Consolidated Almshouse Charity of Swanscombe

Analysis

Consolidated Almshouse Charity of Swanscombe is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Swanscombe. It was registered in October 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 2025, Consolidated Almshouse Charity of Swanscombe reported income of £128k and spending of £44k, leaving 65% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £31k to £128k (+310%), an average of +42% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 211%. Over the whole period it spent 44% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Consolidated Almshouse Charity of Swanscombe sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sandbach Almshouse Charity (£128k), Rogers' Almshouses (£128k) and Lyonsdown Community Trust (£127k).