01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Other
- Registered
- 29 April 1965
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £40,503
- Latest expenditure
- £42,889
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: 21 BARTON CLOSE, EXTON, EXETER, EX3 0PE
Website recorded by the regulator: www.cowardtrust.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
"Educating and training young people in order to qualify them for the ministry of the Gospel among Protestant Dissenters" and for the support and service of the interest of Christ among the Protestant Dissenters as the trustees shall judge best.
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 October 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 10 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £40,503
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £42,889
- 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
- 23 September 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 23 September 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £43,940
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £29,728
- 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
- 13 November 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 13 November 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £44,772
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £26,099
- 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
- 17 November 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 17 November 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £37,564
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £27,381
- 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
- 16 October 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £17,676
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £16,336
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 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £40,503
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £42,889
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- 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
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- 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
- 23 September 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £43,940
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £29,728
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- 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
- Count Volunteers
- 1
- 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
- 13 November 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £44,772
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £26,099
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- 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
- Count Volunteers
- 1
- 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
- 17 November 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £37,564
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £27,381
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 1
- 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
- 16 October 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £17,676
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £16,336
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 1
05 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
06 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 108
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Religious Activities
- Classification Code
- 302
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Classification Code
- 301
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 205
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
07 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- COWARD TRUST
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1965-04-29T00:00:00
08 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- WILL PROVED AT LONDON ON 17TH MAY 1740 U.V. 32 P. 126 AND SCHEME OF THE COMMISSIONERS DATED 17TH JUNE 1992
- Charitable Objects
- FOR EDUCATING AND TRAINING YOUNG MEN IN ORDER TO QUALIFY THEM FOR THE MINISTRY OF THE GOSPEL AMONG PROTESTANT DISSENTERS; AND FOR SUPPORT AND SERVICE OF THE INTEREST OF CHRIST AMONG PROTESTAND DISSENTERS AS TRUSTEES SHALL JUDGE BEST.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
09 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures