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Charities of Eliza Dreyer for Homes for Poor Widows and Spinsters

RegisteredRegistered charity number 267877BungayHousing and shelter
Income£12k2026-03-31
Spending£117ksame year
Spent / received233%5-year average
Size in its cause18th pctHousing and shelter
Registered1974Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Charities of Eliza Dreyer for Homes for Poor Widows and Spinsters is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bungay. It was registered in July 1974, 52 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 2026, Charities of Eliza Dreyer for Homes for Poor Widows and Spinsters reported income of £12k and spending of £117k, spending 986% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £16k to £12k (-25%), an average of -6.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income dropped by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 233% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Charities of Eliza Dreyer for Homes for Poor Widows and Spinsters sits at the 18th percentile: it is larger than about 18% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Guildford Cathedral Music Development Foundation (£12k), Lovelace Cottages (£12k) and The Lucy Brangwyn Homes (£12k).

Income and spending

£0£29k£58k£88k£117k2022 Income: £15,6782022 Spending: £18,72420222023 Income: £21,2952023 Spending: £29,73320232024 Income: £21,2952024 Spending: £29,73320242025 Income: £20,1522025 Spending: £15,72620252026 Income: £11,8282026 Spending: £116,6682026
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

The charity provides almshouse accommodation, not warden based, for ladies of pensionable age who reside in or have connections with Bungay, Suffolk.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Guildford Cathedral Music Development FoundationSurrey£12k
Lovelace CottagesWoking£12k
The Lucy Brangwyn HomesHassocks£12k
The Tudor Campion FundHereford£12k