Elizabeth Huggins Cottages Charity

Analysis

Elizabeth Huggins Cottages Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gravesend. It was registered in September 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2024, Elizabeth Huggins Cottages Charity reported income of £203k and spending of £252k, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2024, income grew from £70k to £203k (+190%), an average of +43% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 190%. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Elizabeth Huggins Cottages Charity sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mackrell's Charity (£202k), The Evans's Cottage Homes (£204k) and The Methodist Homestead (£201k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue.