Cotswold Lakes Trust

Analysis

Cotswold Lakes Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gloucestershire. It was registered in August 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, 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 05504806). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Cotswold Lakes Trust reported income of £582k and spending of £672k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £333k to £582k (+75%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 83%. Over the whole period it spent 103% 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 Lakes Trust 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 The What? Centre Limited (£582k), Youth Enquiry Service (Plymouth) Limited (£583k) and No.5 Young People (£581k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 43%, trading 25% and donations and legacies 6.5%. Charitable activities took 68% of spending and raising funds 5.8%. Reserves of £2.6m would cover about 47 months of spending at that rate. It employed 11 people.