Cotswold Friends

Registered charity 1106748 Registered since 2004

Operates: Gloucestershire

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Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.

trustees on the board

4.6y median 4.5y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

15.1y

average years in governance

5 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

General Charitable Purposes 8The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 8Disability 6Education/training 1Other Charitable Purposes 1

Commercial experience

Health and social care 10Professional services 5Other services 3

Boards that share trustees

International Food Information Service (Ifis Publishing) 1 shared trustee
Bingham Library Trust Limited 1 shared trustee
Volunteering Matters 1 shared trustee

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Related organisations

International Food Information Service (Ifis Publishing) 1 shared trustee
Bingham Library Trust Limited 1 shared trustee
Volunteering Matters 1 shared trustee
Carlisle Eden Mind Limited Similar size; both Disability
Disability Focus Similar size; both Disability
Shirdi SAI Baba Temple Association of London Similar size; both Disability

Boards that overlap with this one through shared trustees, or govern in the same field. Deterministic, from public records.

Contact

Website	www.cotswoldfriends.org
Email	info@cotswoldfriends.org
Phone	01608651415
Address	Cotswold Friends, Moreton Area Centre, High Street, MORETON-IN-MARSH, GL56 0AZ

Finances

£605,988 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£360,254	£317,404
2022	£334,762	£370,631
2023	£349,766	£373,624
2024	£427,754	£404,492
2025	£605,988	£476,369

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesDisability

Who

Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople With Disabilities

How

Provides Human ResourcesProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/information

Charitable objects

A) TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT THE COTSWOLDS AND IN PARTICULAR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, DISTRESS AND SICKNESS; ANDB) TO PROVIDE A CENTRE FOR THE RECRUITMENT, GUIDANCE AND DEPLOYMENT OF VOLUNTEERS TO ACHIEVE THE ABOVE PURPOSES.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 16/07/2004AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 13/09/2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 31/01/2013AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 31/10/2014AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 01 DEC 2017

Trustees (8)

8trustees

72median age

5aged 70+

Succession outlook: 5 of 8 trustees are aged 70 or over.

Bridget Salvageage 68 since 2025
Christopher Ivan Ridgersage 72 since 2019
Colin Dennisage 80 since 2022
Diane Bellage 74 since 2019
Dr Caroline Holland Bell since 2025
Dr Nigel Moorage 83 since 2022
Gary Martyn Selwynage 67 since 2021
Geoffrey Richard Bennage 71 since 2018

Linked company (Companies House)

Cotswold Friends · 05182191 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 16/07/2004

6 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

Connected charities (3)

Bingham Library Trust Limited 1 shared trustee
Volunteering Matters 1 shared trustee
International Food Information Service (Ifis Publishing) 1 shared trustee

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