THE WEST MIDLAND BIRD CLUB

Charity number: 213311
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To promote the conservation of wild birds and their habitats and educate the public in the knowledge, understanding and appreciation of wild birds and wild bird study.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £109,939
Total expenditure: £95,709

Total income includes £3,947 from 1 government grant(s)

People

6 Trustee(s)

150 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Animals
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Birmingham City
  • Coventry City
  • Dudley
  • Sandwell
  • Solihull
  • Staffordshire
  • Walsall
  • Warwickshire
  • Wolverhampton
  • Worcestershire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 19 May 1967: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
ROGER CLIVE BROADBENT Chair 09 November 2016
WEST MIDLAND BIRD CLUB
Recently registered
Donald Brian Frederick Ainsworth Trustee 15 May 2024
WEST MIDLAND BIRD CLUB
Recently registered
Colin McShane Trustee 12 May 2021
WEST MIDLAND BIRD CLUB
Recently registered
Timothy John Fallowell Trustee 17 November 2020
WEST MIDLAND BIRD CLUB
Recently registered
RICHARD NEIL STONIER Trustee 15 July 2020
WEST MIDLAND BIRD CLUB
Recently registered
John Kenneth Macmillan Trustee 31 October 2018
THE COLTON VILLAGE HALL - COLTON
Received: On time
STAFFORD RANGERS IN THE COMMUNITY
Received: On time
WEST MIDLAND BIRD CLUB
Recently registered

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £91.78k £138.77k £128.11k £94.03k £109.94k
Total expenditure £84.46k £91.70k £81.12k £90.54k £95.71k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £13.88k N/A N/A N/A £3.95k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2023 01 July 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 01 July 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 22 May 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 22 May 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 15 July 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 15 July 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 07 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 07 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 30 November 2020 30 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 30 November 2020 30 days late Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

RULES ADOPTED 06 MAR 1962 AS AMENDED ON 02 JAN 1981 AS AMENDED ON 10 MAY 2023

Charitable objects

1. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING, AND APPRECIATION OF WILD BIRDS AND WILD BIRD STUDY, AND 2. TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION OF, AND RAISE PUBLIC AND SCIENTIFIC AWARENESS OF, WILD BIRDS AND THEIR HABITATS.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE, WARWICKSHIRE, WOCESTERSHIRE, STAFFORDSHIRE AND WEST MIDLANDS.

Contact information

Address:
Deans Accountants
Gibson House
Hurricane Court
Hurricane Close
Stafford
ST16 1GZ
Phone:
07447 040504
Email:
secretary@westmidlandbirdclub.org.uk
Website:

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