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Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • but now stabilising: +1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

BREATHING SPACE, COVENTRY

Breathing Space Coventry is a haven where the general public can experience renewal and reconciliation, rest and restoration, and where conversations unfold that draw our spirits towards God. We offer quiet days and day retreats, spiritual companionship and shared refreshments for those living and working in deprived urban environments, in noisy city precincts and in harried, energy-sapping jobs.
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Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period but has stabilised more recently
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit £k		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/23£10£11£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£8£7£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£7£5£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£5£6£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£26£34£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£35£23£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 7 years

www.breathingspacecoventry.org

breathingspacecoventry@gmail.com

02475315480

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Coventry City, Warwickshire,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 8/9 persons

  • ALISON LINDSEY LAWN Appointed: 2019
  • ANDREW GILLHAM Appointed: 2023
  • CRYSTAL JOAN KOFIE (Chair) Appointed: 2017
  • DAGMER DIAS Appointed: 2022
  • DR JOHN KIRKMAN Appointed: 2022
  • DR PETER SIDEBOTHAM Appointed: 2022
  • ELISABETH CLARKE Appointed: 2023
  • LOIS BALDWIN Appointed: 2021
  • SR ANN O'SULLIVAN Appointed: 2021
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 23/11/2017, number: 1175896
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
6 returns made; all on time
Main office

123b Birmingham Road
COVENTRY
CV5 9GR

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN COVENTRY AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THE HOLDING OF DAY RETREATS, AND BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH IN CONTEMPLATIVE PRAYER FOR THOSE WISHING TO WORSHIP AND/OR EXPLORE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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