Registered charity · Coventry
Coventry Spires U3A
- 12 trustees
- Income £11k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Rene WhitlockChair
- Annick ThompsonTrustee · since 2019
- David SempleTrustee · since 2016
- Gabrielle BackTrustee · since 2024
- Josephine WrightTrustee · since 2017
- Lois HewittTrustee · since 2024
- Margaret WillanTrustee · since 2024
- Roger ClarkTrustee · since 2015
- Roger ClarkTrustee · since 2024
- Roger HewittTrustee · since 2018
- Ruth GraingerTrustee · since 2024
- Vivian PulleyTrustee · since 2024
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Amateur Sport, Recreation
- Where
- Coventry City
- Website
- u3a.sites.org.uk/coventry-spires/home (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2003
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£11k£3k
- 2024£2k£3k
- 2023£3k£3k
Earlier years
- 2022£5k£2k
- 2021£5k£1k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 77%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AND IN PARTICULAR THE EDUCATION OF OLDER PEOPLE NO LONGER IN FULL TIME GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT IN COVENTRY AND ITS SURROUNDING LOCALITY.2) THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR LEISURE TIME AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE INTERESTS OF THEIR SOCIAL WELFARE.
Grants received
2 grants · £10,325 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £10,325 (2 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
12 trustees on the board
- Rene Whitlock Chair
- Annick Thompson since 2019
- David Semple since 2016
- Gabrielle Back since 2024
- Josephine Wright since 2017
- Lois Hewitt since 2024
- Margaret Willan since 2024
- Roger Clark since 2015
- Roger Clark since 2024
- Roger Hewitt since 2018
- Ruth Grainger since 2024
- Vivian Pulley since 2024
Trustees past 6 years
- Annick Thompson since 2019
- David Semple since 2016
- Josephine Wright since 2017
- Roger Clark since 2015
- Roger Hewitt since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (12)
- Rene Whitlock Chair
- Annick Thompson since 2019
- David Semple since 2016
- Gabrielle Back since 2024
- Josephine Wright since 2017
- Lois Hewitt since 2024
- Margaret Willan since 2024
- Roger Clark since 2015
- Roger Clark since 2024
- Roger Hewitt since 2018
- Ruth Grainger since 2024
- Vivian Pulley since 2024
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1099617
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 4 OCTOBER 2002.
- Contact on the register
- 02476 675158 · davidsemple7@btintrenet.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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