The Hermitage Almshouses

Analysis

The Hermitage Almshouses is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hungerford. It was registered in November 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 March 2026, The Hermitage Almshouses reported income of £67k and spending of £74k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £57k to £67k (+18%), an average of +4.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 87%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The Hermitage Almshouses sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jireh Strict Baptist Chapel (Trust Property in Connection With) (£67k), Corton Almshouse Charity (£67k) and George Johnson Reveley's Charity (£66k).