FOCUS BIRMINGHAM — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 13 November 1997
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 03353444
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £4,336,780
Latest expenditure: £4,360,760
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Focus, 48-62 Woodville Road, Harborne, BIRMINGHAM, B17 9AT

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

The charity aims to provide high quality, innovative services to blind, visually impaired and those with profound disabilities across the West Midlands. It intends to become known as a centre of excellence, working in partnership with others to develop pathways of care and support that achieve the best possible outcomes for people.

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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: 14 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 14 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £4,336,780
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,360,760

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: 16 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 16 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £4,058,694
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,806,930

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: 30 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 30 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £3,236,530
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,568,341

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: 18 November 2022
Date Accounts Received: 18 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £3,234,693
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,265,385

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: 27 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 27 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £3,515,187
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,936,509

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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: 14 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £4,336,780
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,360,760
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 18
Count Govt Grants: £6
Income From Government Contracts: 3399238
Income From Government Grants: £454,375
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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: 1
Count Volunteers: 54

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: 16 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £4,058,694
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,806,930
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 16
Count Govt Grants: £6
Income From Government Contracts: 2453198
Income From Government Grants: £439,717
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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: 1
Count Volunteers: 43

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: 30 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £3,236,530
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,568,341
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 16
Count Govt Grants: £6
Income From Government Contracts: 2493562
Income From Government Grants: £424,611
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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: Yes
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 68

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: 18 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £3,234,693
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,265,385
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 20
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £15
Income From Government Contracts: 2270970
Income From Government Grants: £54,410
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 60

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: 27 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £3,515,187
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,936,509
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 20
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £15
Income From Government Contracts: 2314442
Income From Government Grants: £136,565
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 100

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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: 14 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 298554
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 3948508
Income Investments: 14267
Income Other: 75451
Income Total Income And Endowments: 4336780
Income Legacies: 66232
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £119,719
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £4,241,041
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 4360760
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 18820
Expenditure Support Costs: 232069
Expenditure Depreciation: 130927
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £956,945
Assets Total Fixed: 976506
Assets Own Use: 898042
Assets Long Term Investment: 78464
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,644,612
Assets Total Liabilities: £273,398
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,347,720
Creditors One Year Total Current: 273398
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,034,401
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1853932
Funds Restricted: 493788
Funds Total: 2347720
Count Employees: 149
Consolidated 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: 16 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 562957
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 3445836
Income Investments: 9854
Income Other: 40047
Income Total Income And Endowments: 4058694
Income Legacies: 31161
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £137,427
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £3,669,503
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 3806930
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 978342
Expenditure Depreciation: 1550766
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £400,000
Assets Total Fixed: 1067099
Assets Own Use: 1067099
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,538,893
Assets Total Liabilities: £306,345
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,299,647
Creditors One Year Total Current: 262591
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 43754
Assets Cash: £882,061
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1690195
Funds Restricted: 609452
Funds Total: 2299647
Count Employees: 142
Consolidated 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: 30 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 296494
Income Other Trading Activities: 7503
Income Charitable Activities: 2909871
Income Investments: 2753
Income Other: 19909
Income Total Income And Endowments: 3236530
Income Legacies: 69965
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £95,087
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £3,473,254
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 3568341
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 16480
Expenditure Support Costs: 977537
Expenditure Depreciation: 124070
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £400,000
Assets Total Fixed: 1004369
Assets Own Use: 943463
Assets Long Term Investment: 60906
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,395,758
Assets Total Liabilities: £414,566
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,985,561
Creditors One Year Total Current: 356230
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 58336
Assets Cash: £989,514
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1607873
Funds Restricted: 377688
Funds Total: 1985561
Count Employees: 129
Consolidated 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: 18 November 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 352509
Income Other Trading Activities: 1805
Income Charitable Activities: 2767071
Income Investments: 57352
Income Other: 55956
Income Total Income And Endowments: 3234693
Income Legacies: 106954
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £103,678
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £3,161,707
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 3265385
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 13385
Expenditure Support Costs: 868430
Expenditure Depreciation: 137887
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,080,249
Assets Total Fixed: 976951
Assets Own Use: 971851
Assets Long Term Investment: 5100
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,626,208
Assets Total Liabilities: £413,243
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,189,916
Creditors One Year Total Current: 340324
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 72919
Assets Cash: £1,235,602
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1757627
Funds Restricted: 432289
Funds Total: 2189916
Count Employees: 127
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: 27 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 545731
Income Other Trading Activities: 1293
Income Charitable Activities: 2763075
Income Investments: 82007
Income Other: 123081
Income Total Income And Endowments: 3515187
Income Legacies: 66896
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £64,227
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,872,282
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2936509
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 25219
Expenditure Support Costs: 732219
Expenditure Depreciation: 128007
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,041,151
Assets Total Fixed: 882164
Assets Own Use: 877164
Assets Long Term Investment: 5000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,708,076
Assets Total Liabilities: £369,632
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,220,608
Creditors One Year Total Current: 282130
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 87502
Assets Cash: £1,122,582
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1769443
Funds Restricted: 451165
Funds Total: 2220608
Count Employees: 121
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

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: 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: Sandwell
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: 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: Dudley
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

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 107
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Accommodation/housing

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: FOCUS BIRMINGHAM
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2018-07-18T00:00:00
Reason: Does not operate
Assoc Organisation Number: 1040914
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1040914
Assoc Charity Name: THE BURTON BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED CLUB

Charity Name: FOCUS BIRMINGHAM
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1997-11-13T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 16 APRIL 1997 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 10 SEPTEMBER 1997 AND 15 JULY 1998 AND BY CERTIFICATES OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 21 MARCH 2002 AND 9 APRIL 2009AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 28 JUL 2016AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 22 AUG 2016 as amended on 18 Jun 2021
Charitable Objects: 3.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY (OBJECTS) ARE THE RELIEF OF BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PEOPLE AND THOSE WITH OTHER DISABILITIES AND IN PARTICULAR THE PROVISION AND THE PROMOTION OF AND ASSISTANCE WITH (EITHER ALONE OR IN CONJUNCTION WITH OTHERS) SERVICES FOR AND WITH BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PEOPLE AND DISABLED PEOPLE TO ENHANCE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE. FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT, THE WORDS "BLIND" AND "BLIND PEOPLE" THROUGHOUT THESE ARTICLES SHALL BE INTERPRETED SO AS TO INCLUDE PERSONS OF ALL AGES WHO MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE OTHER DISABILITIES AND WHO, THOUGH NOT TOTALLY BLIND, HAVE LOW VISION WHICH CANNOT BE CORRECTED WITH THE USE OF SPECTACLES OR CONTACT LENSES OR ARE THREATENED WITH LOSS OF SIGHT.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 420049
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: FOCUS ON BLINDNESS

Charity Name Id: 420026
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: BIRMINGHAM FOCUS ON BLINDNESS

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Charity Other Regulators

Regulator Order: 1
Regulator Name: Care Quality Commission

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries