Cooke Almshouse Charity

Analysis

Cooke Almshouse Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in South Yorkshire. It was registered in August 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 December 2025, Cooke Almshouse Charity reported income of £37k and spending of £29k, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £33k to £37k (+9.7%), an average of +2.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 15%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Cooke Almshouse Charity sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Almshouse Charity of Raphael and Ann Sedgwick (£36k), Church Rest Houses (£37k) and The Little Budworth Charity (£36k).