Cheltenham Almshouses & Aid
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Its objects cover relieving poverty and supporting people in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability or financial hardship, and organisations may receive grants where they provide goods, services or facilities to people in need, so check that your work reaches people in those groups.
- Annual giving was £813, according to the annual report, so grants are likely to be small and a modest request fits best.
- No application process is published, so start with a short enquiry using the contact shown on its website.
- The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Gloucestershire, but no geographic focus is stated, so ask about eligibility before writing a full proposal.
Overview
Cheltenham Almshouses & Aid is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1180867).
Cheltenham Almshouses & Aid is a registered charity that provides affordable accommodation to mature members of the local community who have limited financial means. It owns and manages four sets of almshouse properties in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. Alongside this almshouse work, it also provides grants to people and other organisations.
What they fund
Priority Areas
Cheltenham Almshouses & Aid provides affordable accommodation to mature members of the local community with limited financial means. Alongside its almshouse work, the CIO gives grants to people and other organisations. Its objects direct this aid to relieving poverty and supporting people in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability or financial hardship. Organisations may receive grants where they provide goods, services or facilities to people in need; the charity can also provide or pay for those goods, services or facilities directly. Its stated work therefore combines almshouse accommodation with practical assistance for people experiencing need.
Themes
- Almshouse accommodation
How to apply
No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry or its website. The contact shown is for getting in touch.
Where they fund
Registered area of operation (Charity Commission)
Similar funders
Funders supporting work similar to Cheltenham Almshouses & Aid.
Grants
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- NHS Trust£813year to 31 December 2025
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts.
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 December 2021 | £248,760 | £297,343 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2021 |
| year to 31 December 2022 | £274,478 | £275,121 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2022 |
| year to 31 December 2023 | £293,217 | £262,890 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2023 |
| year to 31 December 2024 | £306,049 | £264,993 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2024 |
| year to 31 December 2025 | £312,361 | £329,084 | £813 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2025 |
- Grants paid, year to 31 December 2025: the accounts do not say whether this is grants awarded or paid.
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
- cheltenhamalms.org.uk · read on 24 October 2026
- cheltenhamalms.org.uk/properties · read on 24 October 2026
- cheltenhamalms.org.uk/contact · read on 24 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 December 2025)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 24 October 2026.
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