THE BIRMINGHAM BATTALION OF THE BOYS' BRIGADE

Charity number: 1137394
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The focus of our 'core work' is in 44 locations where our volunteer leaders work with young people in the age range 4 to 18 years each week and engage with them through positive activities through our four programmes, Anchors, Juniors, Company and Seniors. This work is supplemented by a wide range of activities organised centrally for the benefit of the young people.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2024

Total income: £15,909
Total expenditure: £15,337

People

7 Trustee(s)

2 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:
  • Education/training
  • Religious Activities
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Birmingham City
  • Coventry City
  • Sandwell
  • Solihull
  • Warwickshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 10 August 2010: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • THE BB IN BIRMINGHAM (Working name)
Company number:
07031608 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not 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
  • Conflicting interests
  • 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
  • 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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Martin Hayden Chair 20 December 2020
None on record
Stephen Neal Green Trustee 25 January 2025
None on record
Andrew Tite Trustee 27 January 2024
None on record
Dr James Grist Trustee 09 November 2021
QUINTON YOUTH FOR CHRIST
Received: On time
THE KUANZIA TRUST
Received: On time
Nicholas Mund Trustee 09 November 2021
None on record
John Pritchard Trustee 20 December 2020
None on record
Richard Meacham Trustee 05 March 2018
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023 31/08/2024
Total gross income £14.13k £14.61k £6.15k £15.46k £15.91k
Total expenditure £15.87k £8.94k £12.83k £14.79k £15.34k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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 August 2024 14 May 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2024 Not required
Annual return 31 August 2023 23 May 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 Not required
Annual return 31 August 2022 31 May 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 Not required
Annual return 31 August 2021 15 June 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 Not required
Annual return 31 August 2020 16 November 2021 139 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020 Not required
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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 28/09/2009

Charitable objects

1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF CHRIST'S KINGDOM AMONG BOYS AND THE PROMOTION OF HABITS OF OBEDIENCE REVERENCE DISCIPLINE SELF-RESPECT AND ALL THAT TENDS TOWARDS A TRUE CHRISTIAN MANLINESS; AND 2 THE ADVANCEMENT OF CHRIST'S KINGDOM AMONG GIRLS AND THE PROMOTION OF HABITS OF OBEDIENCE REVERENCE DISCIPLINE AND SELF-RESPECT AMONG GIRLS; AND 3 ALL SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE AND LAWFUL ACTIVITIES AS MAY BE APPROVED BY THE DIRECTORS PARTICULARLY (BUT WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERAL NATURE OF THE OBJECTS) IN THE BIRMINGHAM WEST MIDLANDS AND EAST MIDLANDS AREAS AND ANY OTHER AREA IN WHICH A BOYS' BRIGADE COMPANY WHICH IS AT ANY TIME A COMPANY MEMBER OF THE CHARITY AS PROVIDED FOR IN THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION OF THE CHARITY

Area of benefit

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

NOT LIMITED, BUT PARTICULARLY WITHIN THE BIRMINGHAM WEST AND EAST MIDLANDS AREAS

Contact information

Address:
Northfield Baptist Church
Bristol Road South
Northfield
BIRMINGHAM
B31 2NQ
Phone:
0121 6631421
Email:
birmingham.secretary@boys-brigade.org.uk
Website:

No information available