Cogges Heritage Trust

Analysis

Cogges Heritage Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Witney. It was registered in May 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07206488). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Cogges Heritage Trust reported income of £471k and spending of £560k, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £854k to £471k (-45%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 136% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Cogges Heritage Trust sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Polish Scouting Association (UK Region) Limited (£471k), Royal Court Liverpool Trust Limited (£472k) and Manchester Jewish Museum (£471k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.