Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 3
  • Excess reserves: -3
  • Pension deficit: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

BROMSGROVE DISTRICT HOUSING TRUST LIMITED 

The management of housing for people in need of affordable housing and related services in Bromsgrove and the surrounding areas.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants and contracts
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £75,649,000 available, equivalent to 39 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • There is a pension deficit of £398,000

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£24,806£23,090£1,716£0£75,649£75,64939.31540
31/03/22£24,872£20,994£3,878£0£66,916£66,91638.21500
31/03/21£24,830£19,809£5,021£0£59,766£59,76636.21490
31/03/20£25,862£20,325£5,537£0£54,878£54,87832.41370
31/03/19£23,949£17,938£6,011£0£48,331£48,33132.31292
31/03/18£22,370£17,010£5,360£0£42,842£42,84230.21290
31/03/17£22,797£17,273£5,524£0£36,514£36,51425.41310
31/03/16£19,861£15,687£4,174£0£31,870£31,87024.41310
31/03/15£18,253£13,224£5,029£50£27,395£27,39524.91260
31/03/14£16,927£13,203£3,724£33£18,916£18,91617.21230
31/03/13£16,073£12,783£3,290£49£14,726£14,72613.81220
31/03/12£14,411£12,213£2,198£48£12,118£12,11811.91220
31/03/11£13,570£11,763£1,807£41£15,568£10,818111160
31/03/10£13,309£11,848£1,461£54£11,884£7,7247.81150
31/03/09£12,406£10,712£1,694£45£10,676£7,09881110
31/03/08£12,463£10,157£2,306£43£11,532£8,440101070
31/03/07£10,726£9,547£1,179£13£7,503£4,3935.51070
31/03/06£10,183£8,967£1,216£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: £130,000-£140,000
Liabilities/Assets: 61%
Liabilities/Income: 483%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 39.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 2.2
Asset Split ?
Established: 19 years
(21 years as a company)

www.bdht.co.uk

contactus@bdht.co.uk

0800 085 0160

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Birmingham City, Worcestershire,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 154 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 33-68
  • ANDREW KILBY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Non-Executive Director
  • DEAN GILL Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Executive Director Of Operations
  • MARY STIFF Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Strategic Land Manager
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/09/2005, number: 1111423
  • Registered at Companies House on 28/11/2002, number: 04603611
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Homes England
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
  • 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
18 returns made; all on time
Main office

BUNTSFORD COURT
BUNTSFORD GATE
BROMSGROVE
WORCESTERSHIRE
B60 3DJ

Objectives

1) MAIN OBJECTSHOUSING1.1) TO CARRY ON PRIMARILY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT THE BUSINESS OF:A) PROVIDING HOUSING AND ANY ASSOCIATED AMENITIES, SERVICES OR ASSISTANCE FOR PEOPLE IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES ON TERMS APPROPRIATE TO THEIR MEANS;B) PROVIDING SPECIALLY DESIGNED OR ADAPTED HOUSING AND ASSOCIATED AMENITIES, SERVICES OR ASSISTANCE FOR PEOPLE WHO NEED IT BECAUSE OF CHRONIC SICKNESS, AGE OR MENTAL OR PHYSICAL DISABILITIES;C) PROVIDING ANCILLARY HOUSING NECESSARY FOR THE ATTAINMENT OF THE OBJECTS;D) PROVIDING HOUSING AND ANY ASSOCIATED AMENITIES, SERVICES OR ASSISTANCE FOR ANY OTHERS FOR WHOM IT IS CHARITABLE TO DO SO;ADVICE AND ADAPTATIONS1.2) TO PROVIDE SERVICES OR ASSISTANCE PRIMARILY TO PEOPLE IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO ARE AGED, WHO HAVE MENTAL OR PHYSICAL DISABILITIES OR WHO ARE CHRONICALLY SICK, BY ARRANGING OR CARRYING OUT IMPROVEMENTS, REPAIRS OR MAINTENANCE TO HOMES OCCUPIED BY THEM AND TO PROVIDE ASSOCIATED AMENITIES SPECIALLY DESIGNED OR ADAPTED TO MEET THEIR DISABILITIES AND REQUIREMENTS;EDUCATION AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING1.3) TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION GENERALLY IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT;1.4) TO PROMOTE THE PROVISION OF TRAINING AND ASSOCIATED FACILITIES FOR THOSE RESIDENT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT;RECREATIONAL FACILITIES1.5) TO PROMOTE THE PROVISION OF COMMUNITY RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME FACILITIES IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT TO THOSE WHO NEED SUCH FACILITIES BECAUSE OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY, DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;RELIEF OF POVERTY1.6) TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF POVERTY IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT;GENERAL1.7) TO PROMOTE ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE WITHIN OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT;1.8) TO PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY CONSISTENT WITH THE ABOVE AS THE COMPANY SHALL IN ITS ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE; AND1.9) TO PROMOTE OR CARRY OUT CHARITABLE OBJECTS THAT CAN BE UNDERTAKEN BY A COMPANY REGISTERED AS A REGISTERED PROVIDER WITH THE TENANT SERVICES AUTHORITY.EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES2) THE COMPANY MUST CARRY OUT ITS CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES IN SUCH A WAY THAT HAS REGARD TO THE NEED TO ELIMINATE UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINATION AND PROMOTE EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

PRIMARILY IN THE AREA OF BROMSGROVE

Data Sources

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