Coventry Mercia Club

Registered charity 1159395 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as COVENTRY-MERCIA LIONS CLUB CHARITABLE TRUST FUND

Charity holds fundraising events to collect monies to donate to local and international charities.

Objects

THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE TRUST FUND AND ITS INCOME UPON TRUST TO APPLY THEM FOR ANY PURPOSE WHICH IS CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES WHETHER FOR THE BENEFIT OF ANY INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP OF PEOPLE OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF ANY OTHER ORGANISATION ESTABLISHED FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES, ("THE OBJECTS") PROVIDED ALWAYS THAT THE TRUSTEES SHALL NOT APPLY THE TRUST FUND OR ANY PART THEREOF WITHOUT FIRST OBTAINING THE APPROVAL OF THE LIONS CLUB AT A LIONS CLUB MEETING.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Get email alerts

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

Latest income
£57k
Latest spending
£58k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £834 at the end of the financial period, a reduction from the previous year due to significant donations made to other charities. Despite this decrease, the trustees report that income increased during the year and the charity remains in a strong financial position to continue its objectives. Reserves are held on a short-term basis to support the charity's activities over the coming months.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: in the short-term, to be used in support of the charity’s objectives over the coming months (reserves figure: £834)
“Any reserves held are done so in the shortterm, to be used in support of the charity’s objectives over the coming months.” — page 2
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

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

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2026

  • Volunteers: 25

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2025

  • Volunteers: 40

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2024

  • Volunteers: 10

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Coventry City · Warwickshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2026£57k£58k
30/06/2025£49k£57k
30/06/2024£17k£6k
30/06/2023£79k£100k
30/06/2022£71k£66k

Common questions

Is Coventry Mercia Club financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £834 at the end of the financial period, a reduction from the previous year due to significant donations made to other charities. Despite this decrease, the trustees report that income increased during the year and the charity remains in a strong financial position to continue its objectives. Reserves are held on a short-term basis to support the charity's activities over the coming months. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with COVENTRY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP CHURCH.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Coventry Mercia Club£57k——unclear—no doubt
COVENTRY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP CHURCH FY2025£49k—0unclear—no doubt
COCKLESHELL COMMUNITY SPORTS CLUB LIMITED FY2025£49k—0above—no doubt
Kettering Town F.C. Community Trust FY2025£157k—0unclear—no doubt
MICKLEOVER COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2026£117k——unclear—no doubt
COVENTRY GODIVA CHARITABLE TRUST FUND FY2025£25k—0above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.