Ellen's Cottages

Analysis

Ellen's Cottages is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Burnham-on-Sea. It was registered in March 1965, 61 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 2024, Ellen's Cottages reported income of £51k and spending of £32k, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2024, income fell from £69k to £51k (-26%), an average of -9.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Ellen's Cottages sits at the 52nd 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 Hampshire Housing Trust (£51k), Barlborough Hospital (£51k) and The Trowbridge Almshouses Trust (£51k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue.