Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 8

Support Score: 4

Excess liquidity: -1

12+ Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 11

BIRMINGHAM NEWMAN UNIVERSITY

Birmingham Newman University provides higher education courses at foundation, undergraduate and postgraduate degree level. It is a generalist university with a specialism in teacher training.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
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
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income

Established: 19 years

www.newman.ac.uk

Y.Salter.Wright@staff.newman.ac.uk

0121 4761181

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/07/22		£24,371	£23,953	£418	£0	£39,182	£39,182	19.6	294
31/07/21		£24,124	£22,085	£2,039	£0	£38,764	£38,764	21.1	282
31/07/20		£23,785	£23,368	£417	£0	£36,725	£36,725	18.9	279
31/07/19	*	£24,305	£22,590	£1,715	£0	£36,310	£36,310	19.3	294
31/07/18		£24,151	£23,613	£537	£0	£34,595	£34,595	17.6	307
31/07/17		£24,451	£22,790	£1,662	£0	£34,058	£34,058	17.9	319
31/07/16		£23,961	£22,090	£1,871	£0	£32,509	£32,509	17.7	316
31/07/15	*	£21,597	£19,754	£1,843	£37	£31,167	£31,167	18.9	312
31/07/14		£20,877	£19,082	£1,795	£39	£29,242	£29,242	18.4	278
31/07/13		£20,310	£18,687	£1,623	£38	£27,515	£27,515	17.7	291
31/07/12		£20,796	£19,646	£1,149	£38	£26,060	£26,060	15.9	317
31/07/11		£21,352	£20,016	£1,337	£35	£25,104	£25,104	15.1	318
31/07/10		£22,750	£20,128	£2,622	£31	£23,190	£23,190	13.8	330
31/07/09		£20,304	£18,753	£1,551	£26	£19,918	£19,918	12.7	279
31/07/08		£19,245	£16,618	£2,628	£21	£18,304	£18,304	13.2	248
31/07/07		£15,744	£14,431	£1,313	£28	£15,098	£15,098	12.6	237
31/07/06		£12,444	£11,783	£661	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 28%
Highest pay band: £200,000-£250,000
Liabilities/Assets: 21%
Liabilities/Income: 43%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 19.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 2.1

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Education/Training

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Canada, China, Germany, Italy, United States,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

294 employees

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
Department for Education - Initial Teacher Training (ITT) Bursaries and School Direct Salaried And Postgraduate Teaching Assistants (PGTA)
£2,513,934	01/04/2020	To support recruitment & retention of trainees employed as unqualified teachers to become qualified teachers in maintained schools in England.
Department for Education - Subject Knowledge Enhancements
£123,200	01/04/2020	Subject Knowledge Enhancement (SKE) is a key part of the department's teacher supply strategy and supports recruitment to shortage subjects. It is for those who have a conditional offer of a place on ....more Subject Knowledge Enhancement (SKE) is a key part of the department's teacher supply strategy and supports recruitment to shortage subjects. It is for those who have a conditional offer of a place on an Initial Teacher Training (ITT) programme.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Newman University, Community & Applied Drama Laboratory (CADLab)
£27,844	21/05/2019 36	This project provides participatory arts and digital storytelling sessions for 1400 4-10 year olds who are inpatients at Birmingham Children's hospital. The project aims to engage children in ....more This project provides participatory arts and digital storytelling sessions for 1400 4-10 year olds who are inpatients at Birmingham Children's hospital. The project aims to engage children in learning. increase their confidence and provide fun activities

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (19)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 16/19 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 25-72

CHRISTOPHER GEORGE LEIGH Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Chartered Accountant

DEIRDRE FINUCANE Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Foundation Director

DR JOSE ANGEL GARCIA VELAZQUEZ Appointed: 2022

DR KATHERINE EMMA BIRCH Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Director

GAYLE ELIZABETH DITCHBURN Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Solicitor

JOANNE BEULAH HILL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Associate Dean

KARAN DIEDRE GILMORE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: THE BLUE COAT SCHOOL BIRMINGHAM LIMITED,

LAILA IFTIKHAR-ALI Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Vice President Digital Success Management

LEOARNA KIM MATHIAS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Programme Co-Ordinator

MARTIN PAUL DAVID MCNEILL Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Management Consultant

MICHAEL DIIORIO Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Chief Executive Officer

PHILLIP LENNON Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: BASILDON, BILLERICAY AND WICKFORD COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE,

PROFESSOR ANTONY CHRISTOPHER HARRIS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Executive Director And Dean, Other trusteeship: BRENT MUSIC ACADEMY,

PROFESSOR JACQUELYN DUNNE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Vice-Chancellor, Other trusteeship: GUILDHE LIMITED,

PROFESSOR MARGARET ANN HOUSE (Chair) Appointed: 2022

PROFESSOR MARTIN DOMINIC STRINGER Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Education Consultant, Other trusteeship: THE KING'S SCHOOL WORCESTER,

ROWLAND AGIDEE Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Chief Analytics Officer

THE MOST REVEREND BERNARD LONGLEY, Other trusteeships: BIRMINGHAM DIOCESAN TRUST, BIRMINGHAM CHURCHES TOGETHER, THE BRITISH TRUST FOR THE ECUMENICAL INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED THEOLOGICAL STUDY IN JERUSALEM, MARYVALE INSTITUTE, CATHOLIC TRUST FOR ENGLAND AND WALES, MATER ECCLESIAE COLLEGE,

ZOE HARRISON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Students' Union President

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 06/07/2005, number: 1110346
Registered at Companies House on 28/06/2005, number: 05493384

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Financial Conduct Authority
Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

17 returns made; AR19: 26 days late, AR15: 25 days late,

Main office

Birmingham Newman University
Genners Lane
Birmingham
B32 3NT

Objectives

THE CONDUCT OF A ROMAN CATHOLIC COLLEGE OF HIGHER EDUCATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, LEARNING AND RESEARCH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE. WEST MIDLANDS

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