The Ellen and Dorothy Wilson Almshouse Charity

Analysis

The Ellen and Dorothy Wilson Almshouse Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in York. It was registered in May 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Ellen and Dorothy Wilson Almshouse Charity reported income of £36k and spending of £54k, spending 148% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £28k to £36k (+27%), an average of +6.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2025, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 134% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The Ellen and Dorothy Wilson Almshouse Charity sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Daubeny Almshouse Charity (£36k), Lewisham Almhouse Charity of John Thackeray (£36k) and The Calypso Browning Trust (£36k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.