The Almshouse Association Awards 2025

The 2025 Almshouse Association Awards are now open for submissions!

It is so important we recognise the vital role almshouses and almshouse charities play in today’s social structure and future affordable housing.

Many of you have such incredible sites and have been working hard to make improvements, increase the number of almshouses and improve the standard of almshouses available to local people in housing need. We encourage you to share your work with your peers and the wider public by partaking in the award process.

The Almshouse Association is pleased to be able to present four different awards to distinguish and honour the many wonderful innovations taking place throughout our membership to benefit their almshouse residents.

Three of the awards are judged and awarded by The Almshouse Association Awards Panel with the fourth award, The Patron’s Award, chosen by our Royal Patron, HM King Charles III.


THE AWARDS

This Award is for members who can demonstrate elements of:

  • Innovation in design
  • Exceptional planning
  • Quality of build
  • Value for money

For charities that can demonstrate a project has added significant value to a resident’s life, such as:

  • Garden model or ‘landscaping’ that encompasses a community feel
  • Garden projects that include residents’ participation
  • External projects that support residents’ mental well-being and physical health


For members who can demonstrate in their redevelopments or new builds:

  • Inter-generational living
  • Environmental considerations
  • Accessibility
  • Connection with community

Our esteemed Award, instituted by HM King Charles III in 2000, when he was HRH The Prince of Wales, to encourage and celebrate excellence in architectural and living standards that reflect the historic imprint of a building.

The Patron’s Award recipient is chosen by our Royal Patron from a short-list of award recipients* chosen by The Awards Panel, for:

  •  Restoration, improvement or modernisation of existing almshouses that preserve the look and feel of the original building
  •  Acquisition and conversion of buildings to almshouses that are appropriate for the immediate landscape
  •  New developments aligned with the landscape

*Award recipients of Gardens and People, Inspirational Homes and Innovation for Living Awards

– Patron’s Award Design Brief  – click here



The awards are open to all member charities that have completed projects in 2024

Our awards have been designed to be inclusive for all members, providing recognition to all our member charities who work so hard and contribute so much to the almshouse movement and residents alike. 

Awards Panel and other useful information, plus details on previous award winners can also be found by clicking into theRead More’ boxes below.

 Closing date for submissions for the 2025 Awards for projects completed in 2024 is 31st January 2025.

Please email to gerryharmon@almshouses.org


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