The Rosemary and David Coveney Charitable Trust
Analysis
The Rosemary and David Coveney Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Knutsford. It was registered in May 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending October 2025, The Rosemary and David Coveney Charitable Trust reported income of £19k and spending of £6,480, leaving 66% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income fell from £24k to £19k (-18%), an average of -5.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2025, when income dropped by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Rosemary and David Coveney Charitable Trust sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cancare (£19k), Outside Centre (£19k) and The Dominica (UK) Association (£19k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
THE CHARITY AIMS TO MAKE GRANTS TO SUPPORT STUDY AND RESEARCH INTO THE NATURE, CAUSES, DIAGNOSIS, PREVENTION, TREATMENT AND CARE OF ALL FORMS OF CANCER, RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED AFFECTED BY CANCER, AND TO PROMOTE SUCH PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE UNDER THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL AT THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE. GRANTS ARE DETERMINED BY TRUSTEES.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Cancare | Swanage | £19k |
| Outside Centre | Wolverhampton | £19k |
| The Dominica (UK) Association | London | £19k |
| The Lloyd Johnstone Trust | Sutton | £19k |