The James Tomkinson Memorial Cottages Trust

Analysis

The James Tomkinson Memorial Cottages Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancashire. It was registered in May 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 March 2025, The James Tomkinson Memorial Cottages Trust reported income of £29k and spending of £18k, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £24k to £29k (+22%), an average of +5.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 48% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The James Tomkinson Memorial Cottages Trust sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jacob Wright's Cottages (£29k), Middlemore's Almshouses (£29k) and Mrs Utterson's Almshouses (£29k).