The Hospital of St Oswald
Analysis
The Hospital of St Oswald is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Worcester. It was registered in June 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing and religious activities, which this site groups under housing and shelter. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, The Hospital of St Oswald reported income of £198k and spending of £300k, spending 152% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £216k to £198k (-8.5%), an average of -2.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 130% of the income it received.
Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The Hospital of St Oswald sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lionel Annesley Dorant for Almshouses (£198k), The Sandwich United Charity (£199k) and Wimbledon Endowed Almshouse Charity (£196k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The objects of the charity are to provide almshouses for persons in need of assistance who are over fifty years of age and can live independently and look after themselves. Applicants must have been living in the City of Worcester and areas of Herefordshire for the two years immediately proceding their application.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Lionel Annesley Dorant for Almshouses | Hertfordshire | £198k |
| The Sandwich United Charity | Kent | £199k |
| Wimbledon Endowed Almshouse Charity | London | £196k |
| Sir Edmund de Moundeford Charity | Norfolk | £199k |