BIRMINGHAM LGBT — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 21 April 2011
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 07203554
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £824,900
Latest expenditure: £908,569
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Birmingham LGBT centre, 151 Hurst street, Birmingham, B5 6EW

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Economic/Community Development; employment. Provides advocacy/advice/information . Sponsors and undertakes research, Acts as an umbrella or resource body. Plus other charitable activities in and around the Birmingham and West Midlands area.The organisation has a Health and Well-being centre in Birmingham for the LGBT community and others

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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: 15 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 15 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £824,900
Total Gross Expenditure: £908,569

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: 14 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 14 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £931,034
Total Gross Expenditure: £934,982

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: 17 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 17 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £968,520
Total Gross Expenditure: £893,256

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: 9 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 9 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £886,086
Total Gross Expenditure: £827,546

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: 21 December 2021
Date Accounts Received: 21 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £838,600
Total Gross Expenditure: £772,216

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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: 15 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £824,900
Total Gross Expenditure: £908,569
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Contracts: 306969
Income From Government Grants: £118,520
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: 1
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: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 14 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £931,034
Total Gross Expenditure: £934,982
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Grants: £35,421
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: 1

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: 17 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £968,520
Total Gross Expenditure: £893,256
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £8
Income From Government Contracts: 314011
Income From Government Grants: £188,147
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: 1
Count Volunteers: 9

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: 9 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £886,086
Total Gross Expenditure: £827,546
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: £3
Income From Government Grants: £86,560
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 15

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: 21 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £838,600
Total Gross Expenditure: £772,216
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: Yes
Charity Agreement Commerical Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Income From Government Contracts: 24384
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 20

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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: 15 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 33461
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 744421
Income Investments: 37479
Income Other: 9539
Income Total Income And Endowments: 824900
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £27,891
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £880,678
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 908569
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 6642
Expenditure Support Costs: 80037
Expenditure Depreciation: 5098
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £246,956
Assets Total Fixed: 10294
Assets Own Use: 10294
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £565,098
Assets Total Liabilities: £10,651
Assets Current Investment: 220342
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £564,741
Creditors One Year Total Current: 10651
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £212,808
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 336956
Funds Restricted: 227785
Funds Total: 564741
Count Employees: 33
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: 14 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 38910
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 853322
Income Investments: 35521
Income Other: 3281
Income Total Income And Endowments: 931034
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £934,982
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 934982
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 4075
Expenditure Support Costs: 50867
Expenditure Depreciation: 3503
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £370,013
Assets Total Fixed: 12854
Assets Own Use: 12854
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £656,580
Assets Total Liabilities: £21,024
Assets Current Investment: 211438
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £648,410
Creditors One Year Total Current: 21024
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £253,041
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 370013
Funds Restricted: 278397
Funds Total: 648410
Count Employees: 23
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: 17 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 58850
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 866737
Income Investments: 31257
Income Other: 11676
Income Total Income And Endowments: 968520
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £19,276
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £828,449
Expenditure Other: 45531
Expenditure Total: 893256
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 4287
Expenditure Support Costs: 45531
Expenditure Depreciation: 3861
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £402,179
Assets Total Fixed: 6643
Assets Own Use: 6643
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £668,358
Assets Total Liabilities: £22,643
Assets Current Investment: 204260
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £652,358
Creditors One Year Total Current: 22643
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £365,839
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 402179
Funds Restricted: 250179
Funds Total: 652358
Count Employees: 32
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: 9 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 27732
Income Other Trading Activities: 10524
Income Charitable Activities: 838561
Income Investments: 9269
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 886086
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £15,957
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £766,591
Expenditure Other: 44998
Expenditure Total: 827546
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 5518
Expenditure Support Costs: 44998
Expenditure Depreciation: 4348
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £266,879
Assets Total Fixed: 6045
Assets Own Use: 6045
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £599,695
Assets Total Liabilities: £28,646
Assets Current Investment: 200900
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £577,094
Creditors One Year Total Current: 28646
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £325,645
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 356879
Funds Restricted: 220215
Funds Total: 577094
Count Employees: 25
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: 21 December 2021
Income Donations And Legacies: 28745
Income Other Trading Activities: 3464
Income Charitable Activities: 802839
Income Investments: 3552
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 838600
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £772,216
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 772216
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 3052
Expenditure Support Costs: 41613
Expenditure Depreciation: 4984
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £240,765
Assets Total Fixed: 7439
Assets Own Use: 7439
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £519,429
Assets Total Liabilities: £8,313
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £518,555
Creditors One Year Total Current: 8313
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £469,004
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 280765
Funds Restricted: 237790
Funds Total: 518555
Count Employees: 22
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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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

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: Sandwell
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: West Midlands
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

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

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

Classification Code: 116
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Recreation

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

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

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

Classification Code: 115
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity

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

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

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

Classification Code: 110
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Amateur Sport

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: BIRMINGHAM LGBT
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2011-04-21T00:00:00

Charity Name: BIRMINGHAM LGBT
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2011-10-10T00:00:00
Assoc Organisation Number: 4028698
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1117936
Assoc Charity Name: BIRMINGHAM LGBT COMMUNITY TRUST

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 25 MAR 2010AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 09 FEB 2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 10 SEP 2013AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 19 AUG 2015
Charitable Objects: TO PROMOTE EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY IN BIRMINGHAM AND SURROUNDING AREAS, AND IN PARTICULAR THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY: (I)RAISING AWARENESS OF ALL ASPECTS OF DISCRIMINATION IN SOCIETY BY PUBLICATIONS, LECTURES, MEDIA, PUBLIC ADVOCACY AND OTHER MEANS OF COMMUNICATION (II) CONDUCTING OR COMMISSIONING RESEARCH ON EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY AND PUBLISHING THE RESULTS OF THE SAME TO THE PUBLIC (III) ADVANCING EDUCATION IN EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY WHETHER BY TEACHING OR PRODUCING MATERIALS (IV) THE DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTION OF ARTS AND CULTURE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE LGBT COMMUNITY (V) CULTIVATING A SENTIMENT IN FAVOUR OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY BY THE USE OF PUBLICATIONS, CODES OF PRACTICE, SCHEMES FOR EMPLOYERS, AWARD SCHEMES, THE MEDIA AND PUBLIC ADVOCACY (VI) ASSOCIATING VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS, GOVERNMENTAL, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE BODIES TO DEVELOP AND MAXIMISE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS RUN BY AND FOR LESBIANS, GAY MEN, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER PEOPLE (VII) PROMOTING GOOD PRACTICE WITHIN MEMBER ORGANISATIONS.
Area Of Benefit: BIRMINGHAM

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 405781
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: BLGBT

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests