THE COVENTRY GENERAL CHARITY

Charity number: 1195498
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

RELIEF IN NEED

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £0
Total expenditure: £0

People

11 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Elderly/old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Coventry City

Governance

Registration history:
  • 06 August 1963: Standard registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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 policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases 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
EDWARD JOHN CURTIS Trustee 21 October 2025
EVENTIDE HOMES LTD
Received: On time
LADY HERBERT'S HOMES
Received: On time
KENILWORTH LIONS LIMITED
Received: On time
MICHAEL JOHN HARRIS MBE JP MA Trustee 21 October 2025
EVENTIDE HOMES LTD
Received: On time
LADY HERBERT'S HOMES
Received: On time
DAVID MASON Trustee 21 October 2025
LADY HERBERT'S HOMES
Received: On time
Dr ROGER NEIL DAVIES Trustee 21 October 2025
LADY HERBERT'S HOMES
Received: On time
KENILWORTH TALKING NEWS ASSOCIATION
Received: On time
EVENTIDE HOMES LTD
Received: On time
Simon Sharpe Trustee 21 October 2025
CRITERION THEATRE LIMITED
Received: On time
LADY HERBERT'S HOMES
Received: On time
DAVID SCOTT'S COVENTRY JUBILEE COMMUNITY CARE TRUST
Received: On time
EVENTIDE HOMES LTD
Received: On time
Marcus Lapsa Trustee 21 October 2025
LADY HERBERT'S HOMES
Received: On time
HILARY LORIMER Trustee 21 October 2025
None on record
VIVIEN KERSHAW Trustee 21 October 2025
None on record
GUY ROY HANDS Trustee 21 October 2025
None on record
COUNCILLOR TARLOCHAN JANDU Trustee 21 October 2025
None on record
COUNCILLOR RAM LAKHA OBE Trustee 21 October 2025
None on record

Financial history

Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £0 £0 £0
Total expenditure £0 £0 £0
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants 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 December 2024 08 September 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 08 September 2025 On time
Annual return 31 December 2023 08 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 08 October 2024 On time
Annual return 31 December 2022 12 December 2023 42 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 12 December 2023 42 days late
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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.

CIO - FOUNDATION REGISTERED 12 AUG 2021 AMENDED ON 09 SEP 2022

Charitable 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.

Linked charities

Linked charities
Linked charity 1195498-1 GENERAL CHARITY (COVENTRY)
Governing document
SCHEME OF 2 MARCH 1983 AS VARIED BY SCHEME OF 6 NOVEMBER 1984 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 20 JUN 2022
Charitable objects
1) RELIEF OF PERSONS IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS IN THE CITY OF COVENTRY. 2) THE PAYMENT OF PENSIONS TO POOR PEOPLE, PREFERENCE BEING GIVEN TO FREEMEN OF THE CITY. 3) THE GENERAL ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF PERSONS UNDER 25 YEARS, PREFERENCE BEING GIVEN TO SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF FREEMEN OF THE SAID CITY.
Area of benefit
CITY OF COVENTRY
Registration history
  • 06 August 1963 : Standard registration

Contact information

Address:
COVENTRY GENERAL CHARITIES
OLD BABLAKE
HILL STREET
COVENTRY
CV1 4AN
Phone:
02476222769
Email:
cov.genchar@outlook.com
Website:

No information available