Joseph and Eleanor Gunson Almshouse Trust

Analysis

Joseph and Eleanor Gunson Almshouse Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cumbria. It was registered in April 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Joseph and Eleanor Gunson Almshouse Trust reported income of £55k and spending of £13k, leaving 76% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £40k to £55k (+36%), an average of +8.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 125% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Joseph and Eleanor Gunson Almshouse Trust sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Grindleton Almshouses (£55k), Word for Life Trust (£55k) and The Charles Lane Trust (£55k).