The Abbeyfield Worcester and Hereford Society Limited

Analysis

The Abbeyfield Worcester and Hereford Society Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Worcester. It was registered in November 1969, 57 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00961985). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Abbeyfield Worcester and Hereford Society Limited reported income of £1.0m and spending of £1.7m, spending 159% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2020 to March 2025, income grew from £714k to £1.0m (+47%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 120% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The Abbeyfield Worcester and Hereford Society Limited sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Hospital of the Holy and Undivided Trinity (£1.0m), Nottingham Community Almshouse Charity (£1.0m) and Ridgegate Home (£1.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97% and donations and legacies 3.4%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £20k. Charitable activities took 50% of spending and raising funds 0.5%. Reserves of £1.8m would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 18 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.