Platten and Benson Almshouse Charity

Analysis

Platten and Benson Almshouse Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancashire. It was registered in January 1974, 52 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Platten and Benson Almshouse Charity reported income of £58k and spending of £59k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £40k to £58k (+45%), an average of +9.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 69% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Platten and Benson Almshouse Charity sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include James Bulger Memorial Trust Limited (£58k), The Newman Trust Homes (£58k) and Charities of Nicholas and Beamond (£58k).