Finance Score: 4
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Good Reserves: +1Deficit latest year: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Static board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

BRYONY HOUSE LIMITED 

Providing care and support for the elderly frail and financial assistance in cases of hardship.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • There are only 4 trustees
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end but unrestricted reserves are available
  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year

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*£1,068£1,308£-240£4£1,669£9048.3390
31/03/22£1,236£1,173£63£0£1,956£1,11611.4430
31/03/21£1,156£1,153£2£0£1,873£1,054114214
31/03/20£1,025£1,031£-6£0£1,745£1,08112.64114
31/03/19£1,028£947£82£0£1,847£1,11614.23813
31/03/18£904£903£1£0£1,751£1,61721.5350
31/03/17£889£965£-75£0£1,770£1,63520.3330
31/03/16£859£894£-35£0£1,777£1,64522.1360
31/03/15£875£875£0£4£1,851£1,72023.6370
31/03/14£878£859£19£3£1,836£1,70723.9390
31/03/13£828£864£-36£3£1,786£1,66923.2410
31/03/12£866£852£14£3£1,778£1,66923.5420
31/03/11£845£855£-10£3£1,760£1,65323.2410
31/03/10£865£857£8£4£1,757£1,65323.1430
31/03/09£841£850£-9£4£1,711£1,61922.9440
31/03/08£841£755£86£3£1,786£1,67926.7420
31/03/07*£682£715£-34£4£1,758£1,65327.7420
31/03/06£543£664£-121£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£664£616£48£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£694£579£115£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.3%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 4%
Liabilities/Income: 7%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 54%
Reserves/Spending: 8.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -0 months
Quick Ratio: 0.4
Asset Split ?
Established: 61 years
(68 years as a company)

www.bryonyhouse.co.uk

bryonyhouse@googlemail.com

01214752965

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
GiG Classification
  • Services for the elderly
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Birmingham City,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
Who works here?
  • 39 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 57-78
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 24/07/1963, number: 222915
  • Registered at Companies House on 06/07/1955, number: 00551609
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Care Quality Commission
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity 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
20 returns made; AR23: 54 days late, AR07: 183 days late,
Main office

Bryony House
30 Bryony Road
BIRMINGHAM
B29 4BX

Objectives

THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED ARE:TO ESTABLISH HOMES FOR ELDERLY INFIRM PERSONS, NURSING HOMES, REST HOMES, CONVALESCENT AND OTHER HOMES IN BIRMINGHAM OR ELSEWHERE IN GREAT BRITAIN FOR THE CARE OF AGED PERSONS IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, INFIRM, SICK AND NEEDY PERSONS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BIRMINGHAM AND ELSEWHERE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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