BIRMINGHAM CHRISTMAS SHELTER

Registered charity 1002891 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BIRMINGHAM OPEN CHRISTMAS

We provide food, warmth, shelter and friendship to the homeless and lonely of Birmingham during the Christmas period, regardless of gender, colour, race, religion or sexual orientation.

Objects

TO RELIEVE THE POOR SICK AND AGED IN THE WEST MIDLANDS AND IN PARTICULAR TO PROVIDE FOOD CLOTHING AND SHELTER FOR THE HOMELESS IN THAT AREA OVER THE CHRISTMAS PERIOD

Area of benefit: WEST MIDLANDS POSTAL AREA

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £25,577 for the year, increasing its unrestricted cash reserves to £148,379. The trustees note that this surplus was used to build reserves to mitigate against potential future venue relocation costs, as the charity is entirely dependent on donations. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Birmingham Christmas Shelter (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (09/07/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Adam Stephen Mould
• David Jack Hanson
• KERRIE LO
• KEVIN CHRISTOPHER JARVIS
• Mohammed Ullah
• Shirley Mallon
• Simon John Rixon

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Birmingham City

Income and spending

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