Overall Score: 11 based on 10 data points
Finance: -2
Governance: 6
Support: 7
(no PartB)
Multiple Deficits: -2,
Dynamic board: +3, Gender balanced board: +3,
Supporters: +7

ECOBIRMINGHAM 

Mission:

Supporting greener, fairer and healthier communities across Birmingham
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Comment by the Charity:
    We are now registered for HMRC Gift Aid. We managed a planned deficit last year in order to reduce our reserves.

How you can help

Established: 6 years

www.ecobirmingham.com

info@ecobirmingham.com

01214480119

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This Charity did not raise funds from the public in its latest financial period
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit		 Volun-
teers
31/03/23£221,146£250,032£-28,88610
31/03/22£187,508£210,961£-23,4534
31/03/21£267,089£228,472£38,6174
31/03/20£209,363£213,446£-4,08310
31/03/19£250,689£154,339£96,3508
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What it does
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
We exist to affect that social change and the transition towards a low-carbon and sustainable lifestyle. By inspiring and supporting communities and organisations across Birmingham to take positive action, we will demonstrate that building low carbon communities brings benefits, opportunities and well-being to everyone, whilst protecting our environment.
Who works here?
  • 10 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Birmingham City, Coventry City, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall, Wolverhampton, Worcestershire,

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:
The National Lottery Community Fund£122,091
Esmée Fairbairn Foundation£18,000
The National Lottery Heritage Fund£10,000
The Grocers' Charity£5,000

Specific Donations

Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Esmée Fairbairn Foundation
£3,000 30/01/2023
Towards core costs as a Cost of Living Uplift
The Grocers' Charity
£5,000 29/04/2022
towards core costs to deliver three programmes in schools and the wider community that focus on taking positive environmental action and helping others do the same.
The National Lottery Community Fund
£10,000 04/02/2022
The group will use the funding to encourage people to cycle and live more sustainably.
The National Lottery Community Fund
£92,093 02/09/2020
13
Ecobirmingham aims to help create a sustainable city by supporting communities and organisations across Birmingham to take positive action promoting the benefits of building low carbon communities ....more
Esmée Fairbairn Foundation
£15,000 05/05/2020
6
towards unrestricted core costs as a COVID-19 fast response grant
The National Lottery Community Fund
£10,000 03/03/2020
10
The funding will be used provide community workshops on easy ways to reduce single-use plastic consumption through talks and festival stalls. The project aims to increase participants' practical ....more
The National Lottery Heritage Fund
£10,000 25/07/2019
Secret Birmingham
The National Lottery Community Fund
£9,998 14/12/2018
12
This funding will be used to promote the benefits of re-using plastic bottles, encouraging environmentally friendly behaviour and awareness.
Esmée Fairbairn Foundation
£150,000 16/05/2018
60
Towards the salary and other costs of the director to inspire and support sustainable lifestyles and to work with partners to support environment infrastructure in Birmingham.
BBC Children in Need
£23,684 10/08/2017
36
This project will work with children and young people with ASD, Dyspraxia or hypermobility to learn to ride a bike. The project aims to raise expections, increase physical activity and improve life ....more
Esmée Fairbairn Foundation
£30,000 24/11/2014
Towards the salary of the centre manager to enable the organisation to take forward a programme of behaviour change projects that inspire and support sustainable lifestyles.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How do they operate?

Creative Learning

Objectives: Improving access to and understanding of nature for children from disadvantaged communities of Birmingham

Intervention period: ongoing

Beneficiaries: Children aged 2-13

Location: Birmingham

Description: Our projects include 'Wild Holiday Bunch', outdoor environmental education project for 7-12 yr olds runs outside of school term times. We also run outdoor sessions called 'Stories for Nature' aimed at pre-schoolers.

Active Travel

Objectives: Improve access to safe cycling and walking routes Reduce car journeys Reduce Air Pollution Increase physical activity

Intervention period: ongoing

Beneficiaries: All ages and backgrounds

Location: Birmingham

Description: We run a number of projects to encourage people to use their cars less (especially journeys under 2 miles). This can include cycle tuition, cycle maintenance classes, led rides and walks, route planning sessions, talks, events and developing digital infrastructure and maps to help people access and explore the city safely by bike or foot.

Food

Objectives: Improving knowledge and skills around food growing and healthy eating

Intervention period: ongoing

Beneficiaries: Adults and community organisations. Usually economically disadvantaged communities.

Location: Birmingham

Description: Our Food projects include Power to Grow and Power to Eat. Power to Grow supports community organisations to create and improve food growing spaces. Power to Eat are sessions to inspire healthy and fuel efficient eating using recipes, discussions, skill sharing and use of a slo-cooker.

Who works here?

  • DR SIMON SLATER
    Chief Executive Officer
    Appointed: November 2020

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 6/7 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 29/03/2018, number: 1177761
  • NOT 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
  • 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
Main office

Northfield Ecocentre
53 Church Road
Northfield
BIRMINGHAM
B31 2LB

Objectives

3.1 THE OBJECT(S) OF THE CIO ARE:3.1.1 TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY:(A) THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE PRUDENT USE OF RESOURCES;(B) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES;(C) THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE MEANS OF ACHIEVING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND REGENERATION; 3.1.2 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN SUBJECTS RELATING TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND THE PROTECTION, ENHANCEMENT AND REHABILITATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE PROMOTION OF STUDY AND RESEARCH IN SUCH SUBJECTS PROVIDED THAT THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH STUDY ARE DISSEMINATED TO THE PUBLIC AT LARGE;3.1.3 TO ADVANCE SUCH OTHER OBJECTS OR PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND IN SUCH MANNER AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT.FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS CLAUSE 3, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MEANS DEVELOPMENT WHICH MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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