BUTTERFIELD HOMES -(COTTINGLEY)

Registered charity 226852 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BUTTERFIELD HOMES - COTTINGLEY

Provision of housing for the elderly living within a 5 miles radius of Cottingley

Objects

PROVISION OF ALMSHOUSES FOR THE INHABITANTS OF COTTINGLEY OR THE AREA WITHIN A RADIUS OF 5 MILES THEREFROM AND WHO ARE EITHER:- 1) AGED NOT LESS THAN 60 YEARS OF AGE; OR 2) INFIRM

Area of benefit: COTTINGLEY

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Accommodation/housing · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Pendle, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£27k

Latest spending

£32k

Registered

1964

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a small surplus of £1,668 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total reserves standing at £239,274. The trustees consider it prudent that reserves be sufficient to avoid the necessity to realise fixed assets, noting that free reserves amounted to £99,553 after accounting for assets tied up in property. The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting was appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Social housing lettings (91% of income)

“Turnover from social housing lettings 27,141” — page 16

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: sufficient to avoid the necessity to realise fixed assets (held: £100k)

“consider it pradent that reserves be sufficient to avoid the necessity to realise fixed assets.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Audit opinion: qualified

“We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our qualified opinion.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Butterfield Homes, Crosshills (Common trustees)

“At the balance sheet date the amount due from Butterfield Homes, Crosshills was £105 (2024 - £105). The above amounts are interest free.” — page 19

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Watson Buckle Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Homes England. This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

Mark William Silverchair · trustee of 2 other charities
ALBERT PRATT · trustee of 1 other charity
Alistair George Docherty · trustee of 2 other charities
Peter Earp · trustee of 3 other charities
Simon Callaghan · trustee of 2 other charities
Susan Sedgwick · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Bradford City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£27k	£32k
31/03/2024	£27k	£19k
31/03/2023	£34k	£26k
31/03/2022	£32k	£14k
31/03/2021	£32k	£15k

Common questions

Is BUTTERFIELD HOMES -(COTTINGLEY) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a small surplus of £1,668 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total reserves standing at £239,274. The trustees consider it prudent that reserves be sufficient to avoid the necessity to realise fixed assets, noting that free reserves amounted to £99,553 after accounting for assets tied up in property. The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting was appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Watson Buckle Limited.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£100k
NORMANBY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£5k
The Teesside Charity	1	£4k
THE JACK BRUNTON CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BUTTERFIELD HOMES (WILSDEN).

BUTTERFIELD HOMES (WILSDEN) income £30k
BUTTERFIELD HOMES,CROSSHILLS income £33k
BUTTERFIELD HOMES income £30k
EMILY BENTLEY HOMES income £31k
ROBERT BIRD COTTAGE HOMES CHARITY income £33k
THE WARRINGTON HOMES LIMITED income £2.8m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BUTTERFIELD HOMES -(COTTINGLEY)	£27k	—	above	—	no doubt
BUTTERFIELD HOMES (WILSDEN) FY2025	£30k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BUTTERFIELD HOMES,CROSSHILLS FY2025	£33k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BUTTERFIELD HOMES FY2024	£30k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
EMILY BENTLEY HOMES FY2025	£31k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ROBERT BIRD COTTAGE HOMES CHARITY FY2025	£33k	—	above	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.