Cuckoos Nest
Analysis
Cuckoos Nest is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Yorkshire. It was registered in March 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Cuckoos Nest reported income of £51k and spending of £23k, leaving 56% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £54k to £51k (-5.6%), an average of -1.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 42% of the income it received.
Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Cuckoos Nest sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dementia Friendly Parishes Around the Yealm (£51k), Holkham Charitable Foundation (£51k) and East Leake Village Hall (£51k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Sale of donated goods in two adjacent charity shopsChiefly, available funds go in biannual allocation of grants to non-profit-making groups which benefit the citizens of MarsdenOccasional donations in response to national and international disaster appealsBiannual donations are also made to four charities drawn from a list submitted by individual volunteers
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Dementia Friendly Parishes Around the Yealm | Plymouth | £51k |
| Holkham Charitable Foundation | Wells-Next-The-Sea | £51k |
| East Leake Village Hall | Leicestershire | £51k |
| Dr. Vivian Child Charitable Trust | London | £51k |