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A Gosford Street Ward councillor, trustee of Bayley's School, and clerk to the feoffees of Bond's Hospital in 1865, Woodcock gave £10 towards St. Michael's Parish Schools (opened on 7 Mar.1853) and 5gn. to the School of Art (rebuilt from 1859). See PA101/6/43; PA101/7/136,148,375; PA101/8/1. Charles was trustee for Edward Humphrey Woodcock (q.v.)'s purchase of "The Firs" estate, Kenilworth in 1861 (see PA242/11/35). He was also trustee for Thomas Soden (q.v.)'s purchase of the "Weavers' Arms", etc. at Hillfields in 1853 (see PA221/1/13). See PA14/10/32. Woodcock was a Tory election agent in 1832 - see PA17/76/2,4,6,18,20. Wouldbe steward of Barston manor, Warwickshire, 1870 - see PA279/44/144. PA184/3/10 shows Woodcock in 1822 as trustee for use of Burges premises. Trustee for John Ralphs(q.v.)' purchase of Pinley House, 1846 (PA216/1/29). Charles was an executor of John Woodcock from 1827 - see BA/B/P/429/5: BA/D/A/29/11: PA56/76/9. In 1833 Woodcock was a trustee for sale of a shopkeeper's property - see PA1518/2/1.XIII. On the city council, 1836-43, 1849-50. Woodcock was trustee for William Thomas' purchase of land near St. Nicholas Street (1854 - PA409/1/2). He sold the former "Rose and Crown", Burges in 1842 - see PA427/1/1.Woodcock was trustee for John Twist's Harnall land in 1831 - see PA484/1.IX. Of Woodcock, Twist & Son, solicitors, Bayley Lane (1830). At mid-century he dealt with Bond's Hospital feoffees - see PA54/131/22; PA54/133/34. Woodcock sold a Bishop Street house in 1848 - see PA500/19/4. He had property behind New Street in 1841 - see PA500/40/1. Qua Bayley's School trustee, see PA506/11/53; PA506/76/11. He did work for the school's trustees (see PA506/11/63,66). Mortgagee of Little Heath land, 1849-72 (PA1681/32/29,32). See PA56/9/2.XII; PA56/22/1. Mortgage-assignee for land near Whitefriars' Mill, 1827-28 (PA56/74/5-9 passim). He was trustee for John Pratt's purchase of Hill Cross land, 1851 (PA56/106/1.XI); for James Marriott's of the "Salutation" inn, Much Park Street, 1856 (PA56/140/33). He was involved with reform of the municipal charities in 1836 - see PA56/127/1.XII. With William Hawkes and George Eld (qq.v.), Woodcock petitioned the Home Secretary in 1842 about the difficulty caused by uncertainty about the municipal boundary - see PA96/61/17. In 1854 he was appointed a St. Michael's feoffee (PA96/71/22). Admitted to the Drapers' Company, 1830 (PA468/1/1/116), he was master, 1833 (PA468/5/10/1/1; PA468/5/13/4-6), 1847-48 (PA468/1/2/12; PA468/4/3/42/22; PA468/4/3/59/29; PA468/4/5/2/9). Woodcock & Twist dealt with the Drapers' Company professionally, 1860 (PA468/4/3/70/44). Woodcock collected water rent, 1838-46 - see PA468/4/3/47/10-13; PA468/4/3/48/12-15; PA468/4/3/49/6-9; PA468/4/3/50/12-14; PA468/4/3/52/10-13; PA468/4/3/53/15-18; PA468/4/3/54/49-52; PA468/4/3/55/24-27; PA468/4/3/56/30-33. See PA468/4/3/65/41. The firm was involved in the attempted extinction of common rights in 1844 - see PA468/5/16/2. For the firm in his time, see PA491/34/2; PA491/86/1. In 1822-26 he was trustee for Richard Booth (senior q.v.)'s purchase and sale of parts of Barbars Close - see CCA/2/3/276/2-7 passim: PA491/84/4. Through John Woodcock (q.v.)'s death, Charles became mortgage-assignee for Well Street property which he released in 1849 - see PA491/85/7.III,VII. As a mortgagee for Union Street and Holbrooks property, 1844-63, see CCA/2/3/582/9: PA491/94/4,5,6.XI: PA1023/11,17. As trustee for Richard Holland Goode (q.v.)'s purchase of a Popeshead Alley dwelling in 1855, see CCA/2/3/212/52. Vestee for Sir Thomas White's Charity land at Swanswell - see CCA/2/3/774/1.I N.B.,6; CCA/2/3/811/2.I N.B.. See CCA/2/3/193/24. Woodcock was trustee for the doctor Robert Arrowsmith (q.v.)'s and builder Richard Booth junior (q.v.)'s purchase of Hertford Street houses, 1836-46 (see CCA/2/3/34/62-63,74). Woodcock owned New Buildings property, 1833-58 (see CCA/2/3/423/19-20). He was mortgage-assignee for Fleet Street premises, 1823-24 - see CCA/2/3/110/29-30. Having been in 1836 a purchaser of the copyright in the "Coventry Mercury and Advertiser for the Midland Counties", twelve years later Woodcock became chairman of its successor the "Coventry Standard" (see PA2546/1). Qua Bayley's School trustee, 1860, see PA2409/2/3/3/16. A stained glass window in memory of his wife was unveiled at Saint John Baptist's in 1878 (see PA2409/2/14/1/1). As trustee for Joseph Gulson's executors, 1857, see PA2770/35/12.IV. As trustee for Richard Booth(q.v.)'s purchase of land near [Cash's Lane], 1855, see PA2770/35/12,VIII. As trustee for Martha Johnson's Much Park Street messuages, 1836ff, see CCA/2/3/396/27. In 1838 Woodcock bought Earl's Mill Lane messuages on whose site he built 71, Cox Street and 1-4, court 10 there, which he retained until he died in 1877 (see CCA/2/3/914/15-17). As Sir Thomas White's Charity treasurer, see CCA/2/3/914/15. He was mortgage-assignee for a Dead Lane house, 1839 (see CCA/2/3/136/1). Mortgagee and trustee for Stephen Barnwell(q.v.)'s purchase of Gosford Street property, 1851-57, but, having to assume that himself when the other went bankrupt in 1860, Woodcock kept that estate until he died (see PA1508/7/1-4). Having been a trustee for part of the property from 1820, from 1838 Woodcock purchased what became 38 & 39, Bayley Lane, using the former as his dwelling and Woodcock, Twist & Sons' office, but assigned the property to his son George (q.v.) in 1873 - see CCA/2/3/1007/7-9,16,17.I. Woodcock was Richard Booth (junior)'s trustee for purchase (1825) and sale (1852) of land at Hill Street Terrace (see CCA/2/3/303/5-6,8). In 1838 he had Priory Court property - see CCA/2/3/155/12. The draper Aston Carr (q.v.) had second thoughts in 1835 about appointing Woodcock as an executor - see CCA/2/3/204/16. Woodcock declined to be an executor of the banker John Bunney (q.v.) - see CCA/2/3/204/17. As trustee for property which had belonged to Richard Booth senior, 1851-53, see CCA/2/3/130/29 (endorsement),33.