The Paul Cottingham Trust

Analysis

The Paul Cottingham Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under human rights and equality. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending October 2025, The Paul Cottingham Trust reported income of £41k and spending of £54k, spending 131% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £33k to £41k (+25%), an average of +5.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2024, when income rose by 152%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 700 England and Wales charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, The Paul Cottingham Trust 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 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Harrogate and Knaresborough District of Sanctuary (£40k), The Open Table Network (£41k) and The Pagan Federation (£40k).