# THE ALAN EDWARD HIGGS CHARITY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 509367
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Trust
- **Registered:** Nov. 14, 1979
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=509367


## Contact

- **Address:** The Coventry Building Society Arena, Judd's Lane, Longford, Coventry, Warwickshire
- **Postcode:** CV6 6GE
- **Phone:** 02476221311
- **Email:** clerk@higgscharity.org.uk
- **Website:** https://www.higgscharity.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES WHICH SHALL BENEFIT WHOLLY OR MAINLY THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA WITHIN 25 MILES OF THE CENTRE OF COVENTRY AS THE TRUSTEES MAY SELECT, WITH A PREFERENCE AS FAR AS PRACTICABLE TO THE PROMOTION OF CHILD WELFARE AND PARTICULARLY THE WELFARE OF UNDER PRIVILEGED CHILDREN.

**Activities:** The clerk to the trustees is the initial contact for local bodies and organisations seeking grants. These applications are screened to ensure that the applications meet the objectives of the Charity. The trustees meet regularly to consider the applications and to make grants in appropriate circumstances.

**Area of benefit:** AN AREA WITHIN 25 MILES OF THE CENTRE OF COVENTRY




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** Children/young People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies



## Areas of operation

- Coventry City
- Warwickshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 5, 2025 | £954807 | £734516 | £20850252 | 2 |
| April 5, 2024 | £675669 | £621197 | £20795724 | 2 |
| April 5, 2023 | £575342 | £639264 | £19463190 | 2 |
| April 5, 2022 | £583306 | £548114 | £20408932 | 2 |
| April 5, 2021 | £416753 | £903092 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Alexander Edward William Barrett** (Chair) — appointed Sept. 23, 2021
- EMILY LUCY BARLOW — appointed Sept. 12, 2012
- Emma Louise Bates — appointed Feb. 1, 2022
- MARILYN FREDA KNATCHBULL-HUGESSEN JP
- Steven Alan Cooke — appointed June 23, 2021