Meggs' Almshouse Charity

Analysis

Meggs' Almshouse Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 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 and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Meggs' Almshouse Charity reported income of £99k and spending of £202k, spending 204% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £67k to £99k (+47%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 156% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Meggs' Almshouse Charity sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wisbech Charities (£99k), Lady Lumley's Almshouses (£100k) and Bedford Morison and Cordery Almshouse Charity (£98k).