Northam Almshouse Charity

Analysis

Northam Almshouse Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Devon. It was registered in March 1983, 43 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, Northam Almshouse Charity reported income of £26k and spending of £11k, leaving 56% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £21k to £26k (+22%), an average of +5.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 65% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Northam Almshouse Charity sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% 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 Ynysymaengwyn Trust Committee, Miss Mary Corbetts Gift to Ynysymaengwyn (£26k), Willow Almshouses Founded by Mrs Mary Ann Kennet of Petersfield (£26k) and The Sutcombe Almshouses (£26k).