The Lady Margaret Hungerford Charity

Analysis

The Lady Margaret Hungerford Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wiltshire. It was registered in September 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under housing and shelter. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Lady Margaret Hungerford Charity reported income of £88k and spending of £51k, leaving 42% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £60k to £88k (+45%), an average of +9.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 117% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The Lady Margaret Hungerford Charity sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include James Smith's Almshouse Charity (£88k), Peace Cottages Charity (£88k) and The Charity of Lucy Derbyshire for Memorial Homes in the City and County of Nottingham (£87k).