THE COLEBRIDGE TRUST LTD
Registered charity 1155468 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as COLEBRIDGE TRUST
Tackling inequalities relating to health, wellbeing, inclusion, poverty, employment and skills in Solihull and surrounding areas (Birmingham & Warwickshire).To promote the voluntary sector for the public benefit in Solihull by building the capacity of voluntary sector organisations and providing them with the necessary support, information and services.
Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Amateur Sport · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity has good reserves in excess of three months of operating costs, which the Chair believes will be utilised for difficult times ahead and investment needs. The Chief Executive notes that while the organisation has mitigated financial risk through tight overhead control, it faces ongoing risks from short-term funding and pressures on UK manufacturing.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three months of operating costs
“Whilst we have good reserves, that are in excess of 3-month operating costs” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Colebridge Enterprises
“The ISO 9001, assembly and packing social enterprise, Colebridge Enterprises, has had a good year” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Chet Parmar — Chief Executive Officer (source)
- Richard Clark — Chair of Trustees / Director (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£32k
Reported reserves equal ~7.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (53% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 2.7% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Richard Clarkchair
- Andrew Potter
- Christine Grace
- Jennifer Timbrell
- June Mole
- Lisa Harrison
- Mandy Carless · trustee of 1 other charity
- Manisha Sharma
- Philip Harrison
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Birmingham City · Solihull · Warwickshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE COLEBRIDGE TRUST LTD financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity has good reserves in excess of three months of operating costs, which the Chair believes will be utilised for difficult times ahead and investment needs. The Chief Executive notes that while the organisation has mitigated financial risk through tight overhead control, it faces ongoing risks from short-term funding and pressures on UK manufacturing. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds THE COLEBRIDGE TRUST LTD?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE COLEBRIDGE TRUST LTD as a grant recipient include LOCAL TRUST, THE BARROW CADBURY TRUST, THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
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