The Abbeyfield Basildon Society Limited

Analysis

The Abbeyfield Basildon Society Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in June 1971, 55 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 01005700). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Abbeyfield Basildon Society Limited reported income of £453k and spending of £399k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £264k to £453k (+72%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 98% 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 Basildon Society Limited sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Spalding Almshouse Charity (£451k), Elm Trees Retirement Living Limited (£453k) and The City of London Almshouses (£451k).