Charitable Information

Coventry University is a higher education corporation established under the Education Reform Act 1988 by the Order of the Privy Council on 16 February 1993. Its powers are laid down in s.124 of the Education Reform Act 1988 and are governed in accordance with articles of government made by the corporation with the approval of the Privy Council (s.125 of the Act).

Coventry University is an exempt charity by virtue of s.125A of the Education Reform Act 1988 as inserted by s. 41 of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998.

The University has made available the following information in respect of its exempt charitable status:

List of trustees’ other trusteeships

List of trustees’ other trusteeships
The following Coventry University trustees are also trustees of the following charities:

  • Anne Obey: Trustee of Centre for Sustainable Energy andBrandon Hill Chamber Orchestra
  • David Secher: Trustee of Cambridge United Charities and the Cesar and Celia Milstein Foundation
  • Furrkh Aslam: Trustee of Coventry University Students’ Union and the Coventry Refugee and Migrant Centre
  • John Latham: Trustee of Palmer Foundation and Coventry University Charitable Trust.
  • Kevin Baughan: Trustee of City & Guilds Group
  • Sue Horner: Trustee of First Story, IVE (Leeds), a Partner in Education (APIE), Northern College and Coventry University Charitable Trust
  • Panchami Satheesh, Trustee of Coventry University Students’ Union
  • Akhil Sha, Trustee of Coventry University Students’ Union
  • Mark Richards: Trustee of the Society for Music Analysis and the Society for Minimalist Music.

Coventry University Charitable Trust

In addition to the University being an exempt charity, the University also administers an associated exempt charity, known as Coventry University Charitable Trust (CUCT).

The current trustees of the CUCT are:

  • Dr Shaun Hides, Academic Dean of Faculty of Arts and Humanities
  • Dr Sue Horner, Independent Governor
  • Ms Kate Quantrell, Group Registrar and Chief Governance Officer
  • Professor John Latham, Vice-Chancellor

For details of the CUCT trust documentation, please contact the Interim Clerk to the Board of Governors, Claire English, claire.english@coventry.ac.uk.

Your Students' Union

Your Students' Union is a registered charity, details of which can be found at their website.

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