BIRMINGHAM COMMONWEALTH SOCIETY — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 24 June 2021
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 2 August 2024 – 1 August 2025
Latest income: £10
Latest expenditure: £780
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: Flat 14, Crescent Tower, Brindley Drive, BIRMINGHAM, B1 2NJ

02 Activities

What the charity does

Promoting civic responsibility and good citizenship .Advancing the skills, capacities and capabilities of young people to enable them to participate in society as mature and responsible individuals.Promoting equality and diversity by the elimination of discrimination on the grounds of race, gender, disability, sexual orientation and religion.Advancing education and raising awareness of equality.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 2 August 2024
Fin Period End Date: 1 August 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 1 June 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 24 March 2026
Date Accounts Received: 7 April 2026
Total Gross Income: £10
Total Gross Expenditure: £780

Fin Period Start Date: 2 August 2023
Fin Period End Date: 1 August 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 1 June 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 9 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 9 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £11
Total Gross Expenditure: £65

Fin Period Start Date: 2 August 2022
Fin Period End Date: 1 August 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 1 June 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 13 May 2024
Date Accounts Received: 13 May 2024
Total Gross Income: £338
Total Gross Expenditure: £55

Fin Period Start Date: 24 June 2021
Fin Period End Date: 1 August 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 1 June 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 19 May 2023
Date Accounts Received: 19 May 2023
Total Gross Income: £5,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £37

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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: 2 August 2024
Fin Period End Date: 1 August 2025
Ar Due Date: 1 June 2026
Ar Received Date: 24 March 2026
Total Gross Income: £10
Total Gross Expenditure: £780
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 2 August 2023
Fin Period End Date: 1 August 2024
Ar Due Date: 1 June 2025
Ar Received Date: 9 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £11
Total Gross Expenditure: £65
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 2 August 2022
Fin Period End Date: 1 August 2023
Ar Due Date: 1 June 2024
Ar Received Date: 13 May 2024
Total Gross Income: £338
Total Gross Expenditure: £55
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 24 June 2021
Fin Period End Date: 1 August 2022
Ar Due Date: 1 June 2023
Ar Received Date: 19 May 2023
Total Gross Income: £5,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £37
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

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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

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Charity Classification

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

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

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

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

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

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

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

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

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

Classification Code: 204
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: BIRMINGHAM COMMONWEALTH SOCIETY
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2021-06-24T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 24 Jun 2021
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECTS ARE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY FROM COMMONWEALTH COMMUNITIES IN THE WEST MIDLANDS REGION: 1. TO PROMOTE CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY AND GOOD CITIZENSHIP BY ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO RESPECT AND CARE FOR THEIR COMMUNITY THROUGH EDUCATION IN ALL ASPECTS OF GOOD CITIZENSHIP 2. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION INCLUDING PHYSICAL TRAINING IN THE SUBJECTS OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY AND HEALTHY LIFESTYLES 3. TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS; 4. TO PROMOTE EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY BY:A. THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF RACE, GENDER, DISABILITY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR RELIGION; B. ADVANCING EDUCATION AND RAISING AWARENESS OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY; C. PROMOTING ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS, PARTICULARLY THOSE OF THE COMMONWEALTH COMMUNITIES; D. PROVIDING ADVICE AND SUPPORT, REPRESENTATION AND ADVOCACY E. CULTIVATING A SENTIMENT IN FAVOUR OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY. 5. TO PROMOTE THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR BY:A. PROVIDING GRANTS TO REGISTERED CHARITIES; AND B. PROVIDING ADVICE, INFORMATION AND SUPPORT TO CHARITIES AND VOLUNTARY GROUPS ‘THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR’ MEANS CHARITIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS ‘CHARITIES’ ARE ORGANISATIONS, WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES. ‘VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS’ ARE INDEPENDENT ORGANISATIONS, WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR PURPOSES THAT ADD VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE, OR A SIGNIFICANT SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY, AND WHICH ARE NOT PERMITTED BY THEIR CONSTITUTION TO MAKE A PROFIT FOR PRIVATE DISTRIBUTION. VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS DO NOT INCLUDE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR OTHER STATUTORY AUTHORITIES.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Complaints handling