Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 8
Support Score: 8
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 16 ?

WEST MIDLANDS HISTORIC BUILDINGS TRUST 

The WMHBT was established in 1985, with specialists in the field of building conservation serving as Trustees. It's purpose is to safeguard buildings, at risk, within the West Midlands that are of historical or architectural importance. Where this cannot be achieved by simply raising awareness to the issues the Trust will consider carrying out a conservation project itself.
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 and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 19 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
  • 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£145£168£-23n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/22£95£86£8n/an/an/an/an/a45
31/03/21£88£73£16n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20£122£115£7n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/19£132£80£51n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/18*£78£67£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£98£6£93£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£736£6£730£1£1,004£1,0041859.200
31/03/15£158£28£130£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14*£28£3£25£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£28£3£25£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£37£113£-76£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£25£10£15£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£8£3£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£41£3£38£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08*£10£3£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£20£2£18£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£284£5£279£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£60£2£58£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£61£79£-17£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 39 years

www.wmhbt.org.uk

treasurer@wmhbt.org.uk

0796 8284932

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Birmingham City, Coventry City, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall, Wolverhampton, Worcestershire,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

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 Heritage Fund - Grant to West Midlands Historic Buildings Trust
£138,838 07/06/2023
Heritage Enterprise: A Homely Future for St Michael's Place, Warwick
DCMS - The Three Trusts - Heritage development and support officers
£52,505 01/04/2022
Establish & maintain roles of Heritage Development & Heritage Support Officers, for 3 Trusts (West Midlands historic buildings trust, City of Wolverhampton regenerating buildings preservation ....more
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to West Midlands Historic Buildings Trust
£80,542 29/09/2021
The 3 Trusts: Resilience and Engagement
DCMS - The Three Trusts - Heritage development and support officers
£99,496 01/04/2021
Establish & maintain roles of Heritage Development & Heritage Support Officers, for 3 Trusts (West Midlands historic buildings trust, City of Wolverhampton regenerating buildings preservation ....more
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to West Midlands Historic Buildings Trust
£16,800 17/09/2020
COVID19: West Midlands Historic Buildings Trust
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to West Midlands Historic Buildings Trust
£51,900 20/02/2017
Himley Hall Kitchen Garden Project: test bed for a new strategic plan for WMHBT

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (19)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 31-80
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 28/02/1985, number: 516158
  • Registered at Companies House on 10/01/1985, number: 01876294
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR18: 1 days late, AR14: 0 days late, AR08: 33 days late,
Main office

WMHBT
8 Pendeford Place
Pendeford Business Park
Wolverhampton
WV9 5HD

Objectives

TO PRESERVE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE COUNTY OF WEST MIDLANDS AND OF THE NATION AT LARGE, WHATEVER OF THE ENGLISH HISTORICAL, ARCHITECTURAL AND CONSTRUCTIONAL HERITAGE MAY EXIST IN OR AROUND THE SAID COUNTY IN THE FORM OF BUILDINGS (INCLUDING ANY BUILDINGS AS DEFINED IN SECTION 290(1) OF THE TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT, 1971) OF PARTICULAR BEAUTY OF HISTORICAL, ARCHITECTURAL OR CONSTRUCTIONAL INTEREST.

Defined Area of Benefit:

COUNTY OF WEST MIDLANDS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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