About Us

Our goal is to provide good, affordable, accessible care and services for elderly people. We continue to build on our current high standards of care maintaining, at all times, a flexible and “care for life” programme that respects the independent life styles of elderly people.

The Cote Charity was established in 1955 by Miss Katherine Gotch Robinson. She bought Cote House in 1954 and turned it into flatlets for older residents rather than see her family’s elegant 17th century home and grounds fall into the hands of commercial developers. Bristol Old Peoples’ Welfare Incorporated gave support to the project.

In 1968 the Cote Charity was established with The Society of Merchant Venturers as Trustee. Subsequently accommodation at Cote House has been upgraded and a new state-of-the art residential home, Katherine House, was opened at the end of 2009.

The work undertaken by the Cote Charity is also supported by the Grateful Society which was founded in 1758 in memory of Edward Colston and his charitable works.