COTSWOLD LAKES TRUST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 9 August 2007
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 05504806
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £582,070
Latest expenditure: £672,024
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: COTSWOLD HOUSE, DOWN AMPNEY, CIRENCESTER, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GL7 5QF

Website recorded by the regulator: www.cotswoldlakestrust.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

To provide facilities for the benefit of the public,and in particular the inhabitants of Gloucestershire and Wiltshire, in the interests of social welfare for education, conservation, recreation and leisure time occupation at the Cotswold Water Park.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 27 November 2025
Date Accounts Received: 27 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £582,070
Total Gross Expenditure: £672,024

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 13 November 2024
Date Accounts Received: 13 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £450,602
Total Gross Expenditure: £617,873

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 5 December 2023
Date Accounts Received: 5 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £700,628
Total Gross Expenditure: £571,566

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 9 December 2022
Date Accounts Received: 9 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £608,926
Total Gross Expenditure: £557,907

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 9 December 2021
Date Accounts Received: 9 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £333,328
Total Gross Expenditure: £333,234

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 27 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £582,070
Total Gross Expenditure: £672,024
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 45

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 13 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £450,602
Total Gross Expenditure: £617,873
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 7364
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 45

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 5 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £700,628
Total Gross Expenditure: £571,566
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 4
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 41755
Income From Government Grants: £9,390
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 45

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 9 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £608,926
Total Gross Expenditure: £557,907
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £5,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 30

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 9 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £333,328
Total Gross Expenditure: £333,234
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £5
Income From Government Contracts: 12377
Income From Government Grants: £45,280
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 30

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 27 November 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 37698
Income Other Trading Activities: 144319
Income Charitable Activities: 250686
Income Investments: 1044
Income Other: 148323
Income Total Income And Endowments: 582070
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £39,346
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £458,272
Expenditure Other: 174406
Expenditure Total: 672024
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 6262
Expenditure Support Costs: 437794
Expenditure Depreciation: 14216
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £2,634,658
Assets Total Fixed: 4259990
Assets Own Use: 2959990
Assets Long Term Investment: 1300000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £215,020
Assets Total Liabilities: £1,699,667
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,775,343
Creditors One Year Total Current: 631621
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 1068046
Assets Cash: £69,529
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 2634658
Funds Restricted: 140685
Funds Total: 2775343
Count Employees: 11
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 5 December 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 21197
Income Other Trading Activities: 354552
Income Charitable Activities: 180772
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 144107
Income Total Income And Endowments: 700628
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £123,011
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £448,555
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 571566
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 6254
Expenditure Support Costs: 348493
Expenditure Depreciation: 19163
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £2,930,468
Assets Total Fixed: 4250820
Assets Own Use: 2950820
Assets Long Term Investment: 1300000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £141,920
Assets Total Liabilities: £1,360,172
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £3,032,568
Creditors One Year Total Current: 310771
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 1049401
Assets Cash: £102,565
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 2930468
Funds Restricted: 102100
Funds Total: 3032568
Count Employees: 8
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 9 December 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 28160
Income Other Trading Activities: 487209
Income Charitable Activities: 93392
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 165
Income Total Income And Endowments: 608926
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £196,835
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £361,072
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 557907
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 16855
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £2,903,506
Assets Total Fixed: 4066711
Assets Own Use: 2766711
Assets Long Term Investment: 1300000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £375,547
Assets Total Liabilities: £1,538,752
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,903,506
Creditors One Year Total Current: 390071
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 1148681
Assets Cash: £170,121
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 2754068
Funds Restricted: 149438
Funds Total: 2903506
Count Employees: 7
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Gloucestershire
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Oxfordshire
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Wiltshire
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Swindon
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

Classification Code: 111
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Animals

Classification Code: 116
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Recreation

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 110
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Amateur Sport

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: COTSWOLD LAKES TRUST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2007-08-09T00:00:00

Charity Name: COTSWOLD LAKES TRUST
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2022-12-20T00:00:00
Reason: Funds transferred (gi)
Assoc Organisation Number: 299418
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 299418
Assoc Charity Name: UPPER THAMES PROTECTION SOCIETY

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 11/07/2005AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 04/02/2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 31 OCT 2016 as amended on 10 Oct 2024 as amended on 11 Dec 2025
Charitable Objects: 3. OBJECTS THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ("THE OBJECTS ") ARE TO PROVIDE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, AND IN PARTICULAR FOR THE INHABITANTS OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND WILTSHIRE, FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR EDUCATION, CONSERVATION, RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION AT THE COTSWOLD WATER PARK AND IN PARTICULAR TO:-3.1 TRY TO ACHIEVE A BALANCE BETWEEN DEVELOPMENT, RECREATION AND NATURE CONSERVATION INTERESTS CONCURRENTLY3.2 ASSIST IN ACHIEVING POLICIES AND PRACTICES TO SUSTAIN THE CURRENT NATURE CONSERVATION VALUE OF THE PARK3.3 ASSIST IN ACHIEVING THE PROVISION OF APPROPRIATE PUBLIC ACCESS FOR ALL TO SITES AND FACILITIES IN THE PARK FOR RECREATION PURPOSES3.4 ASSIST IN CREATING A COHESIVE IMAGE FOR THE PARK AND PROVIDE AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE FOR THE PUBLIC GENERALLY3.5 PROMOTE THE PARK AND ITS FACILITIES AS A RESOURCE FOR PUBLIC ENJOYMENT OF APPROPRIATE COUNTRYSIDE RECREATION, AMENITY AND WILDLIFE3.6 CONSERVE AND IMPROVE THE LANDSCAPE BY THE INTEGRATION OF RESTORED MINERAL WORKINGS INTO A NEW LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE AND GENERAL ENHANCEMENT OF THE PARK 3.7 MAKE REPRESENTATIONS TO LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND OTHER PERSONS ON LAND MANAGEMENT AND USE IN THE PARK.3.8 ENCOURAGE, PROMOTE AND IMPLEMENT THE CREATION, CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF WILDLIFE HABITAT, PARTICULARLY IN THOSE PARTS OF THE PARK WHICH HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS BEING OF SPECIAL IMPORTANCE3.9 ASSIST THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO PREPARE AND CARRY OUT WORKS RELATING TO THE IMPROVEMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF THE SETTLEMENT PROTECTION ZONES AND SUCH OTHER AREAS AS MAY BE APPROPRIATE3.10 PURSUE QUALITY SUSTAINABLE IMPROVEMENT IN ENVIRONMENTAL REGENERATION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BUSINESS, PUBLIC AUTHORITIES AND COMMUNITIES3.11 ENCOURAGE THE PUBLIC, PRIVATE AND VOLUNTARY SECTORS TO TAKE CONCERTED ACTION TO IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENT3.12 INTERPRET AND PRESENT TO THE PUBLIC THE HERITAGE, LANDSCAPE AND NATURE CONSERVATION OF THE PARK3.13 ASSIST IN MAINTAINING AND IMPROVING PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY TO ENABLE THEIR USE BY ALL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC3.14 ENCOURAGE SAFE USE OF WATER AREAS IN THE PARK 3.15 THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC PARKS OR OTHER PUBLIC FACILITIES OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL, EDUCATIONAL OR RECREATIONAL NATURE, PROVIDED THAT THE PARKS OR FACILITIES ARE NOT TO BE OPERATED AT A PROFIT.
Area Of Benefit: GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND WILTSHIRE, PARTICULARLY AT THE COTSWOLD WATER PARK.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 504652
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: COTSWOLD WATER PARK TRUST

Charity Name Id: 440483
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: CWP SOCIETY

Charity Name Id: 440478
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: COTSWOLD WATER PARK TRUST

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures