INCLUSION GLOUCESTERSHIRE
To promote social inclusion for people with disabilities, to improve their health and wellbeing, and to promote the safeguarding of people with disabilities by such charitable means as the trustees determine, including:Social networksInformation and adviceHave their voices heardLive an independent lifeAccess to healthPromote equality and diversitySupporting community projects
Objects
4. THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:(1) TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, THEREBY PREVENTING PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED; PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY; AND (2) TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES (PRIMARILY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, TO THOSE LIVING IN, WORKING IN OR VISITING GLOUCESTERSHIRE) BY SUCH CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE DIRECTORS DETERMINE, INCLUDING: A. SUPPORTING SOCIAL NETWORKS; B. PROVIDING INFORMATION AND ADVICE; C. SUPPORTING PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES TO SPEAK UP FOR THEMSELVES AND HAVE THEIR VOICES HEARD ON ISSUES THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO THEM; D. ASSISTING PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES TO USE THEIR STRENGTHS AND ASSETS TO LIVE AN INDEPENDENT LIFE IN THE COMMUNITY AND TO BE INCLUDED IN THAT COMMUNITY; AND E. ESTABLISHING AND SUPPORTING A NETWORK AND ACTIVITIES THAT ASSIST WITH ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE, TRANSPORT, HOUSING, SOCIAL OPPORTUNITIES; F. WORKING TOGETHER WITH LOCAL ORGANISATIONS AND PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY TO PROMOTE EQUALITY AND TO RECOGNISE THE VALUE OF DIVERSITY; AND G. SUPPORTING AND/OR IMPLEMENTING COMMUNITY PROJECTS WHICH FURTHER THE OBJECTS.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a small surplus of £764 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £1,035,165 against total expenditure of £1,030,289. Per the trustees' report, closing reserves stood at £338,271, with £220,194 held as free reserves to meet the policy target of three months of pay costs. The auditor confirmed that the financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.
What the accounts disclose
“The directors have adopted a policy objective to hold free reserves which would enable the charity to materially continue its operations for 3 months and meet its obligations to suppliers and employees. This reserve has been updated for this year to £220,194 to represent 3 months of pay costs” — page 9
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 28
- Government income: £642,638 — contracts £379,871 (4), grants £262,767 (8); 62% of the £1,035,165 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 27
- Government income: £528,822 — contracts £383,791 (6), grants £145,031 (9); 64% of the £827,912 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 27
- Government income: £524,881 — contracts £165,524 (1), grants £359,357 (17); 71% of the £744,474 total gross income on the same return
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Trustees
- ANDREW COTTERILL
- Amy Aitken
- Arjun Kumar
- Ellie Scrivens
- JOSHUA JONES
- Matthew Coldrey
- ROSIE MOCKFORD
- Roger Clayton
- Sarah Elizabeth Goddard
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £1.0m | £1.0m |
| 31/03/2024 | £828k | £821k |
| 31/03/2023 | £744k | £737k |
| 31/03/2022 | £766k | £710k |
| 31/03/2021 | £531k | £465k |
Common questions
Is INCLUSION GLOUCESTERSHIRE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a small surplus of £764 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £1,035,165 against total expenditure of £1,030,289. Per the trustees' report, closing reserves stood at £338,271, with £220,194 held as free reserves to meet the policy target of three months of pay costs. The auditor confirmed that the financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by BK Plus Audit Limited.
Who funds INCLUSION GLOUCESTERSHIRE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name INCLUSION GLOUCESTERSHIRE as a grant recipient include MOTABILITY, BARNWOOD TRUST, COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, THE GLOUCESTERSHIRE ASSOCIATION FOR DISABILITY.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| MOTABILITY | FY2025 | £887k | Travelling with Confidence grant |
| BARNWOOD TRUST | FY2021 | £250k | Multi-year strategic partnership |
| BARNWOOD TRUST | FY2024 | £85k | |
| BARNWOOD TRUST | FY2022 | £40k | |
| BARNWOOD TRUST | FY2023 | £40k | Funded Partner Programme |
| COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £1k | People with disabilities and health difficulties |
| THE GLOUCESTERSHIRE ASSOCIATION FOR DISABILITY | FY2021 | amount not stated | Organisation grant |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 19/03/2026 | £20k | Eco Group |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 20/12/2023 | £498k | Advocacy - nothing about us without us |
| Disability Action | 01/11/2020 | £9k | NET Coronavirus Appeal Emergency Fund for Disabled People Organisations UK-wide |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 20/03/2020 | £383k | Bigger Dreams, Better Lives, Brighter Futures |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE LORD FARINGDON CHARITABLE TRUST | 2 | £10k |
| WALES COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY ACTION | 1 | £972k |
| ELRHA | 1 | £168k |
| EMMAUS U.K. | 1 | £140k |
| THE TOMPKINS FOUNDATION | 1 | £105k |
| LSEG Foundation | 1 | £70k |
| THE IAN FLEMING CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £50k |
| DAVID LISTER CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £31k |
Charities like this
- THE GLOUCESTERSHIRE SOCIETY
- GLOUCESTERSHIRE DEAF ASSOCIATION
- THE GLOUCESTERSHIRE ASSOCIATION FOR DISABILITY
- EMMAUS GLOUCESTERSHIRE
- SLOUGH INTEGRATION SERVICES
- LEONARD CHESHIRE DISABILITY
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCLUSION GLOUCESTERSHIRE | £1.0m | — | 0 | no_policy | — | no doubt |
| THE GLOUCESTERSHIRE SOCIETY | £160k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| GLOUCESTERSHIRE DEAF ASSOCIATION | £1.2m | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE GLOUCESTERSHIRE ASSOCIATION FOR DISABILITY | £248k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| EMMAUS GLOUCESTERSHIRE | £1.2m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SLOUGH INTEGRATION SERVICES | £62k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |