The Highlands Cottage Charity

Analysis

The Highlands Cottage Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stroud. It was registered in July 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The Highlands Cottage Charity reported income of £48k and spending of £25k, leaving 48% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £37k to £48k (+29%), an average of +6.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2024, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The Highlands Cottage Charity sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Peculiar House Church (£48k), The Scaynes Hill Village Centre Trust (£48k) and The Stable Trusts (£47k).