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Gramer Cottages

RegisteredRegistered charity number 221519AtherstoneHousing and shelter
Income£27k2025-12-31
Spending£23ksame year
Spent / received86%5-year average
Size in its cause37th pctHousing and shelter
Registered1963Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Gramer Cottages is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Atherstone. It was registered in September 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Gramer Cottages reported income of £27k and spending of £23k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £18k to £27k (+46%), an average of +9.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Gramer Cottages sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bridge Almshouses (£27k), Danby Almshouse Charity (£27k) and Brandon Poor's Estate (£27k).

Income and spending

£0£8,469£17k£25k£34k2021 Income: £18,4702021 Spending: £15,29120212022 Income: £27,0262022 Spending: £24,27020222023 Income: £29,7722023 Spending: £33,87720232024 Income: £31,9462024 Spending: £17,93520242025 Income: £26,9392025 Spending: £23,4292025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

Almshouse accommodation for people over the age of 60 years

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Bridge AlmshousesStockport£27k
Danby Almshouse CharityChippenham£27k
Brandon Poor's EstateBrandon£27k
The Ellen Barnes Charitable TrustShropshire£27k