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Registered charity (CIO) · Berkshire

Cops (Community Outreach Project Solutions)

Cops (Community Outreach Project Solutions) is a registered charity (number 1178997) based in Berkshire, governed by 3 trustees and chaired by S Vousden since 2020. Latest income £11k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

Also known as Firefighters, The Naked Truth, Firefighters Social outreach Charity, Black and Blue Project (Charity Commission)

  • 3 trustees
  • Income £11k (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
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability and 6 more
Where
Throughout England
Website
www.callthecops.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2018

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£11k£11k
  • 2024£11k£8k
  • 2023£12k£12k
Earlier years
  • 2022£6k£6k
  • 2021£11k£10k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2021: Government grants 93%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

1. TO RELIEVE PERSONS IN READING BERKSHIRE AND THE UNITED KINGDOM THAT ARE IN FINANCIAL HARDSHIP IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: A) PROVIDING EMERGENCY FOOD, ESSENTIAL TOILETRIES, AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED AND/OR FOR DISTRIBUTION BY CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY B) SUCH OTHER MEANS, INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT OR SIGNPOSTING TO RELEVANT INFORMATION AND OTHER ADVISORY SERVICE.2. TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.3. TO PROMOTE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, THE EFFICIENCY OF THE POLICE IN READING BERKSHIRE AND THE UNITED KINGDOM AND TO PROMOTE GOOD CITIZENSHIP AND GREATER PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN THE PREVENTION AND SOLUTION OF CRIME IN THE AREA

Grants received

4 grants · £49,894 total

360Giving 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 · £39,894 (3 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £10,000

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £19,8942025-09-19
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £10,0002024-02-09
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £10,0002022-06-10
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £10,0002020-09-30
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.

3 trustees on the board

4.3y median 6y
average tenure
6y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

5y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (3)

0
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Education/training 3General Charitable Purposes 3The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 3

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together
  • Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves

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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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£11k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1178997
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 29 Jun 2018 as amended on 03 Jul 2020 as amended on 26 Mar 2021
Contact on the register
0118 4492509
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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