THE WARWICKSHIRE AND COVENTRY HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST

Charity number: 508352
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To give grants for the preservation, repair, maintenance, improvement, beautification and reconstruction of churches in Coventry, Warwickshire and the West Midlands that are within the diocese of Coventry and of monuments, fittings fixtures, stained glass, furniture, ornaments, bells, clocks and chattels in such churches and the churchyards belonging to any of such churches.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £9,600
Total expenditure: £9,850

People

5 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:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Birmingham City
  • Coventry City
  • Solihull
  • Warwickshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 12 January 1979: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Steven Matthews Chair 30 September 2021
None on record
Angela Mary Everitt Trustee 14 June 2019
None on record
Dr CLAIRE STRACHAN Trustee 02 May 2018
None on record
REV A JAMES CANNING Trustee
None on record
CANON EDWARD STEWART Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £56.93k £6.62k £6.59k £8.82k £9.60k
Total expenditure £6.35k £15.08k £24.94k £8.29k £9.85k
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 December 2024 30 June 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2023 28 August 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2022 25 August 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2021 12 August 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2020 25 October 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 25 October 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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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.

TRUST DEED DATED 20/12/1978

Charitable objects

THE PRESERVATION, REPAIR, MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT, BEAUTIFICATION AND RECONSTRUCTION OF CHURCHES IN THE COUNTY OF WARWICK THE CITY OF COVENTRY AND SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTY OF WEST MIDLANDS WHICH ARE WITHIN THE DIOCESE OF COVENTRY AND OF MONUMENTS FITTINGS FIXTURES STAINES GLASS FURNITURE ORNAMENTS BELLS CLOCKS AND CHATTELS IN SUCH CHURCHES AND OF THE CHURCHYARD BELONGING TO ANY OF SUCH CHURCHES.

Area of benefit

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

DIOCESE OF COVENTRY

Contact information

Address:
15 Breakback Road
BROMSGROVE
Worcestershire
B61 7LS
Phone:
02476521353
Email:
secretarywchct@gmail.com
Website:

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