BIRMINGHAM COMMUNITY MATTERS

Charity number: 1179442
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

BCM provides small community and voluntary groups with peer to peer, face-to-face support, enabling them to be more effective in their communities. To do this surgeries are held in informal venues across Birmingham where anyone with an idea to improve their community are welcome to visit. Additionally, workshops focused on topics such as funding and wider networking events take place.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £195,023
Total expenditure: £181,202

Total income includes £39,171 from 2 government grant(s)

People

8 Trustee(s)

3 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
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Birmingham City

Governance

Registration history:
  • 03 August 2018: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not 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
  • 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 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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
EMMA WOOLF MBE Chair 06 March 2017
FRIENDS OF COTTERIDGE PARK
Received: On time
Claudie Izai Lynn Richardson Trustee 13 May 2025
None on record
Karen Louise Cheney Trustee 30 January 2025
None on record
Catherine Sarah De Soyza Trustee 20 October 2023
None on record
David James Dudley Broome Trustee 13 January 2023
None on record
Helga Edstrom Trustee 01 November 2019
SWIMMING TRUST
Received: On time
SAATHI HOUSE
Received: On time
THE HANDSWORTH CHARITY
Received: On time
DIPALI CHANDRA Trustee 06 March 2017
None on record
MISS SANDRA COOPER Trustee 06 March 2017
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 £46.65k £83.52k £138.65k £162.92k £195.02k
Total expenditure £28.79k £70.29k £108.34k £143.19k £181.20k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £10.00k £10.00k £20.00k £23.33k £39.17k

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 11 November 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 11 November 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 07 November 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 07 November 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 02 November 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 02 November 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 16 December 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 16 December 2021 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 09 October 2020 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 09 October 2020 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.

CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 03 Aug 2018

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR AND PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF OTHER CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN THE AREA OF BIRMINGHAM AND IMMEDIATE SURROUNDING AREAS (THE AREA OF BENEFIT) BY: I HELPING TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF SMALL VOLUNTARY AND COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS AND PROVIDE THEM WITH THE NECESSARY SUPPORT, INFORMATION AND SERVICES TO ENABLE THEM TO PURSUE OR CONTRIBUTE TO ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE. II PROMOTING, ORGANISING AND FACILITATING CO-OPERATION AND PARTNERSHIP WORKING BETWEEN SMALL VOLUNTARY AND COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS, STATUTORY AND OTHER RELEVANT BODIES IN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE ABOVE PURPOSE WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT THE ‘VOLUNTARY SECTOR’ MEANS CHARITIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS. CHARITIES ARE ORGANISATIONS, WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES. SMALL VOLUNTARY AND COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS ARE INDEPENDENT ORGANISATIONS, WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR PURPOSES THAT ADD VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY, OR A SIGNIFICANT SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY, AND WHICH ARE NOT PERMITTED BY THEIR CONSTITUTION TO MAKE A PROFIT FOR PRIVATE DISTRIBUTION. VOLUNTARY AND COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS DO NOT INCLUDE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR OTHER STATUTORY AUTHORITIES.

Contact information

Address:
Stirchley Baths
2-4 Bournville Lane
BIRMINGHAM
B30 2JT
Phone:
01217512992
Email:
info@birminghamcommunitymatters.org.uk
Website:

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