THE CENTRE FOR BRAIN INJURY REHABILITATION AND DEVELOPMENT

Charity number: 326194

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

B.I.R.D aims to to improve activities of day to day living of children & adults with brain injuries & learning difficulties & their families through the physical and educational therapies it offers.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2023

Total income: £158,303
Total expenditure: £167,128

Total income includes £4,960 from 1 government contract(s)

People

4 Trustee(s)

39 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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 14 September 1982: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • BIRD (Working name)
  • THE B I R D CENTRE (Working name)
Company number:
01657517 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 handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Tracey Leigh Meadham Chair 17 September 2015
None on record
Maureen Carol Richards Trustee 24 January 2019
None on record
Martin Gerard McGlown Trustee 24 January 2019
None on record
ANDREW DICKINSON Trustee 25 November 2012
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2019 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023
Total gross income £239.42k £188.77k £186.64k £163.17k £158.30k
Total expenditure £251.65k £213.57k £157.03k £174.97k £167.13k
Income from government contracts £18.40k £32.44k £11.43k £19.18k £4.96k
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A 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 31 March 2024
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024
Annual return 31 March 2023
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023
Annual return 31 March 2022
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022
Annual return 31 March 2021
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021
Annual return 31 March 2020 23 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 23 January 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 OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 10 AUGUST 1982 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 15 NOVEMBER 1996

Charitable objects

THE CENTRE IS ESTABLISHED FOR THE RELIEF, TREATMENT AND ADVANCEMENT OF BRAIN INJURED PERSONS.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
No information available
Phone:
01244 678629
Email:
admin@birdcharity.org.uk
Website:

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