Sir John Cotton (Or the Flitwick Charity)

Analysis

Sir John Cotton (Or the Flitwick Charity) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Biggleswade. It was registered in March 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Sir John Cotton (Or the Flitwick Charity) reported income of £23k and spending of £20k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £65k to £23k (-65%), an average of -23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 94%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Sir John Cotton (Or the Flitwick Charity) sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include RCCG the Fruitful Vine (£23k), Light of Joy Church (£23k) and Hallelujah Charitable Trust (£23k).