Buxton Cottages
Analysis
Buxton Cottages is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Notts. It was registered in June 1963, 63 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 March 2025, Buxton Cottages reported income of £52k and spending of £89k, spending 171% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £45k to £52k (+15%), an average of +3.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 171% of the income it received.
Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Buxton Cottages sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sir Edmund Turnor's Hospital (£52k), Abbots Bromley Hospital (£52k) and Petley and Deakins Almshouse Charity (£52k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Providing subsidised accomodation for elderly residents in the Mansfield area
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Sir Edmund Turnor's Hospital | Lincs | £52k |
| Abbots Bromley Hospital | Staffordshire | £52k |
| Petley and Deakins Almshouse Charity | Kent | £52k |
| Eustace Hook and Dummond Memorial Almshouses | Snodland | £52k |