Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 1
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

FIRCROFT COLLEGE OF ADULT EDUCATION

Providing and promoting social and environmental/climate justice by providing adults with an excellent learning environment for personal, professional and political development.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • Why are there 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12?

Financial Data ?

This charity has not yet lodged any accounts with the Charities Commission.
Established: 1 years

https://www.fircroft.ac.uk

enquiries@fircroft.ac.uk

01214720116

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Birmingham City,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Sport England - Led cycle rides in Birmingham
£6,728 26/02/2024
13
The project will deliver led cycle rides for inactive adults with multiple disadvantages. Funding will pay for eight new bikes, helmets and locks. The equipment will be used during an average of one ride per week, delivered by trained leaders. In ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 12/13 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 29-71
  • BENJAMIN JON SHORE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Principal Auditor
  • CAROLE LESLEY PARKES Appointed: 2021, Occupation: University Professor
  • CHRISTOPHER MATTHEW KENNY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: It Audit Manager
  • DR ROBERT MASUNGA Appointed: 2021
  • ELLIOTT MOODY Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Learning Support Assistant
  • ELUNED GRIFFITH JONES Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Independent Consultant
  • GEOFFREY MARK LAYER (Chair) Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Vice Chancellor
  • HARPREET SAMRA Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Auditor/Business Development
  • KATHERINE ANN CLOUGH Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Director Of External Relations
  • LORNA PATRICIA PHILLIP Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Ceo
  • PARMINDER SINGH GARCHA Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Senior Manager (Local Government)
  • PROFESSOR JOHN ALDRED KAM HOLFORD Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Academic
  • SAIQA ANDLEEB Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Head Of Change & Improvement
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 24/07/2023, number: 1204069
  • Registered at Companies House on 03/04/2023, number: 14776636
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Main office

Fircroft College of Adult Education
1018 Bristol Road
Selly Oak
BIRMINGHAM
B29 6LH

Objectives

THE COLLEGE’S CHARITABLE OBJECTS ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROVIDE AND PROMOTE ADULT, FURTHER AND HIGHER EDUCATION INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE PROVISION OF RESIDENTIAL EDUCATION.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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