Oving Almshouse Trust
Analysis
Oving Almshouse Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chichester. It was registered in October 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 December 2025, Oving Almshouse Trust reported income of £26k and spending of £27k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £20k to £26k (+34%), an average of +7.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.
Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Oving Almshouse Trust sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Cooper and Adkinson Almshouse Charity (£26k), Skinnergate Almshouses (£26k) and Louisa Powell's Almshouse Charity (£26k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The charity holds, maintains and administers the four almshouses which it owns in the parish of Oving, West Sussex, for the benefit of present and future occupants, who are aged or infirm persons of good character and (except in special cases approved by the charity commission) are resident in the parish at the time immediately prior to their occupancy.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Cooper and Adkinson Almshouse Charity | Kent | £26k |
| Skinnergate Almshouses | Darlington | £26k |
| Louisa Powell's Almshouse Charity | Ludlow | £26k |
| The Holdway Almshouses Charity | Hampshire | £26k |