Petworth Cottage Nursing Home
Analysis
Petworth Cottage Nursing Home is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Sussex. It was registered in October 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03244113). It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Petworth Cottage Nursing Home reported income of £2.2m and spending of £2.2m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.6m to £2.2m (+38%), an average of +8.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Petworth Cottage Nursing Home sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fortalice Limited (£2.2m), British Menopause Society (£2.2m) and Headway Suffolk and Norfolk LTD (£2.2m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 85%, donations and legacies 14% and investments 1.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £184k. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.9%. Reserves of £1.1m would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 58 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 5.9%
- Legacies 8.3%
- Charitable activities 85%
- Investments 1.3%
In the charity's own words
The Charity's objects are the relief of sickness and infirmity through the provision of nursing care and to provide a short stay nursing and convalescent home for the benefit of any disabled or sick person upon terms appropriate to their means and to provide medical and/or nursing care of limited duration for any disabled or sick person.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Fortalice Limited | Bolton | £2.2m |
| British Menopause Society | Marlow | £2.2m |
| Headway Suffolk and Norfolk LTD | Ransomes Europark | £2.2m |
| Generate Opportunities Ltd | London | £2.2m |