Belper Community Cottage

Analysis

Belper Community Cottage is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Belper. It was registered in April 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Belper Community Cottage reported income of £14k and spending of £17k, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £8,188 to £14k (+70%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 85%. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Belper Community Cottage sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include West Ealing Trust (£14k), Chinese Welfare Trust (£14k) and Shiva Charity UK (£14k).