The Wilton Memorial Almshouses

Analysis

The Wilton Memorial Almshouses is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Devon. It was registered in January 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Wilton Memorial Almshouses reported income of £24k and spending of £29k, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £15k to £24k (+64%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The Wilton Memorial Almshouses sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Creech St Michael Baptist Manse (£24k), Rolle's Almshouses (£25k) and Cowell and Porrill (£24k).