Cottenham Charities

Analysis

Cottenham Charities is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in November 1961, 65 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Cottenham Charities reported income of £55k and spending of £62k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £46k to £55k (+21%), an average of +5.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Cottenham Charities sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bridge Church Hayling Island (£55k), Hope House Essex (£55k) and Crossroads Global Village (UK) (£55k).