The Edgefield Cottage Trust

Analysis

The Edgefield Cottage Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norfolk. It was registered in July 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 Edgefield Cottage Trust reported income of £10k and spending of £6,414, leaving 36% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £7,543 to £10k (+34%), an average of +7.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 392%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The Edgefield Cottage Trust sits at the 15th percentile: it is larger than about 15% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 31st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Doon School English Charitable Trust Foundation (£10k), Raynsford's Almshouse Charities (£10k) and Lucas Ark (£10k).