Finance Score: 6

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 6

Good reserves management: +3
Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 18

FOCUS BIRMINGHAM

The charity aims to provide high quality, innovative services to blind, visually impaired and those with profound disabilities across the West Midlands. It intends to become known as a centre of excellence, working in partnership with others to develop pathways of care and support that achieve the best possible outcomes for people.

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Positives:

Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£3,237	£3,568	£-332	£95	£1,986	£1,608	5.4	129	68
31/03/22		£3,235	£3,265	£-31	£104	£2,190	£1,758	6.5	127	60
31/03/21		£3,515	£2,937	£579	£64	£2,221	£1,769	7.2	121	100
31/03/20		£3,225	£3,271	£-46	£34	£1,642	£1,418	5.2	132	114
31/03/19		£3,242	£3,311	£-70	£102	£1,687	£1,409	5.1	129	90
31/03/18		£3,347	£3,190	£157	£116	£1,757	£1,448	5.4	130	0
31/03/17		£3,400	£3,447	£-46	£116	£1,600	£1,346	4.7	142	0
31/03/16		£3,314	£3,412	£-98	£175	£1,646	£1,391	4.9	93	0
31/03/15		£3,125	£3,513	£-388	£162	£1,766	£1,507	5.1	114	0
31/03/14		£3,439	£3,526	£-87	£163	£2,042	£1,791	6.1	117	0
31/03/13		£3,669	£3,553	£116	£375	£2,012	£1,696	5.7	111	0
31/03/12	*	£3,695	£3,116	£579	£368	£1,765	£1,467	5.6	101	0
31/03/11	*	£3,206	£3,190	£16	£227	£1,049	£842	3.2	102	0
31/03/10	*	£3,146	£3,158	£-12	£234	£950	£712	2.7	108	0
31/03/09		£3,209	£3,891	£-682	£276	£889	£866	2.7	108	0
31/03/08		£3,876	£3,257	£619	£256	£1,485	£1,155	4.3	63	0
31/03/07		£3,136	£2,983	£153	£156	£754	£670	2.7	64	0
31/03/06		£2,763	£2,920	£-157	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£2,681	£2,684	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	*	£2,769	£2,471	£297	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2.7%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 17%
Liabilities/Income: 13%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 81%
Reserves/Spending: 5.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 2.8

Asset Split ?

Established: 26 years

www.focusbirmingham.org.uk

info@focusbirmingham.org.uk

01214785200

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Disability
Education/Training
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Birmingham City, Coventry City, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall, Wolverhampton,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

129 employees
68 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Wolfson Foundation	£20,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£10,000
Department for Transport	£7,539
Garfield Weston Foundation	£7,500

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£7,500	03/09/2021	Renovation of Hub A and Low Vision Clinic.
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Focus Birmingham
£20,000	10/06/2021	New windows and door mechanisms to support improved infection control. Grant awarded through 'rapid route' in response to Covid-19 pandemic.
National Lottery Community Fund - Multi Hub Connectivity Plan
£10,000	27/05/2021	The funding will be used to fund a technology plan designed to link different activity hubs for a charity helping those with sight loss and low vision. The project aims to improve their ability to ....more The funding will be used to fund a technology plan designed to link different activity hubs for a charity helping those with sight loss and low vision. The project aims to improve their ability to engage and support service users.
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Focus Birmingham - 03/03/21
£1,250	17/03/2021	Flooring in Low Vision Clinic
Department for Transport - Bus Service Operators Grant Eng Comm Transport 20/21
£3,446	01/04/2020	The Local Authority Bus Subsidy Ring-Fenced (Revenue) Grant is paid by the Department for Transport to local authorities in place of the Bus Services Operators Grant previously paid to bus operators ....more The Local Authority Bus Subsidy Ring-Fenced (Revenue) Grant is paid by the Department for Transport to local authorities in place of the Bus Services Operators Grant previously paid to bus operators for running services under tender to local authorities.
Department for Transport - Bus Service Operators Grant Eng Comm Transport 20/21
£4,093	01/04/2020	The Local Authority Bus Subsidy Ring-Fenced (Revenue) Grant is paid by the Department for Transport to local authorities in place of the Bus Services Operators Grant previously paid to bus operators ....more The Local Authority Bus Subsidy Ring-Fenced (Revenue) Grant is paid by the Department for Transport to local authorities in place of the Bus Services Operators Grant previously paid to bus operators for running services under tender to local authorities.
National Lottery Community Fund - 'Getting on with Life'
£8,648	15/03/2019 12	This funding will be used to deliver educational drama workshops at local schools. The project aims to raise awareness on people living with sensory impairments.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Focus Birmingham
£4,541	29/11/2017	We want to avoid potential social isolation by providing quick intervention courses for those receiving a devastating sight loss diagnosis.
Birmingham City Council - Community Support Service
£13,248	01/01/2017	COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICE; Health and wellbeing; Adult Social Care & Health Third Sector Grants - Advice & Information
Birmingham City Council - Community Support Service
£26,496	01/07/2016	COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICE; Health and wellbeing; Adult Social Care & Health Third Sector Grants - Advice & Information
Birmingham City Council - Community Support Services
£13,248	01/04/2016	COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES; Health and wellbeing; Adult Social Care & Health Third Sector Grants - Advice & Information
National Lottery Community Fund - Celebrity Low Vision Day
£49,000	27/11/2014 12	Not Available
National Lottery Community Fund - A-DREAM
£113,537	07/03/2011 36	This new project will provide learning and employment opportunities for disabled young people. Informal sessions will be held so they can chat about their goals and have a chance to meet local ....more This new project will provide learning and employment opportunities for disabled young people. Informal sessions will be held so they can chat about their goals and have a chance to meet local employers. Individual one to one assessments will then take place, outlining individuals' specific needs, aspirations and concerns. One to one coaching sessions and group sessions will take place covering self confidence, writing letters, updating CV's, interview and presentation skills.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 34-71

RAMESH SIVARAJ Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Clinical Trustee

VICTORIA EMMA BARKER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Hr Operations Manager

JEAN MCDOUGALL Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Marketing Consultant

MANDEEP SINGH JANDU Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Commissioning Manager

VALERIE GRIFFITHS Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Rerired

ZOE ALLEN-ROBINSON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Legal Adviser

RICHARD HINDLE Appointed: 2016, Occupation: N/A, Other trusteeship: BIRMINGHAM SPORT AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 13/11/1997, number: 1065745
Registered at Companies House on 16/04/1997, number: 03353444

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Care Quality Commission

Policies in force

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
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

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR12: 6 days late, AR11: 2 days late, AR10: 2 days late, AR04: 36 days late,

Main office

Focus
48-62 Woodville Road
Harborne
BIRMINGHAM
B17 9AT

Objectives

3.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY (OBJECTS) ARE THE RELIEF OF BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PEOPLE AND THOSE WITH OTHER DISABILITIES AND IN PARTICULAR THE PROVISION AND THE PROMOTION OF AND ASSISTANCE WITH (EITHER ALONE OR IN CONJUNCTION WITH OTHERS) SERVICES FOR AND WITH BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PEOPLE AND DISABLED PEOPLE TO ENHANCE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE. FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT, THE WORDS BLIND AND BLIND PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THESE ARTICLES SHALL BE INTERPRETED SO AS TO INCLUDE PERSONS OF ALL AGES WHO MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE OTHER DISABILITIES AND WHO, THOUGH NOT TOTALLY BLIND, HAVE LOW VISION WHICH CANNOT BE CORRECTED WITH THE USE OF SPECTACLES OR CONTACT LENSES OR ARE THREATENED WITH LOSS OF SIGHT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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