THE MIDCOUNTIES CO-OPERATIVE COMMUNITY FUND

Registered charity 1143181 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The object of the charity is to promote and support such charitable purposes as the trustees may from time to time determine.The charity believes in supporting local communities and wishes to provide support to local groups to work within their local communities

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Latest income

£125k

Latest spending

£98k

Registered

2011

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £33,474, with a stated policy target of maintaining any balance over £nil. The charity reports a net income of £29,834, driven by investment gains, and holds total reserves of £1,863,379, indicating a stable financial position supported by its endowment fund.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: anything over £nil on unrestricted funds (held: £33k)

“The trustees consider there are no financial obligations for which funds are not available and are satisfied that a balance of anything over £nil on unrestricted funds is appropriate (2024 - £nil).”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The Midcounties Co-operative Limited, the settlor, has the right to appoint and remove the charity's trustees. The trustees are the President and two Vice-Presidents of the Society's Board of Directors. The Midcounties Co-operative Limited oversees the work of the charity and members of its Member Engagement Committee act as the charity's grant panel. During the year The Midcounties Co-operative Limited provided grants to the charity of £95,492 (2024 - £82,849). At the 31 March 2025, a balance of £nil (2024 - £nil) was owed to The Midcounties Co-operative Limited.

“During the year The Midcounties Co-operative Limited provided grants to the charity of £95,492 (2024 - £82,849). At the 31 March 2025, a balance of £nil (2024 - £nil) was owed to The Midcounties Co-operative Limited.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Irene Louise Kirkman
Paul Mather · trustee of 1 other charity
Vivian Stanley Woodell

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£125k	£98k
31/03/2024	£110k	£116k
31/03/2023	£153k	£167k
31/03/2022	£179k	£204k
31/03/2021	£26k	£135k

Common questions

Is THE MIDCOUNTIES CO-OPERATIVE COMMUNITY FUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £33,474, with a stated policy target of maintaining any balance over £nil. The charity reports a net income of £29,834, driven by investment gains, and holds total reserves of £1,863,379, indicating a stable financial position supported by its endowment fund. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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
ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIES	1	£145k
THE VIRGIN MONEY FOUNDATION	1	£30k
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	1	£8k
THE GROCERS' CHARITY	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with COMMUNITY PEOPLE MID SUSSEX.

COMMUNITY PEOPLE MID SUSSEX income £446k
COMMUNITY & VOLUNTARY SUPPORT CONWY income £3.0m
MA CENTRE UK income £249k
MIDLANDS WOMEN'S AID income £419k
MID CHESHIRE HOSPITALS CHARITABLE FUND income £578k
LINWOOD COMMUNITY CO-OPERATIVE LTD income £243k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE MIDCOUNTIES CO-OPERATIVE COMMUNITY FUND	£125k	—	above	—	no doubt
COMMUNITY PEOPLE MID SUSSEX FY2025	£446k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
COMMUNITY & VOLUNTARY SUPPORT CONWY FY2025	£3.0m	—	above	—	no doubt
MA CENTRE UK FY2025	£249k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
MIDLANDS WOMEN'S AID FY2025	£419k	—	above	—	noted
MID CHESHIRE HOSPITALS CHARITABLE FUND FY2025	£578k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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