Cotswold Friends

Analysis

Cotswold Friends is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Moreton-In-Marsh. It was registered in November 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05182191). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Cotswold Friends reported income of £606k and spending of £476k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £360k to £606k (+68%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Cotswold Friends sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ner Foundation (£606k), E:merge (UK) Limited (£606k) and Roundabout (£605k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 84%, donations and legacies 15% and trading 1.5%. Charitable activities took 1.2% of spending and raising funds 0.8%. Reserves of £84k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 22 people.