Harrisons Almshouse Charity

Analysis

Harrisons Almshouse Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wakefield. It was registered in February 1979, 47 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, Harrisons Almshouse Charity reported income of £16k and spending of £6,017, leaving 62% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £2,691 to £16k (+493%), an average of +56% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 270%. Over the whole period it spent 159% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Harrisons Almshouse Charity sits at the 24th percentile: it is larger than about 24% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hambledon (Surrey) Almshouses (£16k), Jane Whiteley Memorial Homes (£16k) and The Augusta Wilder Almshouse Charity (£16k).