The Penn and Smith Almshouses

Analysis

The Penn and Smith Almshouses is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gloucestershire. It was registered in January 1965, 61 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, The Penn and Smith Almshouses reported income of £124k and spending of £201k, spending 161% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £162k to £124k (-23%), an average of -6.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The Penn and Smith Almshouses sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Willenhall Chapel of Ease Estate (£124k), Amy Louisa Robinson Charity (£125k) and Ravenstone Hospital Almshouse Charity (£124k).