All Saints Almshouses
Analysis
All Saints Almshouses is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Torquay. 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, All Saints Almshouses reported income of £23k and spending of £170k, spending 739% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £19k to £23k (+24%), an average of +5.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 185% of the income it received.
Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, All Saints Almshouses sits at the 33rd 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 Collins & Co Minority Resource and Legal Advocacy (£23k), The John Thomas Matthews Trust (£23k) and St Arvans Memorial Hall (£23k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
All Saints Almshouses was established as a Charitable Trust to provide safe and affordable accommodation for single women living alone and in need, in accordance with the intentions set out in the Last Will and Testament of the Late Cecilia Elizabeth Talbot-Palmer (1928).
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Collins & Co Minority Resource and Legal Advocacy | London | £23k |
| The John Thomas Matthews Trust | St Ives | £23k |
| St Arvans Memorial Hall | Gwent | £23k |
| John Higgs Almshouses | Derbyshire | £23k |