Cotton Almshouses

Analysis

Cotton Almshouses is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Rugeley. It was registered in March 1969, 57 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, Cotton Almshouses reported income of £12k and spending of £11k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £11k to £12k (+6.5%), an average of +1.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Cotton Almshouses sits at the 18th percentile: it is larger than about 18% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sir Hugh Bethell's Almshouses (£12k), The Lucy Brangwyn Homes (£12k) and The Turley Trust (£12k).