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Cirencester Opportunity Group Limited
Cirencester Opportunity Group Limited is a registered charity (number 1160184) based in Cirencester, governed by 7 trustees and chaired by Kevin Traish since 2022. Latest income £287k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
Also known as COG LTD (Charity Commission)
- 7 trustees
- Income £287k (2025)
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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
- Education/training, Disability
- Where
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- www.opportunity-group.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Cirencester Opportunity Group Limited
- Registered
- 2015
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£287k£284k
- 2024£264k£270k
- 2023£231k£252k
Earlier years
- 2022£209k£242k
- 2021£237k£221k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 42% · Government grants under 1%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY AND INCLUSIVE EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR SPECIAL NEEDS AND LOCAL COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN SO THAT THEY CAN FULFILL THEIR POTENTIAL IN AN INTEGRATED, STIMULATING AND SAFE ENVIRONMENT. IN FURTHERANCE OF THIS OBJECT THE GROUP WILL:A) PROVIDE A PLAY-BASED CURRICULUM FOR SPECIAL NEEDS AND COMMUNITY CHILDREN AT A DEDICATED CENTRE;B) FOSTER MUTUAL HELP AND CO-OPERATION BETWEEN THE FAMILIES AND CARERS OF SPECIAL NEEDS AND COMMUNITY CHILDREN;C) PROVIDE EARLY INTERVENTION AND OUTREACH SUPPORT SERVICES FOR FAMILIES WHERE THIS IS IN THE CHILDREN'S INTEREST.
Grants received
13 grants · £154,780 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
- BBC Children in Need · £49,483 (3 grants)
- Barnwood Trust · £45,635 (5 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £19,945
- Masonic Charitable Foundation · £15,000
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £12,668 (2 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
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.
7 trustees on the board
- Kevin Traish Chair since 2022
- Adam Baggs since 2025
- Andrew Ian Cheesman since 2026
- Hugh William Yarrow since 2024
- Jane Burr since 2019
- Matthew James Hooper since 2022
- Rebecca Slough since 2026
Trustees past 6 years
- Jane Burr since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- Kevin Traish Chair since 2022
- Adam Baggs since 2025
- Andrew Ian Cheesman since 2026
- Hugh William Yarrow since 2024
- Jane Burr since 2019
- Matthew James Hooper since 2022
- Rebecca Slough since 2026
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.
Gaps to watch
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
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
- 1160184
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 09 SEP 2014 as amended on 26 Jun 2026
- Companies House
- Company number 09210771 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01285659117 · cog@opportunity-group.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th 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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