Registered charity · No. 1106748Charitable company
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Cotswold Friends
Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data
Cotswold Friends is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability.
Cotswold Friends (number 1106748) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does Cotswold Friends do?
Cotswold Friends provides transport, carer respite and befriending services, and lunch clubs to elderly, disabled and isolated residents of the Cotswolds.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Cotswold Friends
Answers Cotswold Friends gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Cotswold Friends's highest-paid staff paid?
Cotswold Friends's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Where does Cotswold Friends's money come from?
Cotswold Friends reported £606k total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £509k (84%), donations and legacies £88k (15%), trading and fundraising events £9,076 (1%).
Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£509k · 84%
Donations and legacies£88k · 15%
Trading and fundraising events£9,076 · 1%
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register records Cotswold Friends as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid
Cotswold Friends's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
North Cotswolds Voluntary Help Centre; Cotswold Volunteers North
Where it says it operates
Gloucestershire
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Elderly/old People; People With Disabilities.
Reported activities: Provides Human Resources; Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
What causes is Cotswold Friends registered for?
General Charitable PurposesThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesDisability
Why is there no Clarity Score for Cotswold Friends yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Cotswold Friends.
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The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating.
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The register data used for this profile lists Cotswold Friends as a registered charity (number 1106748) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Cotswold Friends's charity number?
Cotswold Friends's charity number is 1106748. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
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What does Cotswold Friends do?
Cotswold Friends provides transport, carer respite and befriending services, and lunch clubs to elderly, disabled and isolated residents of the Cotswolds.
Does Cotswold Friends have reviews and complaints?
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How can I donate to Cotswold Friends?
Cotswold Friends's website listed in our register data is http://www.cotswoldfriends.org. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Cotswold Friends's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Cotswold Friends's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does Cotswold Friends's money come from?
Cotswold Friends reported £606k total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £509k (84%), donations and legacies £88k (15%), trading and fundraising events £9,076 (1%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Cotswold Friends?
The register records Cotswold Friends as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Cotswold Friends's trustees paid?
Cotswold Friends's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was Cotswold Friends previously called?
The register lists these previous names for Cotswold Friends: North Cotswolds Voluntary Help Centre; Cotswold Volunteers North.
When was Cotswold Friends registered as a charity?
Cotswold Friends was entered on the register on 12 November 2004. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 05182191).