Abbeyfield Wessex Society Limited

Analysis

Abbeyfield Wessex Society Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bournemouth. It was registered in October 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00754594). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Abbeyfield Wessex Society Limited reported income of £7.1m and spending of £6.5m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2020 to March 2025, income grew from £1.8m to £7.1m (+293%), an average of +41% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 270%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Abbeyfield Wessex Society Limited sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Quintin Hogg Trust (£7.0m), Just Circle Limited (£7.1m) and Action Housing and Support Limited (£6.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 58%, charitable activities 36% and investments 1.7%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £14.4m would cover about 27 months of spending at that rate. It employed 67 people.