GLOUCESTERSHIRE BUNDLES

Registered charity 1172833 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The relief of poverty in the county of Gloucestershire to families in crisis through the provision of toiletries, maternity items and clothes, baby and children's clothing, nursery items, books, toys and safety equipment after a referral has been made by a professional who has deemed the family to be 'in need'

Objects

THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN THE COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE, ENGLAND BY THE PROVISION OF TOILETRIES, CLOTHING AND/ OR EQUIPMENT TO PREGNANT WOMEN, BABIES, CHILDREN AND THE PARENTS/ CARERS THEREOF WHO ARE IN NEED BY REASON OF SOCIAL AND/ OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCE.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£58k

Latest spending

£106k

Registered

2017

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £48,008 for the year, relying significantly on brought-forward reserves to cover the shortfall. Total funds decreased from £181,303 to £133,295, with unrestricted reserves falling from £154,125 to £127,316. The trustees note that grant income declined significantly compared to the previous year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable activities (22% of income)

“Charitable activities GENERAL 13,404 15,773 29,177 83,928”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Trustees received salaries of £27,091 and pensions of £473.

“Trustees’ salaries 27,091 22,540 Trustees’ pensions paid 473 441”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

Volunteers: 12
Government income: £500 — grants £500 (500); under 1% of the £57,964 total gross income on the same return
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

Volunteers: 15
Government income: £25,000 — grants £25,000 (1); 19% of the £134,531 total gross income on the same return
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

Volunteers: 10
Government income: £50,432 — grants £50,432 (2); 31% of the £164,056 total gross income on the same return
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Gloucestershire Bundles (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).

QAVS — “We are proud recipients of the QAVS (now known as Kings Award for Voluntary Service - KAVS).” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

DAWN LOUISE DOLPHINchair
Cara Jane Cunningham
Catherine Mary Schwan
Ellen Capewell · trustee of 1 other charity
Fiona Catherine Payne
Isaac George Dolphin
STACEY LOUISE BRAYSHAW

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

Operates in: Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£58k	£106k
31/03/2024	£135k	£106k
31/03/2023	£164k	£109k
31/03/2022	£90k	£79k
31/03/2021	£93k	£74k

Common questions

Is GLOUCESTERSHIRE BUNDLES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £48,008 for the year, relying significantly on brought-forward reserves to cover the shortfall. Total funds decreased from £181,303 to £133,295, with unrestricted reserves falling from £154,125 to £127,316. The trustees note that grant income declined significantly compared to the previous year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds GLOUCESTERSHIRE BUNDLES?

Funders whose own accounts filings name GLOUCESTERSHIRE BUNDLES as a grant recipient include THE OPENWORK FOUNDATION, THE GROCERS' CHARITY, NEWBY TRUST LIMITED, THE FORRESTER FAMILY TRUST, COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE OPENWORK FOUNDATION	FY2025	£15k	Sponsored Grant
THE GROCERS' CHARITY	FY2025	£5k	Relief of Poverty
NEWBY TRUST LIMITED	FY2023	£5k	Welfare
THE GROCERS' CHARITY	FY2022	£5k	Relief of Poverty
THE FORRESTER FAMILY TRUST	FY2023	£5k	Smaller Grants
COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	FY2023	£5k	Children and young people
THE BARBARA WARD CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION	FY2022	£4k
THE BARBARA WARD CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION	FY2023	£4k
SCHRODER CHARITY TRUST	FY2022	£3k
THE GORDON GRAY TRUST	FY2025	£3k
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2024	£3k
THE TOY TRUST	FY2022	£3k
COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	FY2024	£3k	Children and young people
THE GORDON GRAY TRUST	FY2022	£2k
CHELTENHAM ROUND TABLE CHARITABLE TRUST FUND	FY2023	£2k
CHELTENHAM ROUND TABLE CHARITABLE TRUST FUND	FY2024	£2k
THE GORDON GRAY TRUST	FY2023	£500
THE GORDON GRAY TRUST	FY2024	£500

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Postcode Lottery	08/10/2025	£50k	Unrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund	25/11/2022	£10k	Clothing Our Kids
UK government	28/08/2020	£5k	Coronavirus Community Support Fund

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
BARNWOOD TRUST	1	£161k
THE BLYTH CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£25k
DELVES CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£24k
The A and J Charitable Trust	1	£20k
SUSANNA PEAKE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£17k
THE NOTGROVE TRUST	1	£11k
THE CHARLOTTE HEBER-PERCY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£8k
THE FIELDROSE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£8k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNSELLING SERVICE.

GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNSELLING SERVICE income £917k
GLOUCESTERSHIRE ACTION FOR REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS income £1.4m
THE GLOUCESTERSHIRE SOCIETY income £160k
GRANTHAM AND DISTRICT POVERTY CONCERN GROUP income £35k
PETER LANG CHILDREN'S TRUST income £82k
CHARLIES COMMUNITY SUPPORT income £183k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
GLOUCESTERSHIRE BUNDLES	£58k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNSELLING SERVICE FY2025	£917k	—	0	within	—	no doubt
GLOUCESTERSHIRE ACTION FOR REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS FY2025	£1.4m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE GLOUCESTERSHIRE SOCIETY FY2025	£160k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
GRANTHAM AND DISTRICT POVERTY CONCERN GROUP FY2025	£35k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
PETER LANG CHILDREN'S TRUST FY2025	£82k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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