Cotswold Fayre Charitable Trust

Analysis

Cotswold Fayre Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Reading. It was registered in May 2023, 3 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Cotswold Fayre Charitable Trust reported income of £30k and spending of £23k, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from March 2024 to March 2025, income grew from £14k to £30k (+114%), an average of +114% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 114%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Cotswold Fayre Charitable Trust sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Montgomery Community Buildings Preservation Trust (£30k), Cranham Common Trust (£30k) and The Firefighters Memorial Trust (£30k).