Countess of Leicester's Almshouse Charity

Analysis

Countess of Leicester's Almshouse Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wells-Next-The-Sea. It was registered in June 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, Countess of Leicester's Almshouse Charity reported income of £22k and spending of £56k, spending 258% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £19k to £22k (+11%), an average of +2.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 69%. Over the whole period it spent 350% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Countess of Leicester's Almshouse Charity sits at the 31st percentile: it is larger than about 31% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mr and Mrs Groves Dames' Homes (£21k), Almshouses of Elizabeth, Lady Cornwallis (£22k) and The Allan Charitable Trust (£21k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.