Overall GiG Score: 11 ?
Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 7
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Grant maker support: +7

OSCAR BIRMINGHAM LTD 

OSCAR Birmingham Ltd raises awareness of Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia, both red blood cell disorders and provides support and befriending services to those affected by these conditions. OSCAR educates, provide advocacy and raises awareness by organising community events, presentations in schools,colleges. We work with public and private agencies to further our work in uand around Birmingham
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 a Community Foundation and there are significant future grants due to be received

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
  • There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 19 years

www.oscarbirmingham.org.uk

admin@oscarbirmingham.org.uk

01212129209

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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£194£191£4n/an/an/an/an/a9
31/03/22£165£164£1n/an/an/an/an/a4
31/03/21£203£153£49n/an/an/an/an/a4
31/03/20£121£96£25n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/03/19£89£89£-1n/an/an/an/an/a11
31/03/18£83£85£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£62£55£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£72£61£11£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15*£82£95£-14£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£55£73£-18£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£39£43£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12*£83£61£22£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£142£66£75£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£46£104£-58£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£166£92£74£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/07*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/06*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 9 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Birmingham City, Solihull, Walsall,

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
BBC Children in Need£206,850
DCMS£47,568
National Lottery Community Fund£19,166
Heart Of England Community Foundation£13,090
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
BBC Children in Need - Grant to OSCAR Birmingham
£104,750 06/10/2023
This grant will provide support to children and young people with Sickle Cell/Thalassaemia. The outcomes are to allow children and young people to have fun on outings, express themselves better and ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Their Journey; Our Heritage
£9,626 28/03/2023
The funding will be used to organise and provide educational and wellbeing workshops to celebrate Windrush generation. The project aims to young people and elders to increase their participation in ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to OSCAR Birmingham
£98,135 14/12/2020
This project will provide a mentoring service to children and young people with sickle cell anaemia and thalassaemia. This will reduce feelings of social exclusion and build relationships.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£43,603 08/07/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to OSCAR Birmingham
£3,965 17/06/2020
6
COVID19 - This grant is for IT equipment and additional staffing for mentoring sessions for children and young people with sickle cell anaemia and thalassaemia impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. ....more
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£3,965 29/05/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Grant to OSCAR Birmingham Ltd
£4,500 24/04/2020
3
To provide safe and well checks whilst providing food parcels and essential items to individuals identified as high risk of contracting the Coronavirus because of their underlying health condition. ....more
Heart Of England Community Foundation - BEES Young Womens Project (Build, Empower, Elevate Support)
£8,590 27/11/2019
11
to run a peer support group for young women living with these genetic blood disorders.
National Lottery Community Fund - Re-EmpowerHer Project
£9,540 23/08/2019
12
The funding will be used to run an empowerment programme for women living or caring for those with sickle cell and thalassaemia condition. The project aims to develop peer support networks and build ....more
Co-Op Foundation - Youth Community Spaces offer
£10,000 20/12/2018
Creating a dedicated social space for young people accessing their services
DCMS - Building Connections Fund - Community Spaces
£10,000 20/12/2018
Creating a dedicated social space for young people accessing their services
BBC Children in Need - Grant to OSCAR Birmingham
£98,024 09/02/2017
36
This project will provide a mentoring service to children and young people with sickle cell anaemia and thalassaemia. This will reduce feelings of social exclusion and build relationships.
National Lottery Community Fund - Keeping Well with Sickle Cell Project
£9,965 01/02/2017
12
A series of healthy workshops will be provided with this funding. The workshops will include training courses, nutrition learning and exercise techniques for people living with the effects of sickle ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 43-66
  • AJAY DATTANI (Chair) Appointed: 2004, Occupation: Youth Worker
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 03/06/2005, number: 1109849
  • Registered at Companies House on 13/12/2004, number: 05311442
Gift Aid
  • 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
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
18 returns made; AR15: 93 days late, AR12: 23 days late, AR08: 158 days late, AR07: 524 days late, AR06: 889 days late,
Main office

22 Regent Place
BIRMINGHAM
B1 3NJ

Objectives

3.1 PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM, OR AFFECTED BY SICKLE CELL, THALASSAEMIA AND OTHER RELATED CONDITIONS INCLUDING YOUNG PEOPLE; REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS AND THE WIDER PUBLIC.3.2 TO ADVANCE EDUCATION;I) TO THE PUBLIC IN ORDER TO INCREASE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF SICKLE CELL DISORDERS, THELASSAEMIA AND OTHER RELATED CONDITIONS.II) THROUGH RESEARCH INTO NATURE, PREVALENCE, TREATMENT OF SICKLE CELL AND THALASSAEMIA AND RELATED CONDITIONS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE. WEST MIDLANDS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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