FAIR SHARES GLOUCESTERSHIRE
We run two community based time banks which meet everyday needs through sharing time, skills and opportunities. Participants help out in their local community, using their skills to provide services for others. Every hour participating earns one credit that can be used to access support from other participants.We also run timebanking and Peer maths mentoring in prisons.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total income increased to £249,943 from £241,910 in the prior year, with unrestricted reserves standing at £101,971. Per the trustees' report, these reserves are equivalent to between four to six months of operating expenditure, which exceeds the charity's stated policy target of three to six months. The charity is not prepared on a going-concern basis of doubt, as trustees confirm adequate resources for the foreseeable future.
What the accounts disclose
“Grant income - 202,414” — page 21
“Costs of generating funds - 3,991” — page 23
“The aim is to maintain reserves equivalent to three to six months of operating costs.” — page 11
Trustees
- JULIE CIGMANchair
- Alison Cathles
- James Robert Lewis
- Maureen Zara Smith
- Patricia Rose Gifford
- Professor Catherine Ann Steele
- Robert Ian Palmer
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £250k | £250k |
| 31/03/2024 | £242k | £216k |
| 31/03/2023 | £250k | £230k |
| 31/03/2022 | £231k | £224k |
| 31/03/2021 | £246k | £211k |
Common questions
Is FAIR SHARES GLOUCESTERSHIRE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income increased to £249,943 from £241,910 in the prior year, with unrestricted reserves standing at £101,971. Per the trustees' report, these reserves are equivalent to between four to six months of operating expenditure, which exceeds the charity's stated policy target of three to six months. The charity is not prepared on a going-concern basis of doubt, as trustees confirm adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds FAIR SHARES GLOUCESTERSHIRE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name FAIR SHARES GLOUCESTERSHIRE as a grant recipient include THE FORTE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE ALLEN LANE FOUNDATION, COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, THE SAINTBURY TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE FORTE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £10k | 46% of the salary and running costs of a Time Bank delivering community activities at an allotment in Gloucester. |
| THE ALLEN LANE FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £9k | |
| COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £6k | Children and young people |
| COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £3k | Disadvantaged communities |
| COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £3k | Older people |
| COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £2k | Older people |
| THE SAINTBURY TRUST | FY2024 | £1k | Advancement of Citizenship or Community Development |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport England | 11/11/2025 | £8k | Gloucester Time Bank Gentle Gym |
| Postcode Lottery | 31/03/2025 | £20k | Unrestricted Funding |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 15/12/2023 | £10k | Fair Shares – Skills Development Programme |
| Postcode Lottery | 29/09/2023 | £19k | Project Funding |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 30/09/2021 | £160k | Fair Shares Gloucester Groups: Community Recovery |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 24/09/2021 | £10k | Stroud District: Covid Recovery and Support |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 23/01/2020 | £750 | Fair Shares Gloucestershire Harvest Festival |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 23/05/2019 | £10k | Gloucester Craft and Upcycling Groups |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 17/05/2018 | £10k | Gloucester Time Bank: Woodwork Training |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 01/03/2017 | £5k | Fair Shares Workshop Project |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 19/12/2016 | £9k | Grow Eat & Make : Celebrate with Fair Shares |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 25/11/2015 | £10k | Time for Young People in the Forest of Dean |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 08/04/2015 | £279k | Timebanking for Offenders |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 28/05/2014 | £10k | Time to Create a Dementia Friendly Stroud |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 09/06/2010 | £215k | Cotswolds Time Bank |