HISTORIC COVENTRY TRUST

Registered charity 1148237 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE CHARTERHOUSE COVENTRY PRESERVATION TRUST

An entrepreneurial heritage development trust which aims to bring new life to Coventry's heritage by both preserving and finding innovative new ways to sustain and to use historic buildings and other places, thus to benefit, inspire, involve and connect people with Coventry's history and that of its historic buildings and other amenities

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Trust achieved revenue sustainability and set aside funds for future repairs for the first time, with free reserves of £63,987 held against a policy target of covering six months of net interest and overheads. The Trust operates with a single paid staff member and relies on volunteer trustees, while managing a large portfolio of heritage assets and restricted funds.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

14 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (6 freehold); recorded price paid £640k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/10/2024)

Reported reserves equal ~1.9 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (69% 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: 7.1% of total income — above the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (07/07/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• IAN DAVID HARRABINchair
• ANDREW BERNARD WHELAN
• Aaron James Law · trustee of 1 other charity
• Balvinder Sangha · trustee of 1 other charity
• Christopher John Nagle
• Dr GEOFF IAIN WILLCOCKS · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dr MARK WEBB · trustee of 1 other charity
• JOHN CECIL RUDDICK · trustee of 2 other charities
• James Magraw
• MARK PHILIP RATCLIFFE

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

Operates in: Coventry City

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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