CCEW Charity Commission profile

BIRMINGHAM CONTEMPORARY MUSIC GROUP

Registered charity 1001474 · organisation 1001474

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
9 January 1991
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
02446126
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£629,672
Latest expenditure
£575,459
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: C B S O, BERKLEY STREET, BIRMINGHAM, B1 2LF

Website recorded by the regulator: www.bcmg.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The Charity was established to advance the education of the public by promoting and developing the artistic taste, knowledge, understanding and appreciation of contemporary music.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received
27 January 2026
Date Accounts Received
27 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£629,672
Total Gross Expenditure
£575,459
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received
13 December 2024
Date Accounts Received
13 December 2024
Total Gross Income
£621,367
Total Gross Expenditure
£637,276
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received
21 December 2023
Date Accounts Received
21 December 2023
Total Gross Income
£782,119
Total Gross Expenditure
£850,489
Fin Period Start Date
1 July 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received
24 January 2023
Date Accounts Received
24 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£557,920
Total Gross Expenditure
£521,466
Fin Period Start Date
1 July 2020
Fin Period End Date
30 June 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
30 April 2022
Date Annual Return Received
29 March 2022
Date Accounts Received
29 March 2022
Total Gross Income
£545,915
Total Gross Expenditure
£514,296

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
27 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£629,672
Total Gross Expenditure
£575,459
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£325,535
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
14
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
13 December 2024
Total Gross Income
£621,367
Total Gross Expenditure
£637,276
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£325,535
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
14
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
21 December 2023
Total Gross Income
£782,119
Total Gross Expenditure
£850,489
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£325,535
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 July 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
24 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£557,920
Total Gross Expenditure
£521,466
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£2
Income From Government Grants
£269,894
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
6
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 July 2020
Fin Period End Date
30 June 2021
Ar Due Date
30 April 2022
Ar Received Date
29 March 2022
Total Gross Income
£545,915
Total Gross Expenditure
£514,296
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£2
Income From Government Grants
£376,288
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
0

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
27 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
464431
Income Other Trading Activities
724
Income Charitable Activities
85311
Income Investments
817
Income Other
78389
Income Total Income And Endowments
629672
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£575,459
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
575459
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
305326
Expenditure Depreciation
3741
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£120,662
Assets Total Fixed
528
Assets Own Use
528
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£202,353
Assets Total Liabilities
£82,219
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£120,662
Creditors One Year Total Current
82219
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£83,108
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
120662
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
120662
Count Employees
7
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
13 December 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
470484
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
150883
Income Investments
0
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
621367
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£158
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£637,118
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
637276
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
319221
Expenditure Depreciation
4153
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£66,449
Assets Total Fixed
4000
Assets Own Use
4000
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£137,517
Assets Total Liabilities
£75,068
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£66,449
Creditors One Year Total Current
75068
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£3,616
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
66449
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
66449
Count Employees
8
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
21 December 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
637908
Income Other Trading Activities
3155
Income Charitable Activities
79540
Income Investments
331
Income Other
61185
Income Total Income And Endowments
782119
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£32,377
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£818,112
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
850489
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
361406
Expenditure Depreciation
7362
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£82,358
Assets Total Fixed
8153
Assets Own Use
8153
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£181,757
Assets Total Liabilities
£107,552
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£82,358
Creditors One Year Total Current
107552
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£11,930
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
82358
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
82358
Count Employees
13
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 July 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
24 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
471689
Income Other Trading Activities
2885
Income Charitable Activities
58832
Income Investments
12
Income Other
24502
Income Total Income And Endowments
557920
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£39,874
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£481,592
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
521466
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
231169
Expenditure Depreciation
8393
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£127,380
Assets Total Fixed
13219
Assets Own Use
13219
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£315,969
Assets Total Liabilities
£178,460
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£150,728
Creditors One Year Total Current
178460
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£210,589
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
127380
Funds Restricted
23348
Funds Total
150728
Count Employees
10
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 July 2020
Fin Period End Date
30 June 2021
Ar Due Date
30 April 2022
Ar Received Date
29 March 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
495447
Income Other Trading Activities
6
Income Charitable Activities
44777
Income Investments
15
Income Other
5670
Income Total Income And Endowments
545915
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£38,143
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£476,153
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
514296
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
259982
Expenditure Depreciation
7561
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£114,274
Assets Total Fixed
21612
Assets Own Use
21612
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£274,289
Assets Total Liabilities
£181,627
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£114,274
Creditors One Year Total Current
181627
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£216,086
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
114274
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
114274
Count Employees
10
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Dudley
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
West Midlands
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Birmingham City
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
West Midlands
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Walsall
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
West Midlands
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Wolverhampton
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
West Midlands
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Solihull
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
West Midlands
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Coventry City
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
West Midlands
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout London
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Sandwell
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
West Midlands
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
109
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Arts/culture/heritage/science

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
BIRMINGHAM CONTEMPORARY MUSIC GROUP
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1991-01-09T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM & ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 24TH NOVEMBER 1989 as amended on 23 Feb 2016
Charitable Objects
TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY PROMOTING AND DEVELOPING THE ARTISTIC TASTE,KNOWLEDGE,UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF MUSIC AND MUSIC THEATRE,INCLUDING IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) CONTEMPORARY MUSIC COMPOSED SINCE 1900 PRIMARILY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE MIDLANDS.
Area Of Benefit
PRIMARILY IN THE MIDLANDS(BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY)

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
56492
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
BCMG

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures