Edwin Abbott Memorial Cottages

Analysis

Edwin Abbott Memorial Cottages is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in June 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 December 2025, Edwin Abbott Memorial Cottages reported income of £15k and spending of £1,607, leaving 89% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £16k to £15k (-7.0%), an average of -1.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 18% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Edwin Abbott Memorial Cottages sits at the 22nd percentile: it is larger than about 22% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Annie Pahud Almshouses (£15k), Manse for the Minister of Eldon Road Baptist Church (£15k) and Old Cleeve Memorial Cottages (£15k).