THE COVENTRY GENERAL CHARITY

Registered charity 1195498 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

RELIEF IN NEED

Objects

1. THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE IN NEED DUE TO POVERTY, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS IN COVENTRY BY PROVIDING GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY AND DISTRESS. IN EXCEPTIONAL CASES THE TRUSTEES MAY GRANT RELIEF TO PERSONS WHO ARE RESIDENT IMMEDIATELY OUTSIDE THE SAID CITY.2. TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, AMONGST ELDERLY PEOPLE BY PROVIDING GRANTS.3. FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT (INCLUDING SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING) OF PEOPLE IN COVENTRY IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT, INCLUDING BY:• FUNDING SCHOLARSHIPS, MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES OR GRANTS AT ANY UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE OR INSTITUTION OF HIGHER OR FURTHER EDUCATION.• FUNDING EDUCATION (INCLUDING THE STUDY OF MUSIC OR OTHER ARTS), TRAVEL IN FURTHERANCE OF THAT EDUCATION, RESEARCH PROJECTS, OR TO PREPARE FOR ENTRY TO ANY OCCUPATION, TRADE OR PROFESSION ON LEAVING ANY EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT.• IN EXCEPTIONAL CASES THE TRUSTEES MAY PROVIDE FUNDING AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO PERSONS WHO ARE OR WHO HAVE A PARENT OR PARENTS RESIDENT IMMEDIATELY OUTSIDE THE SAID CITY.4. TO PROMOTE THE ARTS, PRESERVE HISTORIC BUILDINGS, IMPROVE AMENITIES OR FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE ACTIVITIES WITHIN COVENTRY FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.5. TO FURTHER SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES (CHARITABLE UNDER ENGLISH LAW) AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME.

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 · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Other Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

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

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £1,374,925, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet their policy target of approximately twelve months of unrestricted expenditure. The charity reported a net increase in funds of £949,064 for the period, driven by investment gains and incoming resources exceeding charitable expenditure. The independent auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Dafferns Audit Limited. Discloses 4 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Property (HM Land Registry)

28 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (28 freehold); recorded price paid £3.8m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 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: 6.0% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr ROGER NEIL DAVIESchair · trustee of 3 other charities
• COUNCILLOR RAM LAKHA OBE
• Councillor William Dilwyn Davies
• DAVID MASON · trustee of 1 other charity
• EDWARD JOHN CURTIS · trustee of 3 other charities
• GUY ROY HANDS
• HILARY LORIMER
• Katherine Barbara Sowerby
• MICHAEL JOHN HARRIS MBE JP MA · trustee of 1 other charity
• Marcus Lapsa · trustee of 1 other charity
• Simon Sharpe · trustee of 4 other charities
• VIVIEN KERSHAW

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

Operates in: Coventry City

Income and spending

Common questions

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• THE CUNMONT CHARITABLE TRUST income £2.4m
• THE CHARTERHOUSE CHARITABLE TRUST income £58k
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Side by side with its peers

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