01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 13 November 1992
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 02761115
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £350,540
- Latest expenditure
- £375,973
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Norton House, Bird Street, COVENTRY, CV1 5FX
Website recorded by the regulator: https://covadvice.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
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.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 10 December 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 10 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £350,540
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £375,973
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 27 January 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 27 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £506,829
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £450,563
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 30 November 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 November 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £415,093
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £439,599
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 25 October 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 25 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £397,129
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £454,160
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 30 November 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 November 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £498,075
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £449,462
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 10 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £350,540
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £375,973
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £171,043
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 10
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 27 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £506,829
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £450,563
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £325,287
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 10
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 30 November 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £415,093
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £439,599
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £322,287
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 6
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 25 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £397,129
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £454,160
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £322,287
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 5
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 30 November 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £498,075
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £449,462
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £356,256
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 8
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 27 January 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 455809
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 50068
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 952
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 506829
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £450,563
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 450563
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 150
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 150
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1511
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £127,634
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2054
- Assets Own Use
- 2054
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £179,153
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £12,527
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £168,680
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 12527
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £176,662
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 175760
- Funds Restricted
- -7080
- Funds Total
- 168680
- Count Employees
- 13
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Warwickshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Coventry City
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- West Midlands
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 113
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 105
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- COVENTRY INDEPENDENT ADVICE SERVICE
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2016-05-25T00:00:00
- Reason
- Funds transferred (s.74)
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 3957826
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1074826
- Assoc Charity Name
- WILLENHALL COMMUNITY MONEY ADVICE CENTRE
- Charity Name
- COVENTRY INDEPENDENT ADVICE SERVICE
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1992-11-13T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 02/11/1992AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 12/10/2006AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 10/09/2008AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 07/02/2013AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 08/10/2014AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 21/10/2015 as amended on 06 Nov 2019 as amended on 24 Oct 2022
- Charitable 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.
- Area Of Benefit
- NORTH AND EAST COVENTRY
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 81648
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- WOODEND ADVICE AND INFORMATION CENTRE LIMITED
- Charity Name Id
- 81644
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- WOOD END ADVICE AND INFORMATION CENTRE LIMITED
11 Official extract
Charity Other Regulators
- Regulator Order
- 1
- Regulator Name
- Financial Conduct Authority
12 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling