Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 2
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

THE SMALL HEATH COMMUNITY FORUM LIMITED 

Small Heath Community Forum Ltd is a development agency that capacity builds in the voluntary sector. Seeks to address key issues around health, education & employment by representing communities interest with policy makers. Our activities seek to improve quality of life for divers' population in the area.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

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*£205£211£-7n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/03/22£198£191£7n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/03/21£185£180£5n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/03/20*£157£120£37n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/03/19£123£114£9n/an/an/an/an/a18
31/03/18£103£106£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£138£112£27£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£125£191£-66£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£217£206£11£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£178£167£11£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£102£141£-39£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£183£134£49£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£235£245£-10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£99£86£13£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£66£83£-17£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£197£106£91£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£87£100£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£194£175£19£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£59£149£-90£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£151£163£-12£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 25 years
(28 years as a company)

www.shcf.org.uk

info@shcf.org.uk

01217738619

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseFacebook
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Birmingham City,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 20 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Small Heath Development Programme
£9,500 27/05/2021
This project will expand the Small Heath Development Programme which aims to equip young people from low socio-economic backgrounds with the skills experience and network to create a sustainable ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - SHDP (Small Heath Development Programme)
£8,000 19/12/2019
12
The funding will be used to deliver a skills development programme for young people. The project aims to equip young people with skills and experience to aid them in fulfilling their potential.
Birmingham City Council - Seadpac
£18,497 01/01/2017
SEADPAC; Older people; Adult Social Care & Health Third Sector Grants - Advice and support
Birmingham City Council - Seadpac
£36,995 01/07/2016
SEADPAC; Older people; Adult Social Care & Health Third Sector Grants - Advice and support
Birmingham City Council - Seadpac
£18,497 01/04/2016
SEADPAC; Older people; Adult Social Care & Health Third Sector Grants - Advice and support

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees:
  • KEN GREAVES Appointed: 1997, Occupation: Production Worker
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 25/03/1999, number: 1074861
  • Registered at Companies House on 08/03/1996, number: 03169562
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
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
  • Investing charity funds 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
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR23: 28 days late, AR20: 24 days late,
Main office

2A HEATHER ROAD
SMALL HEATH
BIRMINGHAM
B10 9TA

Objectives

TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN SMALL HEATH AND SURROUNDING AREAS TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, RELIEVE POVERTY AND SICKNESS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER REPRESENTATIVES OF THE COMMUNITY, STATUETTE AUTHORITIES AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN THE AREA OF BENEFITT

Defined Area of Benefit:

SMALL HEATH AND SURROUNDING AREAS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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