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THE COTTON TREE TRUST

Registered charity 1172069 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity helps asylum seekers to tell their stories both for therapeutic purposes and to help them with their claims for the right to remain in the UK. It also gives them and other refugees legal and practical advice and representation in relation to asylum claims and appeals, and gives other practical help and advice and support in relation to their lives in the UK.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£57k
Latest spending
£191k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £134,641 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves to £301,146. The trustees consider the retained reserves of over £300,000 to be prudent given current plans and commitments. While the charity has adequate resources to continue for the foreseeable future, its other activities are dependent on securing future funding beyond its initial start-up funds.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: prudent reserve... having regard to our current plans re staffing, legal aid funding and other commitments (held: £301k)
“The trustees consider this to be a prudent reserve at this stage of the Charity’s development, having regard to our current plans re staffing, legal aid funding and other commitments for 2024-25.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donation from related party
“During the year, the charity received a donation of £Nil (2023 - £5,000) from The Cotton Tree Trust Limited (registration number 1199748) having common trustees.” — page 24
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Cotton Tree (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£57k£191k
31/12/2023£26k£180k
31/12/2022£34k£188k
31/12/2021£25k£135k
31/12/2020£29k£92k

Common questions

Is THE COTTON TREE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £134,641 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves to £301,146. The trustees consider the retained reserves of over £300,000 to be prudent given current plans and commitments. While the charity has adequate resources to continue for the foreseeable future, its other activities are dependent on securing future funding beyond its initial start-up funds. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.