Renhold Charity Cottages

Analysis

Renhold Charity Cottages is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bedford. It was registered in July 1961, 65 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Renhold Charity Cottages reported income of £39k and spending of £61k, spending 155% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £18k to £39k (+121%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 107%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Renhold Charity Cottages sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Tregonwell Almshouse Trust (£39k), Church Estate (£39k) and Montague Almshouse Charity (£39k).