01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 21 September 1965
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 00748773
- Financial period
- 1 October 2024 – 30 September 2025
- Latest income
- £1,423,564
- Latest expenditure
- £1,357,971
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: 201-206 Alcester Street Digbeth, BIRMINGHAM, B12 0NQ
Website recorded by the regulator: www.betterpathways.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
We provide a supportive environment for people experiencing mental ill health, offering work training and support which promotes personal development and for progression towards employment
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 1 July 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 1 July 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,423,564
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,357,971
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 26 June 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 26 June 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,573,397
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,512,416
- 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
- 15 January 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 15 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £790,436
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £940,033
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 20 December 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 20 December 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £911,275
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,034,336
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 26 January 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 26 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £2,552,593
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,519,913
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 October 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 1 July 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,423,564
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,357,971
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 11
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Contracts
- 776927
- Income From Government Grants
- £99,554
- 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
- 2
- 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
- 30 September 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 26 June 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,573,397
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,512,416
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 4
- Count Govt Grants
- £8
- Income From Government Contracts
- 497252
- Income From Government Grants
- £387,024
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 2
- 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
- 15 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £790,436
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £940,033
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 3
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Contracts
- 465838
- Income From Government Grants
- £17,500
- 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
- 57256
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 20 December 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £911,275
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,034,336
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 4
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Contracts
- 458446
- Income From Government Grants
- £129,046
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 26 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £2,552,593
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,519,913
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 5
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Contracts
- 2191704
- Income From Government Grants
- £36,485
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 44
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 October 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 1 July 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 26954
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1372765
- Income Investments
- 1569
- Income Other
- 22276
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1423564
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £18,409
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,339,562
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1357971
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 14250
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 421838
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 33283
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £199,118
- Assets Total Fixed
- 265229
- Assets Own Use
- 265229
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £277,354
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £98,490
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £444,093
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 98490
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £96,523
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 360245
- Funds Restricted
- 83848
- Funds Total
- 444093
- Count Employees
- 32
- 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
- 30 September 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 26 June 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 157035
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1414641
- Income Investments
- 1721
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1573397
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,512,416
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1512416
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 15750
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 594408
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 41070
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £140,694
- Assets Total Fixed
- 208511
- Assets Own Use
- 208511
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £271,211
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £101,222
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £378,500
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 86222
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 15000
- Assets Cash
- £78,061
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 298643
- Funds Restricted
- 79857
- Funds Total
- 378500
- Count Employees
- 28
- 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
- 15 January 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 56303
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 734087
- Income Investments
- 46
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 790436
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £940,033
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 940033
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 9900
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 402879
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 10686
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £105,520
- Assets Total Fixed
- 199181
- Assets Own Use
- 199181
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £342,670
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £224,332
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £317,519
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 194332
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 30000
- Assets Cash
- £156,123
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 278992
- Funds Restricted
- 38527
- Funds Total
- 317519
- Count Employees
- 20
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 20 December 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 119067
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 792124
- Income Investments
- 84
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 911275
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,034,336
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1034336
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 8600
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 317257
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 33588
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £467,115
- Assets Total Fixed
- 194766
- Assets Own Use
- 194766
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £501,014
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £228,664
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £467,116
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 178664
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 50000
- Assets Cash
- £170,042
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 350121
- Funds Restricted
- 116995
- Funds Total
- 467116
- Count Employees
- 23
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 26 January 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 98999
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2453534
- Income Investments
- 60
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2552593
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,519,913
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2519913
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 8210
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 265577
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 37579
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £556,984
- Assets Total Fixed
- 227616
- Assets Own Use
- 227616
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £649,939
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £287,378
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £590,177
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 237378
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 50000
- Assets Cash
- £359,201
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 556984
- Funds Restricted
- 33193
- Funds Total
- 590177
- Count Employees
- 35
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- 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
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- BIRMINGHAM INDUSTRIAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION LIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1965-09-21T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 1 FEBRUARY 1963 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 24 SEPTEMBER 1997.
- Charitable Objects
- (A)TO PROVIDE CARE FOR PEOPLE WITH A HISTORY OF MENTAL ILLNESS OR DISORDER (HEREINAFTER CALLED "PATIENTS/CLIENTS") BY THE GIVING OF VOCATIONAL TRAINING, EDUCATION AND SUPPORT AND THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES. (B)TO PROVIDE FOR PATIENTS/CLIENTS SUCH WORK OR OCCUPATION AS MAY BE SUITED TO THEM WHEREBY THEY MAY BE ENABLED TO REGAIN THEIR HEALTH, AND TO SELL THE PRODUCE OF THE LABOUR OF PATIENTS/CLIENTS. (C)TO PAY PATIENTS/CLIENTS SUCH WAGES OR REMUNERATION FOR ANY WORK OR OCCUPATION PROVIDED BY THE COMPANY ON SUCH SCALE AND AT SUCH RATES AS THE DIRECTORS SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE. (D)TO GRANT MONEY PAYMENTS TO, TO MAKE LOANS TO, AND TO PROVIDE FOOD, LODGING AND OTHER RELIEF AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR NECESSITOUS PATIENTS/CLIENTS GRATUITOUSLY BY WAY OF AUGMENTATION OF WAGES OR OTHERWISE. (E)TO PROVIDE FOR THE INSTRUCTION OF PATIENTS/CLIENTS IN ANY INDUSTRIAL ART OR TRADE OR OTHER MODE OF EMPLOYMENT SUITED TO THEM AND ALSO IN READING, WRITING, MUSIC AND OTHER ARTS AND RECREATIONS AND ANY EDUCATIONAL SUBJECT. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS PLEASE SEE CLAUSE 3 OF MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION).
- Area Of Benefit
- BIRMINGHAM AND THE MIDLANDS
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 264964
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- BITA PATHWAYS
- Charity Name Id
- 592110
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- BETTER PATHWAYS
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management