SPON END BUILDING PRESERVATION TRUST

Registered charity 1082728 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Restoration of a range of medieval and later buildings at 119-123 Upper Spon Street, Coventry and operation of those buildings for the benefit of local people, including the creation of an educational resource and heritage visitor attraction; "the Weaver's House".

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Accommodation/housing · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £59,046 for the year ended 31 January 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £1,264,247 to £1,220,811. The trustees confirm that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The charity holds unrestricted funds of £66,487 against total liabilities of £804.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Heritage Lottery Fund — “Heritage Lottery Fund” (source page)
• Coventry City Council — “Coventry City Council” (source page)
• The Alan Edward Higgs Charity — “The Alan Edward Higgs Charity” (source page)
• Alan Evans Memorial Trust — “Alan Evans Memorial Trust” (source page)
• Aurelius Charitable Trust — “Aurelius Charitable Trust” (source page)
• The Broadweavers and Clothiers Company of Coventry — “The Broadweavers and Clothiers Company of Coventry” (source page)
• The Connie & Albert Taylor Charitable Trust — “The Connie & Albert Taylor Charitable Trust” (source page)
• The Mercers’ Company — “The Mercers’ Company” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

• TINA WOODROFFEchair
• Dr Nathaniel Warren Alcock OBE · trustee of 2 other charities
• MATTHEW WATERS
• Peterson Cobbett
• SARA MAYCOCK

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Coventry City

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).