Lightbown Cottage Homes Trust
Analysis
Lightbown Cottage Homes Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Darwen. It was registered in October 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, Lightbown Cottage Homes Trust reported income of £34k and spending of £28k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £25k to £34k (+33%), an average of +7.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.
Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Lightbown Cottage Homes Trust sits at the 43rd 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 Lilian Prime Trust (£34k), Frost's Charity (£34k) and Scott Gould House (£34k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The Trust provides 8 terraced Cottage Homes set in 1.2 acres of private grounds, available to people over 60 years of age who have lived in the borough of Darwen for at least the last five years preceding application, who can demonstrate a 'housing need' either for financial reasons, or for 'quality of life' which is not being addressed elsewhere. These homes are for Independent Living only.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Lilian Prime Trust | Derbyshire | £34k |
| Frost's Charity | Loughborough | £34k |
| Scott Gould House | Somerton | £34k |
| Margaret Hyde | Kent | £34k |