Friends of the West Oxfordshire Cotswolds
Analysis
Friends of the West Oxfordshire Cotswolds is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chipping Norton. It was registered in October 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending February 2025, Friends of the West Oxfordshire Cotswolds reported income of £12k and spending of £198, leaving 98% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2021 to February 2025, income grew from £750 to £12k (+1520%), an average of +101% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2023, when income rose by 1120%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.
Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Friends of the West Oxfordshire Cotswolds sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Friends of Leasowe Lighthouse Charitable Incorporated Organisation (£12k), Cumbria in Bloom (£12k) and The Berkeley Reafforestation Trust (£12k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The charity works to promote the conservation of the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in West Oxfordshire. The charity does this through participation in public consultation processes and public communication, and may in certain circumstances challenge the decisionmaking of public bodies if it believes they have not complied with their legal responsibilities to the Cotswolds AONB.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Friends of Leasowe Lighthouse Charitable Incorporated Organisation | Wirral | £12k |
| Cumbria in Bloom | Appleby-In-Westmorland | £12k |
| The Berkeley Reafforestation Trust | Oxford | £12k |
| The Radnorshire Society | Rhayader | £12k |