CCEW Charity Commission profile

BIRMINGHAM RATHBONE SOCIETY

Registered charity 516557 · organisation 516557

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
13 June 1985
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
01887850
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£2,084,588
Latest expenditure
£1,951,122
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: BIRMINGHAM RATHBONE SOCIETY, MORCOM HOUSE, LEDSAM STREET, BIRMINGHAM, B16 8DN

Website recorded by the regulator: www.rathbone.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

To promote the welfare and advance the education of those children, young people and adults who are in need of special care and attention as a result of the educational difficulties they either do experience or have experienced. These difficulties will have usually caused them to attend schools for children with special educational needs, or in special classes within main stream schools.

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
6 October 2025
Date Accounts Received
6 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£2,084,588
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,951,122
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
17 December 2024
Date Accounts Received
17 December 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,914,110
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,813,754
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
29 January 2024
Date Accounts Received
29 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,844,521
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,749,130
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
23 November 2022
Date Accounts Received
23 November 2022
Total Gross Income
£1,937,172
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,794,642
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
7 December 2021
Date Accounts Received
7 December 2021
Total Gross Income
£1,960,201
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,755,154

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
6 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£2,084,588
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,951,122
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
3
Count Govt Grants
£0
Income From Government Contracts
2034201
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 Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
0
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
17 December 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,914,110
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,813,754
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
4
Count Govt Grants
£0
Income From Government Contracts
1279367
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 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
0
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
29 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,844,521
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,749,130
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
4
Count Govt Grants
£0
Income From Government Contracts
1277397
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 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
0
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
23 November 2022
Total Gross Income
£1,937,172
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,794,642
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
1342510
Income From Government Grants
£33,359
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
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
7 December 2021
Total Gross Income
£1,960,201
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,755,154
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
£4
Income From Government Contracts
1269767
Income From Government Grants
£120,170
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
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
6 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
16
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
2034201
Income Investments
50371
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
2084588
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,951,122
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1951122
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
193820
Expenditure Support Costs
193820
Expenditure Depreciation
41368
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£2,167,355
Assets Total Fixed
596239
Assets Own Use
596235
Assets Long Term Investment
4
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£2,477,253
Assets Total Liabilities
£87,044
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£2,986,448
Creditors One Year Total Current
87044
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£2,130,422
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
2947355
Funds Restricted
39093
Funds Total
2986448
Count Employees
35
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
17 December 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
209
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
1871622
Income Investments
42279
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1914110
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,813,754
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1813754
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
10814
Expenditure Support Costs
205685
Expenditure Depreciation
54564
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,431,728
Assets Total Fixed
632164
Assets Own Use
632164
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£2,340,401
Assets Total Liabilities
£119,583
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£2,852,982
Creditors One Year Total Current
119583
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£2,078,168
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
2813889
Funds Restricted
39093
Funds Total
2852982
Count Employees
34
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
29 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
552
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
1823948
Income Investments
20021
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1844521
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,749,130
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1749130
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
9879
Expenditure Support Costs
217943
Expenditure Depreciation
50761
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,963,533
Assets Total Fixed
655752
Assets Own Use
655752
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£2,255,876
Assets Total Liabilities
£159,002
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£2,752,626
Creditors One Year Total Current
159002
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,997,748
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
2713533
Funds Restricted
39093
Funds Total
2752626
Count Employees
37
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
23 November 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
2064
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
1896194
Income Investments
5343
Income Other
33571
Income Total Income And Endowments
1937172
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,794,642
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1794642
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
8940
Expenditure Support Costs
201798
Expenditure Depreciation
50391
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,195,748
Assets Total Fixed
672396
Assets Own Use
672392
Assets Long Term Investment
4
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£2,125,192
Assets Total Liabilities
£140,353
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£2,657,235
Creditors One Year Total Current
140353
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,988,807
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
2618142
Funds Restricted
39093
Funds Total
2657235
Count Employees
45
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
7 December 2021
Income Donations And Legacies
810
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
1953594
Income Investments
5797
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1960201
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,755,154
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1755154
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
9240
Expenditure Support Costs
197871
Expenditure Depreciation
48153
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£991,612
Assets Total Fixed
716977
Assets Own Use
716973
Assets Long Term Investment
4
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,917,416
Assets Total Liabilities
£119,688
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£2,514,705
Creditors One Year Total Current
119688
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,735,597
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
2458588
Funds Restricted
56117
Funds Total
2514705
Count Employees
49
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
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Solihull
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
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
107
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Accommodation/housing
Classification Code
206
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Defined Groups
Classification Code
117
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Other Charitable Purposes
Classification Code
113
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Economic/community Development/employment
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
104
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Disability

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
BIRMINGHAM RATHBONE SOCIETY
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1985-06-13T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 19 FEBRUARY 1985 AS AMENDED BY A SPECIAL RESOLUTION ON 19 SEPTEMBER 1988 (NAME CHANGE), 3 NOVEMBER 1997 AND 28 MAY 1999 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 3 MAY 2002
Charitable Objects
THE SOCIETY IS ESTABLISHED FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES ONLY TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THOSE CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS WHO ARE IN NEED OF SPECIAL CARE AND ATTENTION AS A RESULT OF THE EDUCATIONAL DIFFICULTIES THEY EITHER DO EXPERIENCE OR HAVE EXPERIENCED. THESE DIFFICULTIES WILL HAVE USUALLY CAUSED THEM TO ATTEND SCHOOLS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS, OR IN SPECIAL CLASSES WITHIN MAIN-STREAM SCHOOLS.
Area Of Benefit
UNITED KINGDOM

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
203379
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
BIRMINGHAM RATHBONE

11 Official extract

Charity Other Regulators

Regulator Order
1
Regulator Name
Care Quality Commission

12 Official extract

Charity Policy

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