dakyn's Almshouse Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in North Yorkshire. It was registered in September 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under disability. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending July 2025, John Dakyn's Almshouse Charity reported income of £76k and spending of £104k, spending 137% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £39k to £76k (+96%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 70%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, John Dakyn's Almshouse Charity sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ufulu Malawi Ltd (£76k), The Potting Shed Church (£76k) and Blue Orange Arts Ltd (£76k).