Registered charity · Coventry
Culture Coventry
Culture Coventry is a registered charity (number 1152899) based in Coventry, governed by 9 trustees and chaired by Emmanuel Stephane Coulon since 2015. Latest income £3.7m (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
- 9 trustees
- Income £3.7m (2025)
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Who leads it
- Emmanuel Stephane CoulonChair · since 2015
- Dr Elizabeth Frances BenjaminTrustee · since 2026
- Dr Nor AzizTrustee · since 2021
- Joseph Warden ElliottTrustee · since 2013
- Keith RailtonTrustee · since 2013
- Mairead Anne O'RourkeTrustee · since 2026
- Richard ShawTrustee · since 2013
- Roger Terrence Arthur MedwellTrustee · since 2013
- Wendy ParryTrustee · since 2023
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage and 2 more
- Where
- Coventry City, Warwickshire
- Website
- www.culturecoventry.com (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Culture Coventry
- Registered
- 2013
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£3.7m£4.7m
- 2024£4.1m£5.5m
- 2023£3.7m£5.2m
Earlier years
- 2022£7.3m£5.5m
- 2021£4.8m£4.2m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 53%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
1.THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF BRITISH ROAD TRANSPORT BY COLLECTING AND CONSERVING ROAD TRANSPORT ITEMS OF AESTHETIC, HISTORIC, CONSTRUCTIONAL OR ENGINEERING INTEREST OR IMPORTANCE.2.THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN RELATION TO ARTS, CULTURE, HERITAGE AND SCIENCE IN COVENTRY.
Grants received
9 grants · £758,418 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
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £499,568 (3 grants)
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £258,850 (6 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- The National Lottery Heritage 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.
9 trustees on the board
- Emmanuel Stephane Coulon Chair since 2015
- Dr Elizabeth Frances Benjamin since 2026
- Dr Nor Aziz since 2021
- Joseph Warden Elliott since 2013
- Keith Railton since 2013
- Mairead Anne O'Rourke since 2026
- Roger Terrence Arthur Medwell since 2013
- Richard Shaw since 2013
- Wendy Parry since 2023
Trustees past 6 years
- Emmanuel Stephane Coulon Chair since 2015
- Joseph Warden Elliott since 2013
- Keith Railton since 2013
- Roger Terrence Arthur Medwell since 2013
- Richard Shaw since 2013
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Emmanuel Stephane Coulon Chair since 2015
- Dr Elizabeth Frances Benjamin since 2026
- Mairead Anne O'Rourke since 2026
- Roger Terrence Arthur Medwell since 2013
- Richard Shaw since 2013
- Wendy Parry since 2023
Portfolio (3)
- Dr Nor Aziz since 2021
- Joseph Warden Elliott since 2013
- Keith Railton since 2013
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.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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
3.1 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months · was 2.4 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1152899
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 14/01/2013AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 25/02/2013AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 25/06/2013
- Companies House
- Company number 08359113 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 02476237521 · enquiries@culturecoventry.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th October 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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