CCEW Charity Commission profile

ROYAL BIRMINGHAM SOCIETY OF ARTISTS

Registered charity 528894 · organisation 528894

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
2 June 1969
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
00122616
Financial period
1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income
£204,892
Latest expenditure
£192,613
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: 4 Brook Street, Birmingham, B3 1SA

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

To advance the public education in the practice of fine arts and other allied arts and crafts through the maintenance of the RBSA Gallery as a venue for the organisation of exhibitions and events. To develop and maintain a permanent collection to support and enhance these activities.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received
28 October 2026
Date Accounts Received
28 October 2026
Total Gross Income
£204,892
Total Gross Expenditure
£192,613
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received
30 October 2025
Date Accounts Received
30 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£207,212
Total Gross Expenditure
£189,107
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received
25 October 2024
Date Accounts Received
25 October 2024
Total Gross Income
£159,865
Total Gross Expenditure
£204,077
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received
26 May 2023
Date Accounts Received
26 May 2023
Total Gross Income
£236,196
Total Gross Expenditure
£231,880
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received
8 September 2022
Date Accounts Received
8 September 2022
Total Gross Income
£235,467
Total Gross Expenditure
£144,906

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 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Due Date
31 October 2026
Ar Received Date
28 October 2026
Total Gross Income
£204,892
Total Gross Expenditure
£192,613
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
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
70
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Due Date
31 October 2025
Ar Received Date
30 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£207,212
Total Gross Expenditure
£189,107
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
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
65
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Due Date
31 October 2024
Ar Received Date
25 October 2024
Total Gross Income
£159,865
Total Gross Expenditure
£204,077
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
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
75
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Due Date
31 October 2023
Ar Received Date
26 May 2023
Total Gross Income
£236,196
Total Gross Expenditure
£231,880
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
£1
Income From Government Grants
£4,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
65
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Due Date
31 October 2022
Ar Received Date
8 September 2022
Total Gross Income
£235,467
Total Gross Expenditure
£144,906
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
£1
Income From Government Grants
£29,600
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
67

05 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

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
305
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
109
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Arts/culture/heritage/science

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
ROYAL BIRMINGHAM SOCIETY OF ARTISTS
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1969-06-02T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUN AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 18TH JUNE, 1912, AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 2ND JANURARY, 1969. as amended on 26 Oct 2022
Charitable Objects
TO ADVANCE THE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN AND THE PRACTICE OF ART AND IN PARTICULAR THE ARTS OF PAINTING, SCULPTURE CERAMICS AND ARCHITECTURE AND OTHER ALLIED ARTS AND CRAFTS. TO ADVANCE THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE PRACTICE OF THE FINE ARTS, MORE ESPECIALLY IN BIRMINGHAM AND THE SURROUNING DISTRICT.
Area Of Benefit
GALLERIES AT 69A NEW STREET, BIRMINGHAM 2.

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
12889
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
RBSA
Charity Name Id
12888
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
R B S A

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