Bishop Seth Ward Almshouse Trust

Analysis

Bishop Seth Ward Almshouse Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Buntingford. It was registered in July 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 December 2025, Bishop Seth Ward Almshouse Trust reported income of £107k and spending of £90k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £79k to £107k (+36%), an average of +8.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 15%. Over the whole period it spent 57% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Bishop Seth Ward Almshouse Trust sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Worcestershire Masonic Charity Organisation (£107k), The McDonald and Trimmer Almshouse Charity (£108k) and Open Door - St Albans (£107k).