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Whitby Merchant Seamen's Hospital Houses

RegisteredRegistered charity number 508014North YorkshireHousing and shelter
Income£98k2025-12-31
Spending£44ksame year
Spent / received118%5-year average
Size in its cause64th pctHousing and shelter
Registered1978Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Whitby Merchant Seamen's Hospital Houses is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in North Yorkshire. It was registered in October 1978, 48 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, Whitby Merchant Seamen's Hospital Houses reported income of £98k and spending of £44k, leaving 55% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £85k to £98k (+15%), an average of +3.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 118% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Whitby Merchant Seamen's Hospital Houses sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% 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 Mrs de Lannoy & Haven Homes Almshouse Charity (£98k), The Parish Lands and Other Charities (£98k) and Market Feoffment Charity (£97k).

Income and spending

£0£66k£131k£197k£262k2021 Income: £84,7532021 Spending: £63,34420212022 Income: £87,1212022 Spending: £111,98620222023 Income: £97,0102023 Spending: £262,27120232024 Income: £95,1652024 Spending: £62,26220242025 Income: £97,8522025 Spending: £43,7772025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Other 100%

In the charity's own words

Provides accommodation for seafaring families over 60 years of age.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Mrs de Lannoy & Haven Homes Almshouse CharityEast Sussex£98k
The Parish Lands and Other CharitiesExeter£98k
Market Feoffment CharityIpswich£97k
Bedford Morison and Cordery Almshouse CharityWatford£98k