COTSWOLD COUNSELLING

Registered charity 1108979 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as COTSWOLD COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT CENTRE

Counselling offered to individuals, couples, children and home counselling.

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Latest income
£374k
Latest spending
£232k
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £232,172, which is in excess of the trustees' stated policy target of covering 12 months of running costs. The charity reported a net income surplus of £87,486 for the year, supported by a significant grant from the Barnwood Trust.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 12 months of running costs (held: £232k)
“a change has been agreed by the trustees to increase our holding of general funds to cover 12 months of running costs for the main agency core business (up from 9 months).”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Trustees received £5,189 for supervision services.
“During the year, trustees carried out supervision services on behalf of the charity and received payment for said services totalling £5,189 (2024: £3,605).” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Cotswold Counselling (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Gloucestershire · Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£374k£232k
31/03/2024£241k£246k
31/03/2023£213k£168k
31/03/2022£140k£146k
31/03/2021£160k£136k

Common questions

Is COTSWOLD COUNSELLING financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £232,172, which is in excess of the trustees' stated policy target of covering 12 months of running costs. The charity reported a net income surplus of £87,486 for the year, supported by a significant grant from the Barnwood Trust. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds COTSWOLD COUNSELLING?

Funders whose own accounts filings name COTSWOLD COUNSELLING as a grant recipient include BARNWOOD TRUST, COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
BARNWOOD TRUSTFY2024£150k
BARNWOOD TRUSTFY2022£25k
COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2023£5kLocal Residents
COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2023£500Disadvantaged communities
COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2024£0Local Residents

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund28/03/2007£2kOutgoing Training for Counsellors and Update Computer & Website
The National Lottery Community Fund24/11/2005£4kTraining courses for volunteers

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE COUNSELLING FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
COTSWOLD COUNSELLING£374k—0above—no doubt
THE COUNSELLING FOUNDATION FY2024£2.1m—2unclear—no doubt
COTSWOLD EDGE DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025£112k—0unclear—no doubt
FRIENDS OF THE COTSWOLDS FY2025£173k£35,5200unclear—no doubt
COTSWOLD FRIENDS FY2025£606k—0unclear—no doubt
Cotswolds Arts Through Schools FY2025£581k—0unclear—no doubt

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