Almshouse and Relief in Need Charity

Analysis

Almshouse and Relief in Need Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Salisbury. It was registered in September 1970, 56 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, Almshouse and Relief in Need Charity reported income of £13k and spending of £20k, spending 147% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £24k to £13k (-44%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Almshouse and Relief in Need Charity sits at the 20th percentile: it is larger than about 20% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Harvey Cottages Charity (£13k), Ellen Rose Warrin for Almshouses (£14k) and The Reverend Canon W M Harper-Mitchell Deceased Will Trust (£13k).