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COSGARNE HALL LTD.

Registered charity 1131438 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHL

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Latest income
£5.3m
Latest spending
£4.6m
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a financial surplus of £674,575 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted net current assets totaling £897,648. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains a strategic reserve of £145,000 and has adopted prudent financial strategies, including diversifying income and reinvesting surpluses into property assets to safeguard against funding reductions.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of activities (held: £898k)
“In 2012, the Board set a policy for the strategic reserve to cover three months of activities if needed. The retained strategic reserve has remained at £145,000” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Close family member of a trustee (TC Styles is a step-parent to an employee of the charity) was paid remuneration plus expenses totalling £36,831
“Close family member of a trustee (TC Styles is a step-parent to an employee of the charity) During the year the employee was paid remuneration plus expenses totalling £36,831 (2024 £34,261 ).”
“(A regular volunteer of the charity is a brother in-law to J Varney) During the year the volunteer was reimbursed expenses totalling £1,549 (2024 - £1,389).” — page 66
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: A regular volunteer of the charity is a brother in-law to J Varney was reimbursed expenses totalling £1,549
“Close family member of a trustee (TC Styles is a step-parent to an employee of the charity) During the year the employee was paid remuneration plus expenses totalling £36,831 (2024 £34,261 ).”
“(A regular volunteer of the charity is a brother in-law to J Varney) During the year the volunteer was reimbursed expenses totalling £1,549 (2024 - £1,389).” — page 66
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by PKF Francis Clark. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£5.3m
Total spending
£4.6m
Cost of raising funds
£405k
Reserves (reported)
£898k
Employees
80

Reported reserves equal ~2.3 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Cornwall

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£5.3m£4.6m
31/03/2024£4.8m£3.9m
31/03/2023£4.0m£3.4m
31/03/2022£3.4m£2.6m
31/03/2021£2.5m£2.0m

Common questions

Is COSGARNE HALL LTD. financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity generated a financial surplus of £674,575 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted net current assets totaling £897,648. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains a strategic reserve of £145,000 and has adopted prudent financial strategies, including diversifying income and reinvesting surpluses into property assets to safeguard against funding reductions. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by PKF Francis Clark.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund06/12/2017£8k"A visual history of homelessness at Cosgarne Hall"