Louisa Powell's Almshouse Charity

Analysis

Louisa Powell's Almshouse Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ludlow. It was registered in March 1964, 62 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, Louisa Powell's Almshouse Charity reported income of £26k and spending of £52k, spending 198% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2022 to December 2025, income fell from £38k to £26k (-31%), an average of -9.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 126% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Louisa Powell's Almshouse Charity 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 Stevens' Almshouses (£26k), The Cooper and Adkinson Almshouse Charity (£26k) and Annfield Plain & South Moor Aged Miners Homes Association (£26k).