MOAT HOUSE COMMUNITY TRUST
Registered charity 1124087 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
MHCT will develop as a sustainable community anchor organisation working for and with our area of benefit (the WEHM / NDC area), as recommended and supported by the WEHM Partnership and other strategic partners, with an asset and enterprise base that allows the charity to stimulate wealth creation and community development long after the life of the NDC programme in Coventry.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased from £2,044,484 to £2,842,852, reflecting a net movement in funds of approximately £798,000. The charity maintains a reserves policy target of six months of operating income to respond to economic challenges. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept and the financial statements accord with those records.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: 6 months operating income (held: £2.8m)
“MHCT Trustees will, however, continue to keep under review its policy to maintain reserves, ensuring a minimum level of 6 months operating income.” — page 2
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Property (HM Land Registry)
15 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (15 freehold); recorded price paid £2.0m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~3.2 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (73% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).
- Janet Barrett
- KEVIN BARRY MATON
- KEVIN JOHN ROACH
- ROBERT EDWARD HALL MBE · trustee of 5 other charities
- Sandra Maureen Horton
- Suzanne McBride
- VICTORIA YVONNE SCOTT
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Coventry City
Income and spending
Common questions
Is MOAT HOUSE COMMUNITY TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased from £2,044,484 to £2,842,852, reflecting a net movement in funds of approximately £798,000. The charity maintains a reserves policy target of six months of operating income to respond to economic challenges. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept and the financial statements accord with those records. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
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