Registered charity (CIO) · Staffordshire
Cogs Prepares 4 Life CIO
Cogs Prepares 4 Life CIO is a registered charity (number 1154296) based in Staffordshire, governed by 5 trustees and chaired by Karen Child since 2026. Latest income £44k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as Cogs (Charity Commission)
- 5 trustees
- Income £44k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Disability, Environment/conservation/heritage and 2 more
- Where
- Staffordshire
- Website
- www.cogsprepares4lifecio.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2013
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£44k£45k
- 2024£31k£20k
- 2023£29k£37k
Earlier years
- 2022£67k£55k
- 2021£25k£26k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY OF STAFFORDSHIRE, WALSALL AND STOKE-ON-TRENT IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY AND HELP MEET THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY.
Grants received
11 grants · £64,584 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £56,239 (7 grants)
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £5,000
- The Leathersellers' Foundation · £1,845
- Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust · £1,000
- Woodward Charitable Trust · £500
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
5 trustees on the board
- Karen Child Chair since 2026
- Carl George Ansell since 2026
- Colin Millage since 2026
- Tracy Karen Blakey since 2015
- William David Griffiths since 2014
Trustees past 6 years
- Tracy Karen Blakey since 2015
- William David Griffiths since 2014
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Karen Child Chair since 2026
- Carl George Ansell since 2026
- Colin Millage since 2026
- Tracy Karen Blakey since 2015
- William David Griffiths since 2014
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1154296
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - Association Registered 21 Oct 2013 as amended on 26 Jul 2019 as amended on 24 Feb 2023
- Contact on the register
- 01543676443 · cogspreparesforlife@gmail.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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