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the cobalt trust

The charity supports other charities or voluntary bodies. The Cobalt 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 Bath and operates in England And Wales.


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

Activities & Mission

The Trustees shall hold the Trust Fund and the income thereof upon Trust to pay or apply the income and all or such part or parts of the capital of the Trust Fund as the Trustees shall think fit for:(i) The relief of poverty (ii) The advancement of education (iii) The advancement of religion and/or (iv) Such other charitable purposes anywhere in the world as the Trustees may determine

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£676,517
Latest Expenditure
£716,647

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 105.9%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 99.9%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 0.1%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £670,000
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £0
Investments £5,092
Other Income £1,425

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £716,264
Raising Funds £383
Governance £0
Grants to Institutions £715,269
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£676,517£716,647£716,264£287,874£287,8740 / 0
2023£377,852£475,1360 / 0
2022£332,612£445,4910 / 0
2021£762,199£485,782£485,260£519,204£00 / 0
2020£236,662£573,2240 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers

Details

Address
HILLSIDE FARM
CHURCH LANE
FRESHFORD
BATH
BA2 7WD
Registration Date
4 March 2003
Status
Registered

Registry Information

Organisation Number
3996614
Charity Number
1096342

Trustees

STEPHEN JOHN RODGERS DAWSON
BRIGITTE DAWSON

Sectors & Classifications