Cowbeech Bonfire Society Charitable Trust

Analysis

Cowbeech Bonfire Society Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in East Sussex. It was registered in October 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Cowbeech Bonfire Society Charitable Trust reported income of £23k and spending of £16k, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £1,559 to £23k (+1373%), an average of +96% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 1352%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Cowbeech Bonfire Society Charitable Trust sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chester Grosvenor 76 Round Table Charity (£23k), Wraysbury Village Trust (£23k) and Cinderford Welfare Centre (£23k).