The Poynton-With-Worth Almshouse Charity

Analysis

The Poynton-With-Worth Almshouse Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cheshire. It was registered in December 1972, 54 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 March 2025, The Poynton-With-Worth Almshouse Charity reported income of £27k and spending of £19k, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £22k to £27k (+21%), an average of +4.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 16%. 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 Poynton-With-Worth Almshouse Charity sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Warmington Almshouses Charitable Trust (£27k), Simpsons Almshouses (£27k) and Reading Court Charitable Association (£27k).