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the co research trust

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, other charities or voluntary bodies, other defined groups, and the general public. The Co Research Trust is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. The charity is based in Hampshire and operates in Scotland, Northern Ireland, and England And Wales.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

The principal activity of the charity is to promote gas safety.The key objectives are to further improve gas/fossil fuel safety for the public and industry throughout the United Kingdom and to reduce the incidents of death and serious injury from carbon monoxide exposure.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£842,733
Latest Expenditure
£625,988

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 43.1%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 58.0%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 43.6%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £9,178
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £602,035
Investments £231,520
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £363,276
Raising Funds £262,712
Governance £10,280
Grants to Institutions £100,169
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£842,733£625,988£363,276£4,598,976£4,598,9764 / 0
2023£797,929£1,649,948£1,397,411£4,108,685£4,108,6853 / 0
2022£764,663£844,587£612,328£5,240,773£5,240,7733 / 0
2021£982,847£935,576£661,957£5,154,911£5,154,9114 / 0
2020£751,602£907,754£606,427£4,392,143£4,392,1432 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers