Ackworth Almshouse and Relief in Need Charities

Analysis

Ackworth Almshouse and Relief in Need Charities is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Pontefract. It was registered in February 1969, 57 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 December 2025, Ackworth Almshouse and Relief in Need Charities reported income of £23k and spending of £29k, spending 130% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £18k to £23k (+22%), an average of +5.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Ackworth Almshouse and Relief in Need Charities sits at the 32nd percentile: it is larger than about 32% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Smile for Miley (£23k), The Rectory Cottages (Bletchley) Museum Trust (£23k) and Touchen End Trust (£23k).