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The Coventry General Charity

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1195498
Status
Registered
Registered
Aug. 12, 2021
Legal form
CIO

Address

Address
COVENTRY GENERAL CHARITIES
OLD BABLAKE
HILL STREET
COVENTRY
CV1 4AN

Contact

Phone
02476222769
Email
[email protected]

Activities

RELIEF IN NEED

Objects: 1. The Relief Of People In Need Due To Poverty, Hardship Or Distress In Coventry By Providing Grants, Items And Services To Individuals In Need And/or Charities, Or Other Organisations Working To Prevent Or Relieve Poverty And Distress. In Exceptional Cases The Trustees May Grant Relief To Persons Who Are Resident Immediately Outside The Said City.2. To Relieve Financial Hardship, Amongst Elderly People By Providing Grants.3. For The Advancement Of Education For The Public Benefit (Including Social And Physical Training) Of People In Coventry In Such Ways As The Charity Trustees Think Fit, Including By:• Funding Scholarships, Maintenance Allowances Or Grants At Any University, College Or Institution Of Higher Or Further Education.• Funding Education (Including The Study Of Music Or Other Arts), Travel In Furtherance Of That Education, Research Projects, Or To Prepare For Entry To Any Occupation, Trade Or Profession On Leaving Any Educational Establishment.• In Exceptional Cases The Trustees May Provide Funding And Financial Assistance To Persons Who Are Or Who Have A Parent Or Parents Resident Immediately Outside The Said City.4. To Promote The Arts, Preserve Historic Buildings, Improve Amenities Or Facilities For Recreation And Other Leisure Activities Within Coventry For The Public At Large In The Interests Of Social Welfare And With The Object Of Improving The Condition Of Life Of The Said Inhabitants.5. To Further Such Charitable Purposes (Charitable Under English Law) As The Trustees See Fit From Time To Time.

Classification

How
Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations
What
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Other Charitable Purposes
Who
Elderly/old People, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups

Areas of operation

Local Authority
Coventry City

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022

Trustees

Name Appointed
Dr ROGER NEIL DAVIES (Chair) Oct. 21, 2025
Councillor Ram Lakha OBE Oct. 21, 2025
Councillor Tarlochan Jandu Oct. 21, 2025
David Mason Oct. 21, 2025
Edward John Curtis Oct. 21, 2025
Guy Roy Hands Oct. 21, 2025
Hilary Lorimer Oct. 21, 2025
Katherine Barbara Sowerby Jan. 30, 2026
Michael John Harris MBE JP Ma Oct. 21, 2025
Marcus Lapsa Oct. 21, 2025
Simon Sharpe Oct. 21, 2025
Vivien Kershaw Oct. 21, 2025