CCEW Charity Commission profile

BIRMINGHAM FOSTER CARE ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 702367 · organisation 702367

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Other
Registered
25 January 1990
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£1,608
Latest expenditure
£7,726
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: 444 Chester Road, Sutton Coldfield, BIRMINGHAM, B73 5BS

Website recorded by the regulator: http://www.bfca.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The relief of distress amongst foster carers working for Birmingham Social Services Department and specific family placement carers living in Birmingham and surrounding districts by provision of training, education advice, information and other charitable forms of support.

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
19 December 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,608
Total Gross Expenditure
£7,726
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
5 February 2025
Total Gross Income
£8,441
Total Gross Expenditure
£5,859
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
23 September 2024
Total Gross Income
£22,134
Total Gross Expenditure
£11,686
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
28 February 2023
Total Gross Income
£8,955
Total Gross Expenditure
£5,437
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
31 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£7,115
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,683

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

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
23 September 2024
Total Gross Income
£22,134
Total Gross Expenditure
£11,686
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£15,410
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
5

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
206
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Defined Groups
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
110
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Amateur Sport
Classification Code
203
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People With Disabilities
Classification Code
204
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
Classification Code
304
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Human Resources
Classification Code
101
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
General Charitable Purposes
Classification Code
109
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Arts/culture/heritage/science
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
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
BIRMINGHAM FOSTER CARE ASSOCIATION
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1990-01-25T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 07 SEP 1989AS AMENDED ON 23 OCT 2003AS AMENDED ON 18 OCT 2004AS AMENDED ON 17 OCT 2005AS AMENDED ON 29 OCT 2006AS AMENDED ON 15 APR 2013AS AMENDED ON 11 FEB 2019
Charitable Objects
The relief of distress amongst Birmingham Foster carers by the provision of education, training, advice, information and other charitable forms of support
Area Of Benefit
CITY OF BIRMINGHAM AND THE SURROUNDING DISTRICTS

09 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Risk management