The Cotton Tree Trust
Analysis
The Cotton Tree Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Cotton Tree Trust reported income of £244k and spending of £309k, spending 127% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £25k to £244k (+873%), an average of +77% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 329%. Over the whole period it spent 260% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Cotton Tree Trust sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Steps Conductive Education Centre (£244k), The Warehouse Christian Trust (£244k) and Mandala Theatre Company CIO (£244k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The charity helps asylum seekers to tell their stories both for therapeutic purposes and to help them with their claims for the right to remain in the UK. It also gives them and other refugees legal and practical advice and representation in relation to asylum claims and appeals, and gives other practical help and advice and support in relation to their lives in the UK.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Steps Conductive Education Centre | Loughborough | £244k |
| The Warehouse Christian Trust | Surrey | £244k |
| Mandala Theatre Company CIO | Oxford | £244k |
| East Yorkshire Foodbank | East Riding of Yorkshire | £244k |