The Cotton Industry War Memorial Trust

Analysis

The Cotton Industry War Memorial Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Rochdale. It was registered in August 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Cotton Industry War Memorial Trust reported income of £440k and spending of £351k, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £341k to £440k (+29%), an average of +6.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Cotton Industry War Memorial Trust sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Leapfrog Trust (£440k), Bicmp (£440k) and Penrhyn Playgroup (£440k).