Cooke's Almshouse Charity

Analysis

Cooke's Almshouse Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bridgwater Somerset. It was registered in March 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Cooke's Almshouse Charity reported income of £19k and spending of £7,522, leaving 60% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income fell from £37k to £19k (-50%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 85%. Over the whole period it spent 40% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Cooke's Almshouse Charity sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include First Genesis Trust (£19k), The Yorkshire Cadet Trust (£19k) and Alameen for Humanitarian Support (£19k).