Victoria Almshouses

Analysis

Victoria Almshouses is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Barnsley. It was registered in May 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, Victoria Almshouses reported income of £15k and spending of £12k, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £17k to £15k (-7.9%), an average of -2.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Victoria Almshouses sits at the 22nd percentile: it is larger than about 22% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Joseph Banks Almshouses (£15k), Margaret Delabere's Almshouse Charities (£15k) and Radwinter Almshouses (£15k).