Christopher Rous Memorial Cottages

Analysis

Christopher Rous Memorial Cottages is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Suffolk. It was registered in February 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Christopher Rous Memorial Cottages reported income of £17k and spending of £4,314, leaving 74% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £13k to £17k (+27%), an average of +6.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 36% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Christopher Rous Memorial Cottages sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Valleys of Hope Limited (£17k), The Ranmore Charitable Trust (£17k) and Oakley Relief in Need Charity (£17k).