DESIGN MIDLANDS LIMITED

Charity Number: 1143920
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The charity promotes for the public benefit, best regeneration practices mainly throughout the UK Midlands, by: enabling high standards of design and architecture in the built and living environment; delivering education and training to all involved in such creative activities; supporting other charitable projects and initiatives for community benefit in the operating area.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £220,906
Total expenditure: £217,072

People

9 Trustee(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
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England

Governance

Registration history:
  • 22 September 2011: Standard registration
  • 23 October 2024: Funds received from 1108699 URBAN VISION NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • DESIGN MIDLANDS (Working name)
  • OPUN (Working name)
  • ARCHITECTURE EAST MIDLANDS LIMITED (Previous name)
Company number:
04456338 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • Risk management
  • Social media policy and procedures
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

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Oliver James William Spicer Trustee 06 March 2025
ALVESTON VILLAGE ASSOCIATION
Recently registered
Stephen Martin Stoney Trustee 06 March 2025
None on record
Adam James Lathbury Trustee 06 March 2025
None on record
Shauna Mary Bradley Trustee 06 March 2025
None on record
Angela Reeve Trustee 06 March 2025
None on record
Lindsey Ann Richards Trustee 19 November 2019
None on record
Paul Richard Watson Trustee 19 November 2019
None on record
GARY GLENDON HUNT Trustee 22 September 2011
None on record
JO FAIRFAX Trustee 22 September 2011
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £114.51k £137.15k £169.82k £170.31k £220.91k
Total expenditure £112.83k £142.83k £162.14k £176.65k £217.07k
Income from government contracts £6.68k £6.00k £36.00k £83.00k 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 March 2024 21 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 21 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 27 February 2024 27 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 27 February 2024 27 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 01 June 2023 121 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 01 June 2023 121 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 02 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 02 December 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 22 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 22 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 INCORPORATED 06/07/2002 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 31/05/2011 as amended on 31 Aug 2019

Charitable objects

(1) THE PROMOTION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF BEST PRACTICE IN THE FIELD OF URBAN AND RURAL REGENERATION AND IN PARTICULAR WITHIN EAST MIDLANDS ("THE OPERATING AREA"), AND INCLUDING (WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THAT GENERALITY) THE PROMOTION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF HIGH STANDARDS OF DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURE IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT WITHIN THE OPERATING AREA. (2) THE PROMOTION OF EDUCATION, PARTICULARLY AMONG THOSE INVOLVED IN THE DESIGN, DELIVERY, ENGAGEMENT OR FUNDING OF REGENERATION ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE OPERATING AREA. (3) THE PROMOTION, OPERATION AND/OR SUPPORT OF OTHER CHARITABLE PROJECTS AND PROGRAMMES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY, AND PARTICULARLY THOSE LIVING WITHIN THE OPERATING AREA.

Contact information

Address:
South Annex
Pera Business Park
Nottingham Road
MELTON MOWBRAY
Leicestershire
LE13 0PB
Phone:
07941492542
Email:
angus@designmidlands.org
Website:

www.designmidlands.org Open in new window