Overall GiG Score: 4 ?
Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 6
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
    • Grant maker support: +6

    BRANDWOOD CENTRE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION 

    Brandwood Community Centre continues to serve as a very much needed community facility which acts as a focal point and is run by dedicated volunteers from the local community, with support from the local authority, private and other agencies to deliver a multi-functional community programme, that fulfills the role of a "one-stop-shop".
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and a Community Foundation

    Financial issues to consider:

    • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
    • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
    Established: 19 years

    www.brandwoodcentre.co.uk

    office@brandwoodcentre.co.uk

    01214433310

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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£265£295£-30n/an/an/an/an/a25
    31/03/22£336£421£-86n/an/an/an/an/a15
    31/03/21£257£212£45n/an/an/an/an/a11
    31/03/20£146£119£27n/an/an/an/an/a22
    31/03/19£145£141£4n/an/an/an/an/a21
    31/03/18£117£124£-7£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/17£117£124£-7£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/16£140£136£3£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/15£93£92£1£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/14£96£106£-11£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/13£162£138£24£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/12£80£92£-12£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/11£116£105£11£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/10£112£83£30£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/09£89£89£0£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/08£116£63£53£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/07£89£78£11£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/06£90£88£2£0£0£0n/a00

    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    What it does
    • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
    • Disability
    • Education/Training
    • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
    • General Charitable Purposes
    • Religious Activities
    • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
    • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
    Who works here?
    • 25 volunteers
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Elderly/Old People
    • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
    • Other Defined Groups
    • 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
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
    • Provides human resources
    • Provides services
    • Sponsors or undertakes research
    Where it operates
    • Birmingham City,

    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
    National Lottery Community Fund£407,703
    Birmingham City Council£19,070
    Garfield Weston Foundation£10,000
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    National Lottery Community Fund - Train to Gain
    £399,673 17/02/2023
    This funding will be used to deliver unemployment support to some of the most disadvantaged people in South Birmingham including the long-term unemployed and single parents. This employability ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - Jubilee event
    £8,030 25/02/2022
    The funding will be used to deliver a community event to celebrate the Queens Platinum Jubilee. The project aims to address community isolation in the aftermath of the pandemic bring people together ....more
    Birmingham City Council - On-line Seated Yoga
    £4,430 04/03/2021
    Delivering virtuual Yoga to the over 50s changing to actual sessions at the centre after Easter.
    Birmingham City Council - Benefits and Debt Advice
    £9,300 12/11/2019
    Benefits and debt advice for the local community
    Birmingham City Council - Learn My Way
    £5,340 09/07/2019
    Beginners computer instruction for over 50s
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
    £10,000 08/05/2019
    Save Our Community Centre
    National Lottery Community Fund - Open for Business
    £10,000 22/11/2018
    12
    Self-employment and enterprise training will be funded for unemployed people, which will help to increase their knowledge, opportunities and confidence.
    Heart Of England Community Foundation - Managing Your Money
    £8,920 06/07/2017
    12
    Grant to Brandwood Community Centre
    National Lottery Community Fund - Train-to-Gain
    £396,138 07/10/2015
    60
    A project to provide a range of training courses and employment workshops to hard to reach people in the community including the long-term unemployed and single parents. This will improve their ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - Train to Gain
    £117,243 14/08/2012
    36
    The aim of the project is to increase and develop skills so people are better placed to enter the labour market through accredited training courses - such as customer care/service, environmental ....more
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    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (10)
    Current Trustees appointed

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 10/08/2005, number: 1110808
    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
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding policy and procedures
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Social media policy and procedures
    • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    18 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    BRANDWOOD CENTRE
    157 ALLENS CROFT ROAD
    BIRMINGHAM
    B14 6RP

    Objectives

    THE AIMS OF THE ASSOCIATION SHALL BE:(A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF BRANDWOOD (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE AREA OF BENEFIT) WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS;(B) TO ESTABLISH, OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF, A COMMUNITY CENTRE (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE CENTRE) AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME (WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OR OTHER PERSON OR BODY) IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS; AND(C) TO FURTHER SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED BY THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE.THE ASSOCIATION SHALL BE NON-PARTY IN POLITICS AND NON-SECTARIAN IN RELIGION.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    BRANDWOOD

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
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