Overall GiG Score: 6 ?
Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 5
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • Fundraising costs high: -3
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +5

BIRMINGHAM WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL CHARITY 

We are the official charity for Birmingham Children's Hospital and Birmingham Women's Hospital, raising money to provide extra benefits for patients and their families, including new equipment, education and training, and improving hospital surroundings. We also award grants for research. We are the successor charity to 1074850 and 1089035.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material 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:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end but spending has been increasing rapidly
  • Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
  • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised
Established: 9 years

www.bch.org.uk

charity@bch.org.uk

0121 333 8657

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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£8,147£10,256£-2,109£2,584£17,015£15,18317.82475
31/03/22£5,779£5,781£-2£2,096£19,395£15,26531.72300
31/03/21£6,012£5,107£905£1,842£17,421£14,55934.22136
31/03/20£5,533£5,129£404£1,920£13,007£10,63624.92136
31/03/19£6,899£6,634£265£1,937£12,831£10,63719.2230
31/03/18£7,235£6,780£455£2,814£11,334£10,04317.840
31/03/17£6,964£5,813£1,151£1,981£10,966£10,12420.930
31/03/16£6,714£8,126£-1,412£1,642£9,511£8,7831330

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 34.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 26.1%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 49%
Liabilities/Income: 202%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 89%
Reserves/Spending: 17.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 0.4
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who works here?
  • 2 employees
  • 475 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,

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
Garfield Weston Foundation£200,000
Masonic Trust£50,000
CareTech foundation£210
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
CareTech foundation - Match Funding Grant
£210 08/08/2022
Match funding Grant awarded to registered charity in the UK to support the applicant's fundraising efforts
Garfield Weston Foundation - Major Grants award
£200,000 03/12/2021
Woodland House
Masonic Trust - MCF Large Grant
£50,000 24/02/2021
A grant to fund a Play and Recreation Facilitator at Birmingham Children's Hospital
Pears Foundation - Grant to Birmingham Women's and Children's Charity
£80,000 05/04/2018
24
Pears #iwill Fund: Volunteering and Youth Engagement at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 11/13 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 42-69
  • ANDREW KIRTON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Non-Executive Director And Consultant
  • EMMA BRYAN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Finance Director
  • GURMIT KLER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director Of Business Engagement
  • MR ROB NAGRA Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Financial Services
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 12/03/2015, number: 1160875
  • Registered at Companies House on 23/01/2015, number: 09404174
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • 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
8 returns made; all on time
Main office

5 Rowchester Court
Whittall Street
BIRMINGHAM
B4 6DH

Objectives

3. OBJECTS3.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:(A) TO FURTHER ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES RELATING TO THE GENERAL OR ANY SPECIFIC PURPOSES OF THE FOUNDATION TRUST OR THE PURPOSES OF THE HEALTH SERVICE;(B) TO PROMOTE, PROTECT, PRESERVE AND ADVANCE ALL OR ANY ASPECTS OF THE HEALTH OF THE PUBLIC; AND(C) TO ADVANCE AND PROMOTE KNOWLEDGE AND EDUCATION IN MEDICINE INCLUDING BY ENGAGING IN AND SUPPORTING MEDICAL RESEARCH (AND THE DISSEMINATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS).

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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