Registered charity (CIO) · West Midlands
Carriers of Hope, Coventry
Carriers of Hope, Coventry is a registered charity (number 1180105) based in West Midlands, governed by 11 trustees and chaired by Dr Peter O'Brien since 2024. Latest income £603k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 11 trustees
- Income £603k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Dr Peter O'BrienChair · since 2024
- Andrew SayersTrustee · since 2024
- Bakr BanboukTrustee · since 2026
- Dillion DumaTrustee · since 2024
- Elizabeth Ann ThomsonTrustee · since 2023
- Guteh Blandine BabeyTrustee · since 2024
- Hava ForicTrustee · since 2024
- Jim MinogueTrustee · since 2026
- Patricia TownerTrustee · since 2024
- Valerie LewisTrustee · since 2024
- Yaqoub ImranTrustee · since 2025
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, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- Where
- Coventry City
- Website
- www.carriersofhope.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2018
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£603k£553k
- 2024£345k£528k
- 2023£528k£533k
Earlier years
- 2022£498k£524k
- 2021£541k£486k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 11%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE PRIMARILY FOR THE BENEFIT OF ASYLUM SEEKERS, REFUGEES AND NEW MIGRANTS LIVING IN COVENTRY IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND RELIEF OF POVERTY AND TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH AGE INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.
Grants received
18 grants · £1,135,262 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 · £847,053 (4 grants)
- BBC Children in Need · £83,225 (4 grants)
- Masonic Charitable Foundation · £60,000
- Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales · £52,250 (2 grants)
- Barrow Cadbury Trust · £21,320
Most recent
- 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.
11 trustees on the board
- Dr Peter O'Brien Chair since 2024
- Andrew Sayers since 2024
- Bakr Banbouk since 2026
- Dillion Duma since 2024
- Elizabeth Ann Thomson since 2023
- Guteh Blandine Babey since 2024
- Hava Foric since 2024
- Jim Minogue since 2026
- Patricia Towner since 2024
- Valerie Lewis since 2024
- Yaqoub Imran since 2025
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (11)
- Dr Peter O'Brien Chair since 2024
- Andrew Sayers since 2024
- Bakr Banbouk since 2026
- Dillion Duma since 2024
- Elizabeth Ann Thomson since 2023
- Guteh Blandine Babey since 2024
- Hava Foric since 2024
- Jim Minogue since 2026
- Patricia Towner since 2024
- Valerie Lewis since 2024
- Yaqoub Imran since 2025
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.
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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
- 1180105
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 27 Sep 2018
- Contact on the register
- 02476667008 · admin@carriersofhope.org.uk
- 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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