THE BIRMINGHAM CIVIC SOCIETY

Charity number: 1123806
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To ensure Birmingham is an attractive city.Promote high standards of planning &architecture; educate the public in the geography, history, culture & architecture of the city; secure the preservation & improvement of public amenities & features or areas of historic or pubic interest in the city.Promote the concept of active citizenship. Plant trees and raise awareness of the importance of trees.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 June 2024

Total income: £30,342
Total expenditure: £53,610

People

11 Trustee(s)

20 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

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
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Birmingham City

Governance

Registration history:
  • 21 April 2008: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
06426178 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls 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
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease 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

11 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Indi Deol Trustee 23 November 2023
THE CHAMBERLAIN HIGHBURY TRUST
Received: On time
Jacky Griffin Trustee 23 November 2023
None on record
Peter Jones Trustee 23 November 2023
None on record
Professor Ian Grosvenor Trustee 12 July 2023
None on record
Alexander Ashley Mahrra Trustee 08 November 2022
None on record
Richard Sapcote Trustee 31 January 2022
None on record
Christopher James Adamson Trustee 24 November 2021
None on record
Councillor Jonathon Paul Hunt Trustee 24 November 2021
THE BIRMINGHAM AND MIDLAND INSTITUTE
Received: On time
Stephanie Marie Bloxham Trustee 15 November 2018
None on record
Matthew Adam Vaughan Trustee 15 November 2018
None on record
ROBIN BARNES Trustee 28 October 2011
THE BIRMINGHAM BIG ART FOUNDATION
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/06/2020 30/06/2021 30/06/2022 30/06/2023 30/06/2024
Total gross income £67.41k £68.37k £87.20k £46.56k £30.34k
Total expenditure £87.62k £49.81k £62.41k £85.40k £53.61k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £20.00k £15.00k £15.00k N/A N/A

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 30 June 2024 25 April 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2024 25 April 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2023 25 April 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2023 25 April 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2022 25 April 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2022 25 April 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2021 26 April 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2021 26 April 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2020 24 April 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2020 24 April 2021 On time 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 13/11/2007 NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 08/11/2012 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 19/11/2015 as amended on 16 Jul 2025

Charitable objects

1 TO PROMOTE HIGH STANDARDS OF PLANNING AND ARCHITECTURE. 2 TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE GEOGRAPHY, HISTORY, NATURAL HISTORY, CULTURE AND ARCHITECTURE OF THE CITY. 3 TO SECURE THE PRESERVATION, PROTECTION, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF PUBLIC AMENITIES AND FEATURES OR AREAS OF HISTORIC OR PUBLIC INTEREST IN THE CITY. 4 TO PROMOTE THE CONCEPT OF ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP AMONG THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY.

Area of benefit

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

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, BIRMINGHAM CITY.

Contact information

Address:
J W HINKS
19 HIGHFIELD ROAD
EDGBASTON
BIRMINGHAM
B15 3BH
Phone:
01214560190
Email:
info@birminghamcivicsociety.org.uk
Website:

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