Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 0
    • All male board: -3
    • No supporters identified
    Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

    THE COVENTRY FREEMEN'S CHARITY 

    The payment of pensions to needy Freemen of the City of Coventry and their dependants and the widows, widowers and other former dependants of a deceased Freeman, who are resident within the existing boundary of the City of Coventry, or within a radius of seven miles from St Mary's Hall. Relief in need, relieving either generally or individually, persons having to the pensioners of the Charity.
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    Positives:

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

    Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

    • The Board is completely male

    Financial Data ?

    Income & Spending ?
    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
    31/12/22£973£871£101£0£18,926£1,41619.510
    31/12/21£934£771£162£0£18,962£1,37221.410
    31/12/20£913£1,061£-149£6£15,950£1,11512.600
    31/12/19£1,043£901£142£6£16,282£1,32217.600
    31/12/18£910£1,267£-357£0£15,859£1,18011.200
    31/12/17£3,037£826£2,211£0£16,217£1,20317.500
    31/12/16£880£781£99£0£14,006£1,09016.700
    31/12/15£826£761£65£16£13,545£91014.400
    31/12/14£806£796£10£16£13,492£84812.800
    31/12/13£799£762£37£15£12,441£84113.300
    31/12/12£767£749£18£15£12,009£70811.300
    31/12/11£714£734£-20£16£11,736£63210.300
    31/12/10£680£695£-15£13£12,205£66011.400
    31/12/09£680£687£-6£15£11,960£64811.300
    31/12/08£728£652£76£14£11,269£58310.710
    31/12/07£647£637£9£14£12,325£71513.510
    31/12/06£633£579£55£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/05£569£526£43£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/04£550£515£36£0£0£0n/a00

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
    Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 0%
    Liabilities/Income: 4%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 7%
    Reserves/Spending: 19.5 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
    Quick Ratio: 3.2
    Asset Split ?
    Established: 45 years

    Robert.Anderson@azets.co.uk

    02476258621

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    Listed activities
    • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
    GiG Classification
    • Poverty relief
    How it operates
    • Makes Grants to Individuals
    Where it operates
    • Coventry City, Warwickshire,
    Who it helps
    • Other Defined Groups
    Who works here?
    • 1 employee

    Who's supporting them? ?

    We have no records of donations from grant makers.

    How is it governed?

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 29/12/1978, number: 229237
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Complaints handling
    • Conflicting interests
    • Investment
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    19 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    3Mc Middlemarch Business Park
    Siskin Drive
    Coventry
    CV3 4FJ

    Objectives

    THE INCOME OF THE CHARITY BE APPLIED IN PAYING PENSIONS TO OR FOR THE RELIEF IN NEED OF NEEDY FREEMEN AND THEIR DEPENDANTS WHO ARE WITHIN THE EXISTING BOUNDARY OF THE CITY OF COVENTRY OR WITHIN A RADIUS OF SEVEN MILES FROM ST MARY'S HALL.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    SEE OBJECTS

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    CharityBase
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