Samuel Higginson Almshouses Charity

Analysis

Samuel Higginson Almshouses Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Shropshire. It was registered in October 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, Samuel Higginson Almshouses Charity reported income of £22k and spending of £38k, spending 176% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £19k to £22k (+18%), an average of +4.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 173% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Samuel Higginson Almshouses 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 The Paddon Memorial Charities (£22k), Tibberton CLT Ltd (£22k) and The Midlands Eventide Home Trust (£22k).

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.