Cottam Community Association

Analysis

Cottam Community Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Preston. It was registered in May 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Cottam Community Association reported income of £34k and spending of £33k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £24k to £34k (+45%), an average of +9.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Cottam Community Association sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include West Pinchbeck Village Hall (£34k), Dunham Massey Village Hall (£34k) and Dolgellau Institute (Known Locally As the Free Library) (£34k).