COVENTRY BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB
Activity based club for young people
Objects
TO ASSIST YOUNG PERSONS, THROUGH THEIR LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES, TO DEVELOP TOWARDS THEIR FULL POTENTIAL PARTICULARLY IN THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES SO THAT THEY MAY CONTINUE TO GROW IN MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND THAT THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE MAY THUS BE IMPROVED AND IN FURTHERANCE OF THAT OBJECTIVE TO PROVIDE IN COVENTRY A CENTRE FOR SPORTING AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES, MEETINGS, LECTURES AND CLASSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF YOUNG PERSONS
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The charity reported a surplus of £57,748 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £461,811 against total expenditure of £404,063. Unrestricted reserves excluding fixed assets stood at £145,892, which the trustees consider sufficient to fund future activities and in line with Charity Commission recommendations. The accounts were subject to independent examination rather than audit, with no matters coming to the examiner's attention that would cause concern.
What the accounts disclose
“These are felt to be sufficient to fund future charitable activities and are in line with the Memorandum of Association and with Charity Commission recommendations for a charity of our size.”
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 6
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 5
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 7
Property (HM Land Registry)
Trustees
- BENJAMIN THOMAS WILLIAMS B ENG HONS
- Claire Lorraine Hackett
- Dawn Louise Reynolds
- Glenn Keilloh
- Laura Ward
- Natasha Leanne Mills
- PAUL WILLIAMS
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £462k | £404k |
| 31/03/2024 | £382k | £400k |
| 31/03/2023 | £367k | £394k |
| 31/03/2022 | £374k | £358k |
| 31/03/2021 | £375k | £259k |
Common questions
Is COVENTRY BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a surplus of £57,748 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £461,811 against total expenditure of £404,063. Unrestricted reserves excluding fixed assets stood at £145,892, which the trustees consider sufficient to fund future activities and in line with Charity Commission recommendations. The accounts were subject to independent examination rather than audit, with no matters coming to the examiner's attention that would cause concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds COVENTRY BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB?
Funders whose own accounts filings name COVENTRY BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB as a grant recipient include THE COVENTRY GENERAL CHARITY, THE ALAN EDWARD HIGGS CHARITY, THE 29TH MAY 1961 CHARITY, WILLIAM ADLINGTON CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE COVENTRY GENERAL CHARITY | FY2025 | £23k | Continued support towards providing purposeful leisure time activities for 8-18 year olds, many from difficult ‘inner-city’ areas. |
| THE ALAN EDWARD HIGGS CHARITY | FY2025 | £20k | |
| THE 29TH MAY 1961 CHARITY | FY2022 | £15k | core costs of the club |
| WILLIAM ADLINGTON CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2024 | £5k | |
| THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2023 | Unverified read£3k | Community Projects and Integration |
| THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2024 | £3k | Compassionate Support |
| THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUST | FY2022 | £2k | Community, Inclusion and Engagement |
| THE ARCHER TRUST | FY2022 | £2k | |
| THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUST | FY2021 | £1k | Community Inclusion and Engagement |
| THE WARWICKSHIRE MASONIC CHARITABLE ASSOCIATION LIMITED | FY2021 | £1k | |
| THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUST | FY2024 | £1k | Community Inclusion and Engagement |
| THE WARWICKSHIRE MASONIC CHARITABLE ASSOCIATION LIMITED | FY2022 | £1k |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 18/12/2025 | £60k | CBGC - Changing Young People Lives |
| Sport England | 18/08/2025 | £10k | Engaging Youth @ CBGC |
| Sport England | 15/11/2023 | £10k | Breaking down barriers with sport |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 25/11/2022 | £418k | Music and Change - Changing Lives Through Music |
| Sport England | 24/05/2021 | £10k | COVID19 Return to Play |
| Sport England | 09/12/2020 | £10k | TGC CF Let’s Get Girls Active |
| Sport England | 22/05/2020 | £4k | COVID-19 CEF |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 22/04/2020 | £10k | Improves lives by putting down knives |
| Sport England | 07/08/2019 | £10k | Summer 2019 Activities |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 27/06/2019 | £10k | "Through the Eyes of Young People" |
| Sport England | 11/06/2019 | £10k | Sports Hub |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 01/07/2015 | £10k | Summer activities for disadvantaged young people |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 23/01/2014 | £10k | Safeguarding our young members and user groups |
| Sport England | 04/08/2012 | £48k | Improved changing facilities and roof replacement |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 23/01/2012 | £40k | "Music and its influences from the Second World War in Coventry" |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 08/12/2011 | £10k | TO CREATE AN ARTS, CRAFT & BEAUTY ROOM |
| Sport England | 09/06/2010 | £8k | Coventry Boys Club Boxing Project |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 09/10/2009 | £10k | Kitchen and Canteen refurbishment project |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 20/04/2005 | £5k | A weeks camp |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE F GLENISTER WOODGER TRUST CIO | 1 | £155k |
| THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH MUSIC | 1 | £93k |
| CALISEN IMPACT CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £80k |
| THE ONSIDE FOUNDATION | 1 | £74k |
| UBS UK Donor-Advised Foundation | 1 | £67k |
| RE:VISION NORTH LIMITED | 1 | £62k |
| SOCIETY OF THE HOLY CHILD JESUS CIO | 1 | £30k |
| EDWARDS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £23k |
Charities like this
- LANCASTER BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB
- COVENTRY SPORTS FOUNDATION
- CHICHESTER BOYS CLUB CIO
- BRANDON COMMUNITY FOOTBALL CLUB YOUTH
- TREHERBERT (RHONDDA) BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB
- WIGAN BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COVENTRY BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB | £462k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| LANCASTER BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB | £93k | Under £50,000 | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| COVENTRY SPORTS FOUNDATION | £12.2m | £140,001 - £150,000 | 3 | below | — | no doubt |
| CHICHESTER BOYS CLUB CIO | £84k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| BRANDON COMMUNITY FOOTBALL CLUB YOUTH | £142k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| TREHERBERT (RHONDDA) BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB | £36k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |