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the coventry freemen's charity

The charity supports other defined groups. The Coventry Freemen's Charity is a registered charity whose purpose is the prevention or relief of poverty. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in Coventry and operates in Coventry City and Warwickshire.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

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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Financial Information

Latest Income
£1,193,321
Latest Expenditure
£1,089,774

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 90.9%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 99.5%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 2.6%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £58,232
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £0
Investments £1,135,089
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,084,360
Raising Funds £5,414
Governance £22,470
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£1,193,321£1,089,774£1,084,360£19,625,956£1,953,0560 / 0
2023£1,169,198£897,232£891,841£19,352,724£1,760,4721 / 0
2022£972,731£871,387£865,876£18,926,210£1,415,9321 / 0
2021£933,769£771,387£765,443£18,962,139£1,372,4351 / 0
2020£912,806£1,061,341£1,055,435£15,950,382£1,114,7830 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers