The Abbeyfield (Ripon and District) Society Ltd

Analysis

The Abbeyfield (Ripon and District) Society Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in North Yorkshire. It was registered in January 1973, 53 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 01067487). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Abbeyfield (Ripon and District) Society Ltd reported income of £142k and spending of £241k, spending 170% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £113k to £142k (+25%), an average of +5.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2024, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 136% 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 (Ripon and District) Society Ltd sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include West Ham Non-Ecclesiastical Charity (£139k), The Devon Branch of the Campaign to Protect Rural England CIO (£143k) and The Animal Hostel Trust (£139k).

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.