The Cote Charity

Analysis

The Cote Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in November 1968, 58 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Cote Charity reported income of £3.3m and spending of £2.7m, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.7m to £3.3m (+95%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The Cote Charity sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Abbeyfield (Maidenhead) Society Limited (£3.3m), The Leaders of Worship and Preachers Homes (£3.4m) and The RAF Benevolent Fund Housing Trust Limited (£3.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98% and investments 2.3%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £3.8m would cover about 17 months of spending at that rate. It employed 56 people.