The Blake Cottage Trust
Analysis
The Blake Cottage Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Sussex. It was registered in March 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09288779). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending October 2025, The Blake Cottage Trust reported income of £178k and spending of £86k, leaving 52% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £5,917 to £178k (+2907%), an average of +134% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2023, when income rose by 265%. Over the whole period it spent 47% 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, The Blake Cottage Trust sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Conquest Theatre Trust Limited (£178k), Brighton People's Theatre CIO (£178k) and Darran Las Community Building (£178k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
The Charity's objects are restricted specifically to the promotion, encouragement, maintenance, improvement and advancement of education of the public in the life and works of William Blake (1757-1827) and to equipping and maintaining his surviving homes, in particular the property located at 1 Blake's Road, Felpham, Bognor Regis, PO22 7EB, as a focal point for the study and appreciation thereof.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Conquest Theatre Trust Limited | Bromyard | £178k |
| Brighton People's Theatre CIO | Brighton | £178k |
| Darran Las Community Building | Rhondda Cynon Taff | £178k |
| Clybiau Ffermwyr Ifanc Ceredigion / Ceredigion Federation of Young Farmers Clubs | Ceredigion | £178k |