Shotley Bridge War Memorial Cottages Trust

Analysis

Shotley Bridge War Memorial Cottages Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Co. Durham. It was registered in November 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under disability. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Shotley Bridge War Memorial Cottages Trust reported income of £17k and spending of £34k, spending 203% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £13k to £17k (+23%), an average of +5.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 68% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Shotley Bridge War Memorial Cottages Trust sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% 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 PÉGÉ Children Foundation (£17k), Sheffield Autistic Society (£17k) and Castle Point and District Phoenix Club (£16k).