CCEW Charity Commission profile

FRIENDS OF THE WEST OXFORDSHIRE COTSWOLDS

Registered charity 1175055 · organisation 5104230

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
CIO
Registered
9 October 2017
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 March 2024 – 28 February 2025
Latest income
£12,151
Latest expenditure
£198
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
Yes

Public contact address: Dyers Hill House, Dyers Hill, Charlbury, Chipping Norton, OX7 3QD

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

The charity works to promote the conservation of the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in West Oxfordshire. The charity does this through participation in public consultation processes and public communication, and may in certain circumstances challenge the decisionmaking of public bodies if it believes they have not complied with their legal responsibilities to the Cotswolds AONB.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 March 2024
Fin Period End Date
28 February 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
28 December 2025
Date Annual Return Received
8 December 2025
Date Accounts Received
8 December 2025
Total Gross Income
£12,151
Total Gross Expenditure
£198
Fin Period Start Date
1 March 2023
Fin Period End Date
29 February 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
29 December 2024
Date Annual Return Received
7 December 2024
Date Accounts Received
7 December 2024
Total Gross Income
£6,318
Total Gross Expenditure
£11,003
Fin Period Start Date
1 March 2022
Fin Period End Date
28 February 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
28 December 2023
Date Annual Return Received
28 December 2023
Date Accounts Received
28 December 2023
Total Gross Income
£17,200
Total Gross Expenditure
£22,759
Fin Period Start Date
1 March 2021
Fin Period End Date
28 February 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
28 December 2022
Date Annual Return Received
10 November 2022
Date Accounts Received
10 November 2022
Total Gross Income
£1,410
Total Gross Expenditure
£109
Fin Period Start Date
1 March 2020
Fin Period End Date
28 February 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
28 December 2021
Date Annual Return Received
11 November 2021
Date Accounts Received
11 November 2021
Total Gross Income
£750
Total Gross Expenditure
£99

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 March 2024
Fin Period End Date
28 February 2025
Ar Due Date
28 December 2025
Ar Received Date
8 December 2025
Total Gross Income
£12,151
Total Gross Expenditure
£198
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
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
Count Volunteers
3
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 March 2023
Fin Period End Date
29 February 2024
Ar Due Date
29 December 2024
Ar Received Date
7 December 2024
Total Gross Income
£6,318
Total Gross Expenditure
£11,003
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
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
Count Volunteers
3
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 March 2022
Fin Period End Date
28 February 2023
Ar Due Date
28 December 2023
Ar Received Date
28 December 2023
Total Gross Income
£17,200
Total Gross Expenditure
£22,759
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
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
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 March 2021
Fin Period End Date
28 February 2022
Ar Due Date
28 December 2022
Ar Received Date
10 November 2022
Total Gross Income
£1,410
Total Gross Expenditure
£109
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
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 March 2020
Fin Period End Date
28 February 2021
Ar Due Date
28 December 2021
Ar Received Date
11 November 2021
Total Gross Income
£750
Total Gross Expenditure
£99
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
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
0

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
112
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Environment/conservation/heritage
Classification Code
309
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
FRIENDS OF THE WEST OXFORDSHIRE COTSWOLDS
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2017-10-09T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CIO - FOUNDATION CONVERSIONDATED 10 JUL 2018
Charitable Objects
TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION OF THE COTSWOLDS AREA OF OUTSTANDING NATURAL BEAUTY IN WEST OXFORDSHIRE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
589418
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
FRIENDS OF EVENLODE VALLEY AND WEST OXFORDSHIRE COTSWOLDS

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures