FRIENDS OF THE COTSWOLDS

Registered charity 1115119 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FRIENDS OF COTSWOLDS

The charity raises funds to support small refurbishment projects or provide educational opportunities within the Cotswolds ADNB and surrounding area.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£173k

Latest spending

£235k

Registered

2006

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £62,315 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £906,154 to £843,839. The trustees consider the charity a going concern, citing sufficient reserves and secured tenancy income as key factors for its continued operation.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £35,520 — below the median for charities its size (£60k)

“In the year, £35,520 has been paid to L Chandler-Mullins (2024: £35,520).” — page 10

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: L Chandler-Mullins received £35,520 in remuneration.

“In the year, £35,520 has been paid to L Chandler-Mullins (2024: £35,520).” — 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.

Funders the charity credits

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

The National Lottery — “Our thanks to the players of the National Lottery for supporting our work.” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2023)

Total income

£671k

Total spending

£201k

Cost of raising funds

£6k

Reserves (reported)

£11k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~0.6 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

DOCTOR DAVID ROCKEYchair
ANDREW GEORGE WADE
CHRISTOPHER HANCOCK · trustee of 5 other charities
HARRY ALEXANDER ACLAND · trustee of 1 other charity
KATE FARQUHAR-THOMSON
Karen Jane Morgan OBE, DL · trustee of 3 other charities
LOUISE ALISON CHANDLER-MULLINS
Lt Col Andrew James Tabor JP
MARK HURRELL · trustee of 1 other charity
PAUL CHARLES BLACKER
SIMON RANDALL CBE

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

Operates in: Gloucestershire · Oxfordshire · Warwickshire · Wiltshire · Worcestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£173k	£235k
31/03/2024	£253k	£154k
31/03/2023	£671k	£201k
31/03/2022	£104k	£124k
31/03/2021	£146k	£159k

Common questions

Is FRIENDS OF THE COTSWOLDS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £62,315 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £906,154 to £843,839. The trustees consider the charity a going concern, citing sufficient reserves and secured tenancy income as key factors for its continued operation. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of FRIENDS OF THE COTSWOLDS earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £35,520 band.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	07/09/2022	£236k	"Rooted in the Community: The Old Prison"

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
COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	2	£13k
THE SAINTBURY TRUST	2	£10k
THE GREEN HALL FOUNDATION	1	—
BARNWOOD TRUST	1	£175k
THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION	1	£105k
THE GRAND LODGE OF MARK MASTER MASONS' FUND OF BENEVOLENCE	1	£25k
THE DULVERTON TRUST	1	£24k
SUSANNA PEAKE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£13k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with COTSWOLD FRIENDS.

COTSWOLD FRIENDS income £606k
COTSWOLD COUNSELLING income £374k
FRIENDS OF COTTERIDGE PARK income £171k
THE FRIENDS OF GLOUCESTER CATHEDRAL CIO income £124k
FRIENDS OF THE HURTWOOD income £155k
COTSWOLD LAKES TRUST income £582k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
FRIENDS OF THE COTSWOLDS	£173k	£35,520	unclear	—	no doubt
COTSWOLD FRIENDS FY2025	£606k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
COTSWOLD COUNSELLING FY2025	£374k	—	above	—	no doubt
FRIENDS OF COTTERIDGE PARK FY2024	£171k	—	above	—	noted
THE FRIENDS OF GLOUCESTER CATHEDRAL CIO FY2025	£124k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
FRIENDS OF THE HURTWOOD FY2025	£155k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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