Herring's Almshouses

Analysis

Herring's Almshouses is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norfolk. It was registered in October 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Herring's Almshouses reported income of £11k and spending of £15k, spending 138% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £11k to £11k (+3.7%), an average of +0.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 131% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Herring's Almshouses sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jemima Octavia Cooper for the Poor (£11k), Lifestream Church Trust (£11k) and P & P Trust Limited (£11k).