The Thomas Watson Cottage Homes

Analysis

The Thomas Watson Cottage Homes is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hertfordshire. It was registered in August 1980, 46 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, The Thomas Watson Cottage Homes reported income of £392k and spending of £348k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £307k to £392k (+28%), an average of +6.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 137%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The Thomas Watson Cottage Homes sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Stricklandgate House Trust Limited (£386k), M3 Project (£393k) and Maidstone Community Support Centre (£386k).