# The Speak Cottage Homes Charity

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 223231 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/223231)
- Latest income: £12.6k; spending £7,154
- What it funds: General charitable purposes, Disability, Accommodation / housing, Other charitable purposes
- Who it helps: Older people, People with disabilities
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Lincolnshire
- Other names: Speak Homes Charity (working)
- Trustees: 6
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/speak-cottage-homes-charity

Charitable works in Kirton area

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2025 | £12.6k | £7,154 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2024 | £11.9k | £13.9k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2023 | £11.2k | £33.7k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2022 | £10.4k | £17.7k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2021 | £10.4k | £18.5k | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> Homes for widows or spinsters, aged 65 years and residents or kirton or former residents. Homes for single women either widows or otherwise or not less than 65 years of age having resided in the parish for at least eight years and are of good character and moral worth and who are unable to maintain themselves by their own exertions.

## What it funds

The Speak Cottage Homes Charity is registered under the Charity Commission purposes disability and accommodation / housing for older people and people with disabilities; the register records that it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year The Speak Cottage Homes Charity reported income of £12.6k and spending of £7,154. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Dec 2025, it spent £90.9k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Lincolnshire.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Speak Cottage Homes Charity in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). It may fund by invitation only, or through programmes that OpenGrant's sources do not cover. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is The Speak Cottage Homes Charity open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 4 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from The Speak Cottage Homes Charity is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does The Speak Cottage Homes Charity fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Lincolnshire.

### Does The Speak Cottage Homes Charity give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that The Speak Cottage Homes Charity makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How much does The Speak Cottage Homes Charity give each year?

The register does not break out The Speak Cottage Homes Charity's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Dec 2025 was £7,154. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £18.2k a year.

### How large is The Speak Cottage Homes Charity?

In its latest reported year The Speak Cottage Homes Charity reported income of £12.6k and spending of £7,154.


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