THE COVENTRY SOCIETY

Charity Number: 500229
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To promote high standards of planning, urban design and architecture in or affecting Coventry. To preserve and to promote understanding and appreciation of the built landscape and environmental heritage and the history of Coventry. To hold meetings, lectures and exhibitions. To educate public opinion and give appropriate advice and information to enable active citizenship.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 January 2024

Total income: £2,385
Total expenditure: £2,115

People

11 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

No information available

Trustee payments

No information available

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Coventry City

Governance

Registration history:
  • 03 August 1970: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • THE COVENTRY CIVIC AMENITY SOCIETY (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
No policies declared
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

11 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
David Robert Porter Trustee 11 April 2024
None on record
John Prevc Trustee 11 April 2024
None on record
David John Fry Trustee 21 August 2023
MUSEUM OF COUNTRY BYGONES TRUST
Received: On time
Dr Timothy John Brown Trustee 20 February 2023
None on record
John Goodman Trustee 19 July 2021
UK COHOUSING TRUST
Received: On time
THE MENAGERIE BUILDINGS TRUST LIMITED
Received: On time
Aaron James Law Trustee 12 April 2021
None on record
Trevor Cornfoot Trustee 12 October 2020
None on record
PETER WALTERS Trustee 15 March 2018
THEATRE ABSOLUTE
Received: On time
James Passmore Trustee 15 March 2018
None on record
JOHN PAYNE Trustee 16 April 2013
None on record
PAUL MADDOCKS Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/01/2020 31/01/2021 31/01/2022 31/01/2023 31/01/2024
Total gross income £1.70k £1.69k £3.03k £2.36k £2.38k
Total expenditure £1.76k £1.58k £2.64k £2.38k £2.12k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 January 2024 08 August 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2024 Not Required
Annual return 31 January 2023 07 November 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 January 2022 21 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 January 2021 23 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 January 2020 23 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2020 Not Required
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 8 JULY 1970 AND AMENDED 2 MAY 1985 AS AMENDED ON 03 APR 2006 AS AMENDED ON 08 APR 2013 AS AMENDED ON 10 DEC 2018 as amended on 12 Apr 2021

Charitable objects

THE SOCIETY IS ESTABLISHED FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT FOR THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS IN THE AREA COMPRISING THE CITY OF COVENTRY (I) TO PROMOTE THE ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL IMPROVEMENT OF COVENTRY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE LIVING AND WORKING HERE. (II) TO PROMOTE HIGH STANDARDS OF PLANNING, URBAN DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURE IN OR AFFECTING COVENTRY (III) TO PRESERVE AND PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE BUILT, LANDSCAPE AND ENVIRONMENTAL HERITAGE AND HISTORY OF COVENTRY (IV) TO PROMOTE HIGH QUALITY PUBLIC AMENITIES AND SERVICES FOR THE PEOPLE OF COVENTRY (V) TO PROMOTE HARMONIOUS RELATIONS AMONG THE COMMUNITY OF ALL RACES, BELIEFS AND CULTURES IN COVENTRY

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

COVENTRY AND DISTRICT

Contact information

Address:
3 Old Winnings Road
Keresley End
COVENTRY
CV7 8JL
Phone:
02476403389
Email:
info@coventrysociety.org.uk
Website:

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