# COVENTRY INDEPENDENT ADVICE SERVICE

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1015216
- **Other names:** WOOD END ADVICE AND INFORMATION CENTRE LIMITED, WOODEND ADVICE AND INFORMATION CENTRE LIMITED
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Nov. 13, 1992
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1015216


## Contact

- **Address:** Norton House, Bird Street, COVENTRY
- **Postcode:** CV1 5FX
- **Phone:** 02476521100
- **Email:** info@covadvice.org.uk
- **Website:** https://covadvice.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** To promote any charitable purpose for the public benefit of communities in Coventry and the surrounding areas, predominantly by providing information, advice, public education and other support to relieve poverty and hardship, reduce inequality and improve quality of life.

**Activities:** We offer free advice, information and support to residents of Coventry and surrounding areas. We hold the Advice Quality Standard for our debt and welfare benefits advice, a nationally recognised quality mark for public advice organisations. We are members of AdviceUK and our debt advice is regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Our aim is to combat poverty and financial exclusion.

**Area of benefit:** NORTH AND EAST COVENTRY




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Coventry City
- Warwickshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £350540 | £375973 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £506829 | £450563 | £168680 | 13 |
| March 31, 2023 | £415093 | £439599 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £397129 | £454160 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £498075 | £449462 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Damon Swindell — appointed Oct. 22, 2021
- Dr Margaret O&#x27;Brien — appointed Nov. 28, 2025
- Lianne Payne — appointed Oct. 3, 2025
- Mark Anthony Monaghan — appointed July 26, 2019
- Zainib Hussain — appointed Oct. 24, 2022


