Weavers' Almshouse Charities

Analysis

Weavers' Almshouse Charities is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 1969, 57 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Weavers' Almshouse Charities reported income of £518k and spending of £417k, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £360k to £518k (+44%), an average of +9.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 329%. Over the whole period it spent 62% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Weavers' Almshouse Charities sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rivertree Trust (£518k), Grace Church Chichester (£519k) and Melcren Limited (£518k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 85%, investments 8.7% and donations and legacies 5.8%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.9m would cover about 52 months of spending at that rate. It employed 2 people.