THREE SPIRES FAMILY SUPPORT TRUST

Registered charity 1137825 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as COFFEE TOTS, THREE SPIRES TOTS

To practically support vulnerable families in Coventry, helping them to build relationships & networks though the provision of a Christian city centre parenting support project called Coffee Tots. We provide a safe space within a cafe setting for parents with young children with activities for children & training in life skills for parents as well as practical help & support and a listening ear.

Objects

1) TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION OF PARENTS WITH YOUNG CHILDREN FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE PROVISION OF A DROP IN CENTRE IN ORDER TO PREVENT THEM FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED. RELIEVING THEIR NEEDS AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PARENTS WITH YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE PROVISION OF PARENTING SKILLS, RELATIONSHIPS, CHILDCARE AND MONEY MANAGEMENT..

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Registered contact address: Coventry, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased from £25,426 to £9,683 during the year, while the charity maintained a reserves policy target of two months' expenditure. The trustees report that they have assessed major risks and are satisfied that systems are in place to mitigate exposure, noting that future grant payments will cover costs into 2027.

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 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

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• 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
• 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
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Coffee Tots (matched by registered charity number).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (19/12/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• JEAN HOWARD
• James Kevin McCabe
• Jane Margaret Lyndall Williams
• Jayne Davies
• Margaret Ruth Parker
• Naomi Grew
• PAUL STEPHEN MORRIS · trustee of 2 other charities
• Sarah Jane Ockenden

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

Operates in: Coventry City

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with TRINITY FAMILY CENTRE LIMITED.

• TRINITY FAMILY CENTRE LIMITED income £85k
• SEFTON PCF income £40k
• THE PRINCESS PROJECT income £149k
• CARMARTHEN FAMILY CENTRE income £31k
• TRINITY HOUSE COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTRE income £237k
• TRINITY CHILDCARE AND FAMILY CENTRE LTD income £566k

Side by side with its peers

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