GOSLING TRUST

Registered charity 1113616 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

After school/holiday/breakfast club providing extended care for children from 4 - 11 years.

Objects

1. TO PROVIDE OUT OF SCHOOL HOURS CHILDCARE, EDUCATIONAL AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES2. THESE ARE TO BE IN THE FORM OF A BREAKFAST CLUB, AFTER SCHOOL CLUB, AND HOLIDAY CLUB (WRAPAROUND PROVISION)3. AIM TO PROVIDE A PRE-SCHOOL NURSERY4. TO ADAPT AND PROVIDE ADDITIONAL CHILDCARE, EDUCATIONAL AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES AS DEEMED NECESSARY BY THE TRUSTEES.5. TO USE ANY SURPLUS CAPITAL DEEMED BY THE TRUSTEES FOR THE PROVISION OF CHILDCARE, EDUCATION AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT IN THE PLYMSTOCK AREA IN THE FORM OF GRANTS AT THE TRUSTEES DISCRETION.

Area of benefit: PLYMSTOCK

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income
£84k
Latest spending
£93k
Registered
2006
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that Gosling Trust incurred a deficit of £14,106 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in a decrease in total equity from £39,303 to £25,197. The filing notes that the company was entitled to exemption from statutory audit under the small companies regime. No specific reserves policy target or material financial risks are disclosed in the provided text.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Corporate structure

The charity’s company — latest Companies House iXBRL filing (balance sheet 31 December 2025)
  • Equity: £28k
  • Average employees: 19

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Plymouth City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£84k£93k
31/12/2023£72k£68k
31/12/2022£73k£70k
31/12/2021£67k£68k
31/12/2020£42k£52k

Common questions

Is GOSLING TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that Gosling Trust incurred a deficit of £14,106 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in a decrease in total equity from £39,303 to £25,197. The filing notes that the company was entitled to exemption from statutory audit under the small companies regime. No specific reserves policy target or material financial risks are disclosed in the provided text. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund08/04/2022£9kACE - Code Name PJ
UK government05/10/2020£15kCoronavirus Community Support Fund