FRIENDS OF THE COTSWOLDS

Charity number: 1115119
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The charity raises funds to support small refurbishment projects or provide educational opportunities within the Cotswolds ADNB and surrounding area.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £172,663
Total expenditure: £234,978

People

11 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Where the charity operates:
  • Gloucestershire
  • Oxfordshire
  • Warwickshire
  • Wiltshire
  • Worcestershire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 06 July 2006: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • FRIENDS OF COTSWOLDS (Previous name)
Company number:
03650374 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
No policies declared
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

11 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
DOCTOR DAVID ROCKEY Chair
None on record
MARK HURRELL Trustee 13 January 2023
THE HONOURABLE COMPANY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE CHARITABLE TRUST
Received: On time
HARRY ALEXANDER ACLAND Trustee 19 November 2019
THE NOTGROVE TRUST
Received: On time
Lt Col Andrew James Tabor JP Trustee 19 July 2019
None on record
PAUL CHARLES BLACKER Trustee 16 March 2016
None on record
LOUISE ALISON CHANDLER-MULLINS Trustee 23 July 2015
None on record
Karen Jane Morgan OBE, DL Trustee 12 November 2014
THE HONOURABLE COMPANY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE CHARITABLE TRUST
Received: On time
WALLSCOURT FOUNDATION
Received: On time
Caring for Communities and People
Received: On time
CHRISTOPHER HANCOCK Trustee 18 September 2013
THE DUTTON'S AND ALLEN'S ALMSHOUSES CIO
Received: On time
ST PETER AND ST PAUL NORTHLEACH CHARITABLE TRUST
Received: On time
NORTHLEACH YOUTH CLUB
Received: On time
TOWN CHARITIES
Received: On time
THE J W SLY AND SONS (NORTHLEACH) CHARITABLE TRUST
Received: On time
ANDREW GEORGE WADE Trustee 18 September 2013
None on record
SIMON RANDALL CBE Trustee 05 September 2011
None on record
KATE FARQUHAR-THOMSON Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £146.44k £103.59k £670.57k £252.79k £172.66k
Total expenditure £159.50k £123.69k £200.51k £153.59k £234.98k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £12.00k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies N/A N/A £584.79k N/A N/A
Income - Other trading activities N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Income - Charitable activities N/A N/A £38 N/A N/A
Income - Endowments N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Income - Investment N/A N/A £59.37k N/A N/A
Income - Other N/A N/A £26.38k N/A N/A
Income - Legacies N/A N/A £440.00k N/A N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A N/A £179.53k N/A N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A N/A £6.47k N/A N/A
Expenditure - Governance N/A N/A £6.42k N/A N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Investment management N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Other N/A N/A £14.52k N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2025 10 January 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 10 January 2026 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 02 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 02 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 18 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 18 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 06 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 06 January 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 12 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 12 January 2022 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 14/10/1998 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 10/10/2012

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE, ENHANCE, IMPROVE, PROTECT AND CONSERVE THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND ITS NATURAL BEAUTY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT WITHIN THE AREA OF THE COTSWOLDS AREA OF OUTSTANDING NATURAL BEAUTY (AS DEFINED BY THE COTSWOLDS AREA OF OUTSTANDING NATURAL BEAUTY (DESIGNATION) ORDER 1966 AND THE COTSWOLDS AREA OF OUTSTANDING NATURAL BEAUTY (DESIGNATION) VARIATION ORDER 1989) AND THE ADJOINING AND ADJACENT AREAS (HEREIN CALLED "THE AREA OF BENEFIT"); AND/OR TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE PROPER MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, AND PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT AS A SAFE HABITAT FOR WILDLIFE; AND/OR TO PROVIDE WITHIN THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT FACILITIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION, SPORT AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THOSE LIVING WORKING VISITING OR RESIDING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT; AND/OR TO PRESERVE FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT LAND, BUILDINGS, AND/OR SITES WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHICH ARE OF HISTORIC, ARCHITECTURAL AND/OR ARCHAEOLOGICAL MERIT AND TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN RELATION TO SUCH; AND/OR SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY CONSISTENT WITH THE OBJECTS ABOVE AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL, IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION, DETERMINE.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

THE COTSWOLDS AREA OF OUTSTANDING NATURAL BEAUTY AND THE ADJOINING AND ADJACENT AREAS.

Contact information

Address:
3 The Green
Northleach
CHELTENHAM
GL54 3EX
Phone:
07767616064
Email:
annnoodles@yahoo.co.uk
Website:

friendsofthecotswolds.org