The Cinque Cottages Charity

Analysis

The Cinque Cottages Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 1964, 62 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, The Cinque Cottages Charity reported income of £52k and spending of £36k, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £44k to £52k (+19%), an average of +4.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The Cinque Cottages Charity sits at the 53rd 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 Eustace Hook and Dummond Memorial Almshouses (£52k), Coggeshall Almshouses Charity (£52k) and Abbots Bromley Hospital (£52k).