Totnes Almshouse Charities

Analysis

Totnes Almshouse Charities is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Totnes. It was registered in May 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, Totnes Almshouse Charities reported income of £20k and spending of £10k, leaving 47% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £12k to £20k (+68%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Totnes Almshouse Charities sits at the 29th percentile: it is larger than about 29% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Charity of Alexander Every (£20k), The Jubilee Cottages Charity (£20k) and Sandars Almshouse Charity (£20k).