Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 6
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Grant maker support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

AGE CONCERN BIRMINGHAM 

Age Concern Birmingham is the foremost voluntary agency supporting older people, their families and carers. The services provided include, but are not exclusive to, day centres, luncheon clubs, carers support services, befriending schemes, specialist support services (grants and advice service, and debt counselling), information, tradesperson and handyman directory and volunteer schemes.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male

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£2,178£1,860£318£108£1,991£1,59710.357120
31/03/22£2,054£1,614£440£94£1,673£1,3229.854120
31/03/21£1,950£1,586£364£65£1,233£8686.653120
31/03/20£1,993£1,619£374£99£870£6164.671105
31/03/19£1,766£1,629£137£92£495£3932.96088
31/03/18£1,583£1,508£75£0£357£1110.9600
31/03/17£1,516£1,523£-7£0£275£760.6530
31/03/16£1,270£1,396£-126£0£215£910.8580
31/03/15£1,481£1,717£-235£10£376£2491.7660
31/03/14£2,142£2,063£79£9£717£5883.4680
31/03/13£2,112£2,037£74£56£639£4742.8760
31/03/12£2,142£2,133£9£65£564£4432.5720
31/03/11£1,858£1,811£46£105£513£4452.9630
31/03/10*£1,835£1,753£82£105£467£4343620
31/03/09£1,751£1,694£57£68£385£3632.6560
31/03/08£1,633£1,646£-13£88£328£2722870
31/03/07£1,488£1,634£-146£144£341£2051.5540
31/03/06*£1,356£1,499£-143£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£1,490£1,515£-26£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£1,729£1,457£272£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 6.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 5.8%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 25%
Liabilities/Income: 30%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 80%
Reserves/Spending: 10.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 11 months
Quick Ratio: 8
Asset Split ?
Established: 37 years

www.ageconcernbirmingham.org.uk

info@ageconcernbirmingham.org.uk

01213623650

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Services for the elderly
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides other finance
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Birmingham City,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 57 employees
  • 120 volunteers

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£120,475
DCMS£42,128
Birmingham City Council£23,976
Ministry of Defence£16,850
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Birmingham City Council - Community Activity restart
£4,060 22/03/2021
co-ordinator capacity building to support the restart of community activities at Communitea Café
Birmingham City Council - Moorfield C19 Response
£4,979 01/03/2021
C19 funded organisations were awarded a further 50% of original funding
Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
£16,850 12/02/2021
For community projects that reduce isolation and promote integration
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Grant to Hawkesley Community Centre
£4,880 04/02/2021
The grant will pay for food ingredients, delivery and printing for the healthy eating food service
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Grant to Age Concern Birmingham
£4,000 04/02/2021
The grant will pay the salaries of “shoppers” and the IT equipment to allow contactless doorstep payments. It will benefit up to 200 local people and run for three months
Birmingham City Council - Moorfield C19 Response
£4,979 01/11/2020
C19 funded organisations were awarded a further 50% of original funding
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£42,128 29/07/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Age Concern Birmingham
£4,990 11/06/2020
COVID19 : purchase IT equipment for a charity that supports older people in the West Midlands
Birmingham City Council - Moorfield C19 Response
£9,958 10/06/2020
Telephone support helpline.
National Lottery Community Fund - COVID19 Stay at Home
£9,975 22/05/2020
12
The group will use the funding to support older people who are isolated as a result of the COVID-19 crisis. This will enable the organisation to continue addressing issues of isolation and help ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 14/05/2020
Communitea Too
National Lottery Community Fund - Communitea Too
£110,500 20/03/2020
25
The funding will be used to develop a community cafe, where the community can take part in a variety of free social activities and events which will increase social interaction between different ....more
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Age Concern Birmingham
£10,000 27/08/2019
I Remember When... (An anthology of local lives through spoken memory)
National Lottery Community Fund - Moorfield Hall Community Hub
£10,000 29/11/2018
12
This funding will be used to renovate the kitchen facility in this community use building that supports the needs of socially isolated older people. The project aims to enhance the versatility of the ....more
Birmingham City Council - Age Concern Mh
£64,210 01/01/2017
AGE CONCERN MH; Older people; Adult Social Care & Health Third Sector Grants - Day Opportunities
Birmingham City Council - Age Concern Oa
£40,777 01/01/2017
AGE CONCERN OA; Older people; Adult Social Care & Health Third Sector Grants - Day Opportunities
National Lottery Community Fund - Let's get Hawkesley Flying
£177,152 16/11/2016
36
This project will engage young people aged 11-25 and older people aged 50 and over, bringing both groups together to break down barriers in order to help improve the community by creating a local ....more
Birmingham City Council - Older Adults Day Opportunities
£81,554 01/07/2016
OLDER ADULTS DAY OPPORTUNITIES; Older people; Adult Social Care & Health Third Sector Grants - Day Opportunities
Birmingham City Council - Older Adutls Day Service
£128,420 01/07/2016
OLDER ADUTLS DAY SERVICE; Older people; Adult Social Care & Health Third Sector Grants - Day Opportunities
Birmingham City Council - Older Peoples' Service
£40,777 01/04/2016
OLDER PEOPLES' SERVICE; Older people; Adult Social Care & Health Third Sector Grants - Day Opportunities
Birmingham City Council - Age Concern Birmingham And Age Uk Mh Ptr
£64,210 01/04/2016
AGE CONCERN BIRMINGHAM AND AGE UK MH PTR; Older people; Adult Social Care & Health Third Sector Grants - Day Opportunities
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 45-75
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 20/03/1987, number: 518610
  • Registered at Companies House on 26/02/1987, number: 02104152
Gift Aid
  • 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
  • Investing charity funds 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
20 returns made; AR10: 2 days late, AR06: 7 days late, AR04: 45 days late,
Main office

Age Concern
76-78 Boldmere Road
Sutton Coldfield
B73 5TJ

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF OLDER PEOPLE PREDOMINANTLY, BUT ALSO OTHERS IN NEED, IN ANY MANNER WHICH NOW OR HEREAFTER MAY BE DEEMED BY LAW TO BE CHARITABLE IN AND AROUND THE UNITED KINGDOM AND INTERNATIONALLY (HEREINAFTER CALLED ¶THE AREA OF BENEFIT÷).

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNITED KINGDOM AND INTERNATIONALLY

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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