The Fordham Memorial Homes

Analysis

The Fordham Memorial Homes is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Biggleswade. It was registered in February 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 March 2026, The Fordham Memorial Homes reported income of £39k and spending of £18k, leaving 55% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £31k to £39k (+23%), an average of +5.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 71% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The Fordham Memorial Homes sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dowsett Almshouses (£39k), Almshouses of Elizabeth Countess de LA Warr (£39k) and Resthaven Almshouses (£39k).