CIRENCESTER OPPORTUNITY GROUP LIMITED

Registered charity 1160184 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as COG LTD

We welcome every child and their family from birth to 4 years. We provide Early Intervention support, as well as our Early Years education Pre-school programme. We also offer a variety of group sessions for children to attend with their parents, as well as offering parenting support. With specialisms in supporting children with additional needs and those who may be vulnerable.

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Latest income
£287k
Latest spending
£284k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity declared an overall surplus of £2,478 for the year ended 31 August 2025, compared to a deficit in the previous year. Unrestricted reserves stood at £84,108, while the trustees maintain a free cash reserve target of between 2 to 4 months of future annual expenditure. The charity is eligible for independent examination rather than audit under the small companies regime.

Automated summary of the FY2025 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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Cirencester Opportunity Group (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£287k£284k
31/08/2024£264k£270k
31/08/2023£231k£252k
31/08/2022£209k£242k
31/08/2021£237k£221k

Common questions

Is CIRENCESTER OPPORTUNITY GROUP LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity declared an overall surplus of £2,478 for the year ended 31 August 2025, compared to a deficit in the previous year. Unrestricted reserves stood at £84,108, while the trustees maintain a free cash reserve target of between 2 to 4 months of future annual expenditure. The charity is eligible for independent examination rather than audit under the small companies regime. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds CIRENCESTER OPPORTUNITY GROUP LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CIRENCESTER OPPORTUNITY GROUP LIMITED as a grant recipient include ACTIVE IMPACT CIO, COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, SOCIETY OF THE HOLY CHILD JESUS CIO.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
ACTIVE IMPACT CIOFY2025£10kOf Course We Can Partner Grants
ACTIVE IMPACT CIOFY2024£6kOf Course We Can Partner Grants
COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2024£3kFamilies
COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2023£3kFamilies
SOCIETY OF THE HOLY CHILD JESUS CIOFY2021£0Grants

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund07/11/2024£20kMusical Experience programme of learning and support
The National Lottery Community Fund09/07/2014£10kImproving and enhancing our Forest School.
The National Lottery Community Fund29/03/2012£10kEquipping the new family room and kitchen area.
The National Lottery Community Fund08/12/2008£10kForest School