Coventry Round Table Charitable Trust Fund

Charity 1048799

Overview

Summary

Sources:Civic AtlasAI-assisted

Coventry Round Table Charitable Trust Fund appears to function as a flexible local giving vehicle rather than a specialist service provider. Its broad charitable purpose and range of permitted support suggest that it can direct resources across different needs as determined by its associated club. The organisation’s role may therefore be shaped less by a fixed programme and more by local relationships, member judgement and opportunities identified through fundraising.

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Operational geography

Sources:ONSCivic AtlasAI-assisted

Coverage: Regional

Operational areas:

    Evidence and reasoning
    Supporting evidence
    Remaining uncertainties
    • Direct evidence from the Charity Commission's current register entry states that the charity operates in Birmingham City, but it does not identify any Birmingham neighbourhood, ward, venue, project or beneficiary organisation.
    • The available evidence does not establish a physical operational site in Birmingham. The registered contact address is in Coventry and should not be treated as a Birmingham delivery location.
    • A trustees' report for the year ended 31 March 2023 describes the charity's purpose as supporting good causes in and around Coventry. This is narrower than the current Charity Commission geographic declaration, so the scale and regularity of its current Birmingham activity remain unclear.
    • No material Birmingham-specific partnerships were identified in the authoritative sources consulted.
    Additional evidence needed
    • The charity's most recent grant-making or activity records identifying Birmingham recipients, projects or event locations.
    • A current annual report or official statement explaining how the charity's declared Birmingham City coverage is delivered in practice.
    • Official confirmation of any Birmingham-based partners, recurring fundraising events or service locations.

    Areas of work

    Source:Charity Commission
    • General Charitable Purposes

    Who they help

    Source:Charity Commission
    • The General Public/mankind

    How they help

    Source:Charity Commission
    • Makes Grants To Individuals
    • Makes Grants To Organisations
    • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
    • Provides Human Resources

    Discoveries involving this organisation

    The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.

    Observations

    Sources:Civic AtlasAI-assisted

    • A flexible, discretionary grantmaker

      The fund appears designed to support a changing range of charitable purposes and charitable bodies, with decisions determined by the club in ordinary meeting. This may indicate a responsive model in which priorities can shift with members’ understanding of local need.

      Why it matters

      This distinguishes the organisation from charities built around one beneficiary group or service. Its potential civic value may lie in being able to fill smaller, emerging or less easily categorised gaps.

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      • “For such charitable purpose or purposes according to the laws of England and Wales or for the benefit of one or more charitable bodies in such manner as the club in ordinary meeting shall determine.”

        Source:Charity Commission

      • “Round Table general fundraising.”

        Source:Organisation

    • Potentially a connector between fundraising and local capacity

      The fund may convert general fundraising into several forms of support: grants to people and organisations, volunteer or practical help, and access to facilities or open space. This suggests a role that could extend beyond financial donation alone.

      Why it matters

      Understanding the organisation as a possible capacity-builder helps identify complementary relationships with groups needing volunteers, space or modest flexible funding, not only conventional grants.

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      • “Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space.”

        Source:Charity Commission

      • “The General Public/mankind.”

        Source:Charity Commission

    • Broad reach may obscure its practical focus

      The stated beneficiary group and charitable activity are highly general. This may reflect intentional openness, but it leaves unclear whether the fund has a primarily Coventry-based focus, recurring causes, or particular communities it reaches most often.

      Why it matters

      A broad mandate can be an advantage, yet it makes the organisation’s real place-based contribution difficult to assess without evidence of grants, partners and decisions over time.

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      • “The General Public/mankind.”

        Source:Charity Commission

      • “General Charitable Purposes.”

        Source:Charity Commission

      Remaining uncertainties

    • Whether grants and other support are primarily directed to Coventry or a wider area.
    • Which support mechanism is used most often and who makes practical decisions.
    • Whether the fund has recurring partners, priority causes or underserved beneficiary groups.

      Additional evidence needed

    • Recent grant lists, award amounts, recipients and geographic coverage.
    • Annual reports or fundraising records showing how funds and non-financial support are used.
    • Information on club membership, decision-making and partnerships with local organisations.
    Charity Commission profile
    Source:Charity Commission

    Activities

    Round Table general fundraising

    Charity objects

    FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES ACCCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF ONE OR MORE CHARITABLE BODIES IN SUCH MANNER AS THE CLUB IN ORDINARY MEETING SHALL DETERMINE