Almshouse Charity of John Shaftoe

Analysis

Almshouse Charity of John Shaftoe is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Northumberland. It was registered in August 1977, 49 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Almshouse Charity of John Shaftoe reported income of £97k and spending of £65k, leaving 33% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £35k to £97k (+177%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 143%. Over the whole period it spent 69% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Almshouse Charity of John Shaftoe sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Streams of Joy International Ministries (£97k), St Theodore Ecclesiastical Trust (£97k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary and St Bartholomew, Hampton in Arden (£97k).