COTGRAVE FUTURES
The chairity aims to promote activities which benefit Cotgrave residents - particularly in the field of childcare.It also seeks to provide facilities for recreation and leisure time with the object of improving residents` conditions of life.Colleges of further Education are encouraged to lay on courses to improve literacy, numeracy and nutritional advice for families.
Objects
THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE ANY PURPOSES WHICH ARE CHARITABLE AT LAW FOR THE GENERAL BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE ARE OF BENEFIT N PARTICULAR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PROMOTION OF HEALTH AND THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE SAID IN HABITANTS
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity operated on a receipts and payments basis, resulting in a net payment of £10,260 for the year. Cash funds decreased from £41,802 to £37,784, with total receipts of £77,426 and total payments of £87,686. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept and the accounts accorded with those records.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 4 were received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2024 (received 17/03/2025, 45 days after the 31/01/2025 due date); year ending 31/03/2023 (received 12/02/2025, 378 days after the 31/01/2024 due date); year ending 31/03/2022 (received 23/01/2025, 723 days after the 31/01/2023 due date); year ending 31/03/2021 (received 19/04/2023, 443 days after the 31/01/2022 due date).
Funders the charity credits
- Cotgrave Town Council
- Single Regeneration Budget
- New Opportunities Fund
- Coalfields Regeneration Trust
- County Council
Trustees
- KEIR RONALD CHEWINGSchair
- MICK CHEWINGS
- Norman Monday
- Samuel James Mitchell
- Stuart John Ellis
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £77k | £81k |
| 31/03/2024 | £35k | £45k |
| 31/03/2023 | £38k | £57k |
| 31/03/2022 | £37k | £53k |
| 31/03/2021 | £45k | £36k |
Common questions
Is COTGRAVE FUTURES financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operated on a receipts and payments basis, resulting in a net payment of £10,260 for the year. Cash funds decreased from £41,802 to £37,784, with total receipts of £77,426 and total payments of £87,686. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept and the accounts accorded with those records. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COTGRAVE FUTURES | £77k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| TOTTERIDGE AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY CENTRE LTD | £356k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CURDRIDGE READING ROOM AND RECREATION GROUND | £65k | — | 0 | above | 42.5% | noted |
| THE COUNTESTHORPE U3A | £58k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| LOWER GREEN COMMUNITY CIO | £173k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| Boroughbridge Community Charity | £83k | — | — | above | — | no doubt |