The Hereford Cathedral Almshouses Charity

Registered charity 1201828 · since 2023herefordcathedral.org/almshouses·Hereford·Updated 29 October 2026

At a glance

£34,167

Annual giving, year to 31 December 2024

From filed accounts

£34,167

Typical grant (median)

1 published grants

Key takeaways

Its stated priority is Hereford, and its trustees describe support for agencies working among the needy and vulnerable in the city, so organisations based there have the clearest fit.
The annual report shows £34,167 paid out in total, so a modest request is more realistic than a large one, although no grant range is stated.
No application process is published, so get in touch through the contact shown before sending a full request, and frame it around need that is consistent with the charity's objects, the only success factor it gives.
The almshouse criteria (low income, being capable of independent living, a background in church, community or voluntary work, and being mobile and able to look after oneself) apply to people seeking accommodation, so they should not deter an organisation applying for grants.

Overview

The Hereford Cathedral Almshouses Charity is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1201828).

The Hereford Cathedral Almshouses Charity exists to relieve poverty and hardship, mainly by providing almshouse accommodation, and to relieve people in need, hardship or distress with grants, items and services. It began as a 'house for the poor' founded on land next to the cathedral on Broad Street. It has 21 almshouse units available for occupation in Hereford and Ledbury, and it also gives grants, items and services to individuals in need and to charities or organisations working to support such people.

What they fund

Priority Areas

The charity relieves poverty by providing almshouse accommodation for poor people, with a preference for people resident in the Diocese of Hereford. It also relieves need, hardship or distress by providing grants, items and services to individuals in need and to charities or other organisations working to support such people. Its trustees say they give financial support to agencies working among the needy and vulnerable in the city of Hereford. Its almshouses are in Hereford and Ledbury; prospective residents are required to have low income, be capable of independent living, and have a background of involvement in church, community or voluntary work.

Themes

Poverty relief
Almshouse accommodation
Support for vulnerable people

Geographic Focus

Priority: Hereford.

What they don't fund

Applicants for almshouse accommodation must have low income, be capable of independent living, and have a background of involvement in church, community or voluntary work
Applicants for almshouse accommodation must be mobile and able to look after themselves

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.

Application success factors

What the charity says:

Requests are considered where the need is consistent with the charity's objects.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

Hereford

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Grants

1 published grants analysed · median £34,167

The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:

Vennture
£34,167year to 31 December 2024

Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts.

2 years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 December 2023	£0	£0	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2023
year to 31 December 2024	£244,753	£289,007	£34,167	Accounts for year to 31 December 2024

Grants paid, year to 31 December 2024: grants paid out in the year.

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.