What we do

Almshouses

The Charity trustees are principally concerned with looking after their almshouses; these comprise both the almshouses on the original site at Castle Hill and the Guild Cottages which were built by the trustees in 1977.  They improve and update the buildings as appropriate and reallocate the homes to new residents as spaces become available. To see our properties click here

Grants

The trustees also make grants to local causes in accordance with the guidelines laid down by the Charity Commission.

Recent grants include:

• Myton Hospice, to support their Hospice at Home initiative by funding a night nurse.
• The Warwick Apprenticing Charities, who support young people from Warwick currently undertaking training to help further their careers.
• Warwick Words, to sponsor “Thomas Oken Explains” an interactive performance telling the story of the 16^th Century mercer, Thomas Oken and the good work that he did for Warwick, which still goes on to this day.
• The Lord Leycester Hospital a retirement home for ex-soldiers.