THE GODIVA AWAKES TRUST

Registered charity 1140913 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE GODIAV AWAKES TRUST

To create new and extraordinary large scale, site specific outdoor work at the intersection of art and engineering which engages a diverse audience, achieves creative excellence and lasts in the memory forever, via our Bridge project and Festival of Imagineers. Underpinned by a programme of education and training work, the Imagineerium and Transformations projects, in our Coventry Creation Centre

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Latest income
£783k
Latest spending
£1.2m
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £392,592 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves from £77,402 to £44,156. The trustees confirm that the organization has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and have adopted the going concern basis of accounting. The charity's reserves policy is to hold 3 to 6 months of overhead costs, a target it aims to achieve in the next financial year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 3 to 6 months overhead costs (held: £44k)
“The Trust’s policy is to hold 3 to 6 months overhead costs as a reserves figure, which we aim to achieve during the next financial year.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees
“During the year the Trust received donations totalling £2,000 (2024 - £Nil) from Trustees.” — page 36
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Dains Audit Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title 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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£783k
Total spending
£1.2m
Reserves (reported)
£44k
Employees
6

Reported reserves equal ~0.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (87% 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).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Coventry City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£783k£1.2m
31/03/2024£1.1m£1.6m
31/03/2023£793k£1.1m
31/03/2022£1.4m£1.3m
31/03/2021£2.4m£465k

Common questions

Is THE GODIVA AWAKES TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £392,592 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves from £77,402 to £44,156. The trustees confirm that the organization has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and have adopted the going concern basis of accounting. The charity's reserves policy is to hold 3 to 6 months of overhead costs, a target it aims to achieve in the next financial year. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Dains Audit Limited.

Who funds THE GODIVA AWAKES TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE GODIVA AWAKES TRUST as a grant recipient include OVE ARUP PARTNERSHIP CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
OVE ARUP PARTNERSHIP CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£5k
OVE ARUP PARTNERSHIP CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2k
OVE ARUP PARTNERSHIP CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£0

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government13/10/2022£300kNational Portfolio Organisations