GLOUCESTERSHIRE RURAL COMMUNITY COUNCIL

Registered charity 1054282 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

GRCC is dedicated to enriching the lives of people living in rural Gloucestershire by supporting them through change and by enabling them to determine and develop their own communities

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Latest income

£1.3m

Latest spending

£1.2m

Registered

1996

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £1,551,634 significantly exceed the trustees' stated policy target of six months' operating costs plus employment liabilities, which was calculated at £247,663. The charity reported a net income of £56,563 for the year, supported by charitable activity income of £1,053,639 and voluntary income of £83,533. The independent auditor confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months' operating costs, plus a provision for employment liabilities (held: £1.6m)

“It is the policy of the Charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at not less than 6 months’ operating costs, plus a provision for employment liabilities.” — page 10

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: GRCC controls GRCC Solutions Ltd, a trading subsidiary. There is a deed of covenant to donate profits to GRCC. The results are considered immaterial.

“The charity controls GRCC Solutions Ltd, a company limited by guarantee, by way of the directors. There is a deed of covenant in place to donate profits to GRCC. The results of the company are considered immaterial to the accounts.” — page 28

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Griffiths Marshall. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income

£1.3m

Total spending

£1.2m

Reserves (reported)

£248k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~2.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (84% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (28/02/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Charles Coatschair · trustee of 1 other charity
Alexandra Cottrell
Dr David Elliott Drew
Duncan McGaw
Jasneet Kaur Sethi
Micheal Sean McKeown
Owen Lee · trustee of 1 other charity
ROGER GODWIN · trustee of 1 other charity
Robert Alexander Lloyd-Smith
Stephanie Mary Layhe

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

Operates in: Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£1.3m	£1.2m
31/03/2024	£1.8m	£1.6m
31/03/2023	£1.9m	£1.5m
31/03/2022	£1.6m	£1.4m
31/03/2021	£1.5m	£1.2m

Common questions

Is GLOUCESTERSHIRE RURAL COMMUNITY COUNCIL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £1,551,634 significantly exceed the trustees' stated policy target of six months' operating costs plus employment liabilities, which was calculated at £247,663. The charity reported a net income of £56,563 for the year, supported by charitable activity income of £1,053,639 and voluntary income of £83,533. The independent auditor confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Griffiths Marshall.

Who funds GLOUCESTERSHIRE RURAL COMMUNITY COUNCIL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name GLOUCESTERSHIRE RURAL COMMUNITY COUNCIL as a grant recipient include SIR ROBERT GEFFERY'S ALMSHOUSE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
SIR ROBERT GEFFERY'S ALMSHOUSE TRUST	FY2025	£3k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	27/03/2024	£290k	ACORN - Advancing Communities through Outreach; Resources and Nurturing
UK government	01/11/2022	£38k	Rural Sustainability Transitions through Integration of Knowledge for improved policy processes
UK government	01/11/2022	£30k	Rural Sustainability Transitions through Integration of Knowledge for improved policy processes
The National Lottery Community Fund	13/03/2015	£5k	Gloucestershire Building Better Opportunities
The National Lottery Community Fund	03/10/2014	£10k	Gloucestershire Building Better Opportunities (GBBO)
Cheltenham Borough Council	—	£34k	Services to local VCS organisations

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 HOPE KEITH VILLAGERS TRUST	1	£61k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER & ST PAUL, BLOCKLEY WITH ASTON MAGNA	1	£11k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY STAPLETON BRISTOL	1	£10k
THE GORDON GRAY TRUST	1	£9k
THE GRACE TRUST	1	£6k
KATHLEEN BERYL SLEIGH CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£5k
SUSANNA PEAKE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£5k
THE MCCORQUODALE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WARWICKSHIRE RURAL COMMUNITY COUNCIL.

WARWICKSHIRE RURAL COMMUNITY COUNCIL income £1.1m
GLOUCESTERSHIRE HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST income £266k
GLOUCESTER DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £150k
ROYAL GLAMORGAN POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL CENTRE ASSOCIATION income £114k
THE JOSEPH AND FRANCES CLARK TRUST income £197k
THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF SHROPSHIRE income £1.4m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
GLOUCESTERSHIRE RURAL COMMUNITY COUNCIL	£1.3m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
WARWICKSHIRE RURAL COMMUNITY COUNCIL FY2024	£1.1m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
GLOUCESTERSHIRE HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST FY2025	£266k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
GLOUCESTER DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£150k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
ROYAL GLAMORGAN POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL CENTRE ASSOCIATION FY2025	£114k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE JOSEPH AND FRANCES CLARK TRUST FY2025	£197k	—	0	below	—	no doubt

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