Gl11 Community Project

Analysis

Gl11 Community Project is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dursley. It was registered in June 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and amateur sport, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06855624). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Gl11 Community Project reported income of £995k and spending of £1.0m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £636k to £995k (+57%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Gl11 Community Project sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ravensthorpe Community Centre Limited (£995k), Berry Pomeroy Home for Elderly People (£996k) and Independent Living Agency (£994k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 92%, charitable activities 5.6% and investments 1.9%. Charitable activities took 83% of spending and raising funds 3.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £126k. Reserves of £216k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 36 people.