Cotswolds Arts Through Schools

Analysis

Cotswolds Arts Through Schools is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chipping Norton. It was registered in May 1982, 44 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Cotswolds Arts Through Schools reported income of £581k and spending of £394k, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £380k to £581k (+53%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income rose by 1795%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 1,223 England and Wales charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Cotswolds Arts Through Schools sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% 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 Hindu Temple Trust (£577k), Windle International (£585k) and Allan and Nesta Ferguson Charitable Settlement (£574k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 19% of spending and raising funds 81%. Reserves of £450k would cover about 14 months of spending at that rate.