Registered charity (CIO) · Coventry
Friends of Spencer Park
Friends of Spencer Park is a registered charity (number 1176323) based in Coventry, governed by 7 trustees and chaired by Kenneth Taylor since 2022. Latest income £335k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as Friends of Spencer Park Coventry, Friends of Spencer Park & Recreation Ground (Charity Commission)
- 7 trustees
- Income £335k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Disability, Amateur Sport, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment and 1 more
- Where
- Coventry City
- Website
- www.friendsofspencerpark.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2017
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£335k£32k
- 2024£36k£28k
- 2023£25k£18k
Earlier years
- 2022£28k£19k
- 2021£9k£3k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 4%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE INHABITANTS OF COVENTRY IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PRESERVATION, PROMOTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF SPENCER PARK COVENTRY.
Grants received
5 grants · £286,900 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
- Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government · £184,137 (2 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £82,763 (2 grants)
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £20,000
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
- Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
- 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.
7 trustees on the board
- Kenneth Taylor Chair since 2022
- Carol Bayliss since 2017
- Danny Bailey since 2023
- Helen Spence since 2018
- Karen Berry since 2018
- TIM Brooke since 2018
- Zilpha Reed since 2017
Trustees past 6 years
- Carol Bayliss since 2017
- Helen Spence since 2018
- Karen Berry since 2018
- TIM Brooke since 2018
- Zilpha Reed since 2017
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- Kenneth Taylor Chair since 2022
- Carol Bayliss since 2017
- Danny Bailey since 2023
- Helen Spence since 2018
- Karen Berry since 2018
- TIM Brooke since 2018
- Zilpha Reed since 2017
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.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1176323
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 18 Dec 2017
- Contact on the register
- 02476679126 · friendsofspencerpark@gmail.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th 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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