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Wyggestons and Trinity Almshouses is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation/housing.
Wyggestons and Trinity Almshouses (number 216873) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does Wyggestons and Trinity Almshouses do?
Almshouses in the West end area of the city of Leicester for people over the age of 60 years.Residential Care Home with 26 single en suite rooms.Annual grant to the Wyggeston School Foundation.Grants to individuals paid through Leicester Charity Link.Provision of property for housing homeless people managed via an external agency
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
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Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Wyggestons and Trinity Almshouses
Answers Wyggestons and Trinity Almshouses gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 December 2024, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Wyggestons and Trinity Almshouses's highest-paid staff paid?
Wyggestons and Trinity Almshouses's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports 1 employee paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £80,001–£90,000 (1 employee).
Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£80,001–£90,000
1
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Where does Wyggestons and Trinity Almshouses's money come from?
Wyggestons and Trinity Almshouses reported £3.5m total income for the year ending 31 December 2024. The largest sources were charitable activities £2.2m (63%), investments £1.3m (37%), donations and legacies £25k (1%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £10k.
Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£2.2m · 63%
Investments£1.3m · 37%
Donations and legacies£25k · 1%
Other income£2,250 · 0%
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register records Wyggestons and Trinity Almshouses as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid
Wyggestons and Trinity Almshouses's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits. Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.
Reported activities: Makes Grants To Individuals; Makes Grants To Organisations; Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
What causes is Wyggestons and Trinity Almshouses registered for?
Education/trainingThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyAccommodation/housing
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Is Wyggestons and Trinity Almshouses a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Wyggestons and Trinity Almshouses as a registered charity (number 216873) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Wyggestons and Trinity Almshouses's charity number?
Wyggestons and Trinity Almshouses's charity number is 216873. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 216873?
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What does Wyggestons and Trinity Almshouses do?
Almshouses in the West end area of the city of Leicester for people over the age of 60 years.Residential Care Home with 26 single en suite rooms.Annual grant to the Wyggeston School Foundation.Grants to individuals paid through Leicester Charity Link.Provision of property for housing homeless people managed via an external agency
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How can I donate to Wyggestons and Trinity Almshouses?
Wyggestons and Trinity Almshouses's website listed in our register data is http://www.wyggestons.org.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Wyggestons and Trinity Almshouses's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Wyggestons and Trinity Almshouses's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports 1 employee paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £80,001–£90,000 (1 employee). Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does Wyggestons and Trinity Almshouses's money come from?
Wyggestons and Trinity Almshouses reported £3.5m total income for the year ending 31 December 2024. The largest sources were charitable activities £2.2m (63%), investments £1.3m (37%), donations and legacies £25k (1%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £10k.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Wyggestons and Trinity Almshouses?
The register records Wyggestons and Trinity Almshouses as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Wyggestons and Trinity Almshouses's trustees paid?
Wyggestons and Trinity Almshouses's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits. Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.
What was Wyggestons and Trinity Almshouses previously called?
The register lists this previous name for Wyggestons and Trinity Almshouses: Hospital of William Wyggeston and the Hospital Branch.
When was Wyggestons and Trinity Almshouses registered as a charity?
Wyggestons and Trinity Almshouses was entered on the register on 29 March 1963. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 07718817).