Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 1
  • Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Static board: -3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: -1 ?

BIRINUS 

Regeneration and Community Development
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity only provides its support via other charities
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

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 has been volatile recently and was significantly 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
31/12/22*£0£53£-53n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/21*£88£90£-2n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/20£173£164£9n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/12/19£151£150£2n/an/an/an/an/a18
31/12/18£95£60£35£0£0£0n/a015
31/12/17£52£55£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£60£60£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£62£66£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£62£64£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£65£56£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£48£57£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£49£58£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£46£45£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£71£71£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£122£36£87£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£16£24£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£6£3£4£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 19 years

dcn.paul.oconnor@rcaob.org.uk

0121 230 6270

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseFacebook
Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Community services
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Who supports 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 Community Fund - Communitas Wellbeing Project
£416,430 31/08/2018
36
This project will bring people together from different communities to help improve wellbeing and tackle isolation amongst the elderly population. The main aim is to tackle social isolation, ....more
Birmingham City Council - Communitas Well Being
£12,500 01/01/2017
COMMUNITAS WELL BEING; Older people; Adult Social Care & Health Third Sector Grants - Day Opportunities
Birmingham City Council - Communitas - Wellbeing
£13,232 01/10/2016
COMMUNITAS - WELLBEING; Older people; Adult Social Care & Health Third Sector Grants - Day Opportunities
Birmingham City Council - Communitas Well Being
£23,536 01/07/2016
COMMUNITAS WELL BEING; Older people; Adult Social Care & Health Third Sector Grants - Day Opportunities
Birmingham City Council - Communitas - Wellbeing
£12,500 01/04/2016
COMMUNITAS - WELLBEING; Older people; Adult Social Care & Health Third Sector Grants - Day Opportunities

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 49-73
  • REV PAUL O'CONNOR Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Chartered Town Planner And Minister Of Religion, Other trusteeship: KYRA,
  • STEPHEN BAYLIS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Head Of Development, Archdiocese Of Birmingham
  • SUSANNAH GOH Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Manager (Programmes And Projects)
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 20/09/2005, number: 1111369
  • Registered at Companies House on 21/10/2004, number: 05266872
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
17 returns made; AR22: 4 days late, AR21: 1 days late,
Main office

The Church Office
2 Sansome Place
WORCESTER
WR1 1UG

Objectives

3.1 TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF CHARITIES AND OTHER VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS WORKING IN THE AREA EQUIVALENT TO THE CATHOLIC ARCHDIOCESE OF BIRMINGHAM, PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE FOLLOWING MEANS:(A) THE PROVISION OF TRAINING, INFORMATION AND ADVICE PARTICULARLY IN THE EFFECTIVE USE OF COMMUNITY BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES, AND THE MANAGEMENT AND STRUCTURING OF PROJECTS USING THE SAID FACILITIES; AND(B) THE PROVISION OF TRAINING, INFORMATION AND ADVICE PARTICULARLY, BUT WITHOUT EXCLUDING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, IN EFFECTIVE ENGAGEMENT WITH OTHER RELEVANT BODIES, WHETHER STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, IN PARTICULAR WITH REGARD TO REGENERATION IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BIRMINGHAM

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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