Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 8
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

ECOBIRMINGHAM

Mission:

Supporting greener, fairer and healthier communities across Birmingham
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Comment by the Charity:
    We are now registered for HMRC Gift Aid. We managed a planned deficit last year in order to reduce our reserves.

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/03/24£252£264£-12n/a
31/03/23£221£250£-29n/a
31/03/22£188£211£-23n/a
31/03/21£267£228£39n/a
31/03/20£209£213£-4n/a
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 7 years

www.ecobirmingham.com

info@ecobirmingham.com

01214480119

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What it does
We exist to affect that social change and the transition towards a low-carbon and sustainable lifestyle. By inspiring and supporting communities and organisations across Birmingham to take positive action, we will demonstrate that building low carbon communities brings benefits, opportunities and well-being to everyone, whilst protecting our environment.
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Climate emergency
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Birmingham City, Coventry City, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall, Wolverhampton, Worcestershire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£122,093
Postcode Local Trust£69,958
Esmee Fairbairn£18,000
The Grocers' Charity£5,000
Sport England£3,442
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Postcode Local Trust - Millionaire Street 2023 10w3
£45,000 02/11/2023
Funding helped deliver grassroots activities that engage, educate and stimulate communities like energy advice, cycling and food growing skills.
Sport England - Active Travel Brum - Getting active via walking & cycling
£3,442 25/08/2023
The project will provide physical activity opportunities for adults and families from the communities of Sparkhill and Brandwood and King’s Heath. Using a blend of led cycle rides, walking sessions and cycling tuition, the project will work with ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - 69 Wards - Phase 2
£10,000 18/08/2023
This funding will be used to encourage people to use local walking and cycling routes. The project aims to improve levels of fitness and lead to healthier lifestyles whilst improving the local environment.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to ECOBIRMINGHAM
£3,000 30/01/2023
Towards core costs as a Cost of Living Uplift
Postcode Local Trust - Head of Programmes - staffing cost
£24,958 27/09/2022
Funding enabled delivery of Active Travel, Gardening & Energy projects with education & information, helping local people live sustainably.
The Grocers' Charity - 2022-ecobirmingham
£5,000 29/04/2022
towards core costs to deliver three programmes in schools and the wider community that focus on taking positive environmental action and helping others do the same.
National Lottery Community Fund - Brum by Bike
£10,000 04/02/2022
The group will use the funding to encourage people to cycle and live more sustainably.
National Lottery Community Fund - Sustainable Communities
£92,093 02/09/2020
13
Ecobirmingham aims to help create a sustainable city by supporting communities and organisations across Birmingham to take positive action promoting the benefits of building low carbon communities providing opportunities and increasing well-being ....more
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to ecobirmingham
£15,000 05/05/2020
6
towards unrestricted core costs as a COVID-19 fast response grant
National Lottery Community Fund - Tackling Plastic Waste
£10,000 03/03/2020
10
The funding will be used provide community workshops on easy ways to reduce single-use plastic consumption through talks and festival stalls. The project aims to increase participants' practical environmental knowledge and skills.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to ecobirmingham
£10,000 25/07/2019
Secret Birmingham
National Lottery Community Fund - Refill Birmingham
£9,998 14/12/2018
12
This funding will be used to promote the benefits of re-using plastic bottles, encouraging environmentally friendly behaviour and awareness.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to ecobirmingham
£150,000 16/05/2018
60
Towards the salary and other costs of the director to inspire and support sustainable lifestyles and to work with partners to support environment infrastructure in Birmingham.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Northfield Ecocentre
£23,684 10/08/2017
36
This project will work with children and young people with ASD, Dyspraxia or hypermobility to learn to ride a bike. The project aims to raise expections, increase physical activity and improve life skills
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to ecobirmingham
£30,000 24/11/2014
Towards the salary of the centre manager to enable the organisation to take forward a programme of behaviour change projects that inspire and support sustainable lifestyles.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed

  • ALICE HOLLOWAY NEVILLE Appointed: 2023
  • ARSHDEEP KAUR Appointed: 2023
  • CHRISTINE BAGNALL Appointed: 2018
  • HELEN WHITEMAN Appointed: 2023
  • KATHY JANE HOPKIN Appointed: 2019
  • MICHELLE DOROTHY SMITH Appointed: 2018
  • RICKIE JOSEN (Chair) Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Director
  • RIDWAN ADAM Appointed: 2023
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 29/03/2018, number: 1177761
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
  • Paying staff
  • 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
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

Northfield Ecocentre
53 Church Road
Northfield
BIRMINGHAM
B31 2LB

Objectives

3.1 THE OBJECT(S) OF THE CIO ARE:3.1.1 TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY:(A) THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE PRUDENT USE OF RESOURCES;(B) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES;(C) THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE MEANS OF ACHIEVING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND REGENERATION; 3.1.2 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN SUBJECTS RELATING TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND THE PROTECTION, ENHANCEMENT AND REHABILITATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE PROMOTION OF STUDY AND RESEARCH IN SUCH SUBJECTS PROVIDED THAT THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH STUDY ARE DISSEMINATED TO THE PUBLIC AT LARGE;3.1.3 TO ADVANCE SUCH OTHER OBJECTS OR PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND IN SUCH MANNER AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT.FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS CLAUSE 3, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MEANS DEVELOPMENT WHICH MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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