Adam Cottam's Almshouses

Analysis

Adam Cottam's Almshouses is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Clitheroe. It was registered in November 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 June 2026, Adam Cottam's Almshouses reported income of £17k and spending of £14k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2022 to June 2026, income fell from £56k to £17k (-70%), an average of -26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income dropped by 69%. Over the whole period it spent 136% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Adam Cottam's Almshouses sits at the 25th percentile: it is larger than about 24% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Girlguiding Rochdale East and West divisions (£17k), Brooke's Almshouses (£17k) and The Pullinger-Hall Charitable Trust (£16k).