The CO Research Trust

Analysis

The CO Research Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hampshire. It was registered in July 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03271981). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The CO Research Trust reported income of £891k and spending of £1.1m, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £983k to £891k (-9.4%), an average of -2.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 120% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The CO Research Trust sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Birchall Trust (£891k), Croydon Health Services Charitable Fund (£891k) and Solihull Carers Centre (£890k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 72%, investments 26% and donations and legacies 1.9%. Charitable activities took 61% of spending and raising funds 38%. Grants to other organisations totalled £335k. Reserves of £4.3m would cover about 47 months of spending at that rate. It employed 6 people.