Robert Bird Cottage Homes Charity

Analysis

Robert Bird Cottage Homes Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Somerset. It was registered in April 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 August 2025, Robert Bird Cottage Homes Charity reported income of £33k and spending of £8,570, leaving 74% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £27k to £33k (+23%), an average of +5.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 41% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Robert Bird Cottage Homes Charity sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Charity of Hargill Walker (£33k), The Lloyd Thomas Homes (£33k) and John Eden's Almshouses (£33k).