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Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 0
    • 12+ Trustees: -1
    • Mainly male board: -1
    • No supporters identified
    Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

    GENERAL CHARITY (COVENTRY) 

    RELIEF IN NEED
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • This charity has an endowment fund which generates most of its income

    Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

    • There are 15 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
    • The Board is predominantly male

    Financial issues to consider:

    • There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
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    Financial Data ?

    Income & Spending ?
    N.B. data has been adjusted to reflect year end change
    Sources of Income ?
    Y/E Income
    £k    		 Spending
    £k    		 Surplus/
    Deficit    		 Fundraising
    Cost £k    		 Total
    Funds £k    		 Unrestricted
    Funds £k    		 Mths
    Rsrvs    		 Staff Volun-
    teers
    31/03/23£1,983£2,095£-113£0£13,736£9105.220
    31/03/22?£1,901£1,982£-81£0£14,211£1,0196.220
    31/12/20£4,166£1,604£2,562£0£13,634£1,0948.220
    31/12/19£1,686£1,752£-66£0£11,591£0n/a20
    31/12/18£1,648£1,655£-7£0£10,165£1,0867.920
    31/12/17£996£938£58£0£10,975£1,08813.920
    31/12/16£959£1,003£-44£0£10,423£1,03012.320
    31/12/15£954£830£124£35£9,776£1,07415.510
    31/12/14£941£888£53£25£9,704£3,93653.220
    31/12/13£880£899£-19£24£9,358£3,56847.620
    31/12/12£852£846£6£25£8,710£3,37947.920
    31/12/11£826£783£43£24£8,289£3,09347.420
    31/12/10£793£833£-40£23£8,369£3,09544.620
    31/12/09£800£737£63£24£8,094£3,03249.420
    31/12/08£872£847£25£22£7,393£2,6123720
    31/12/07£842£788£54£20£8,602£3,1494820
    31/12/06£770£746£24£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/05£718£737£-19£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/04£1,126£1,015£112£0£0£0n/a00
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    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
    Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 1%
    Liabilities/Income: 5%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 7%
    Reserves/Spending: 5.2 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 11 months
    Quick Ratio: 21.4
    Asset Split ?
    Established: 61 years

    cov.genchar@outlook.com

    02476222769

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Economic/Community Development/Employment
    • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
    • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
    GiG Classification
    • Grant-making foundations
    How it operates
    • Makes Grants to Individuals
    • Makes Grants to Organisations
    Where it operates
    • Coventry City,
    Who it helps
    • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
    • Other Defined Groups
    Who works here?
    • 2 employees

    Who's supporting them? ?

    We have no records of donations from grant makers.

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (15)
    Gender Split

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 06/08/1963, number: 216235
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • 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
    • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
    Filing Record
    19 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    GENERAL CHARITIES OFFICE
    OLD BABLAKE
    HILL STREET
    COVENTRY
    CV1 4AN

    Objectives

    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.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    CITY OF COVENTRY

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    CharityBase
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