BIRMINGHAM DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTRE
Registered charity 1034581 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Provision of a range of person-centered information, advice and support services to disabled people and their support networks primarily living in Birmingham, Solihull and the wider West Midlands.Provision of a range of professional services to assist organisations in the West Midlands to meet their legal obligations under anti disability discrimination legislation including the Equality Act.
Causes: Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £108,749 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total resources expended of £1,758,200 against total income of £1,649,451. Per the trustees' report, free unrestricted reserves stood at £355,535, which equates to just over three months of operating expenditure, while the trustees maintain a policy target of three to six months' running costs. The trustees identified financial stability risks arising from inflation, rising staffing costs, and the financial situation of Birmingham City Council, but confirmed that resources are adequate to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three and six months running costs (held: £356k)
“It has established a policy whereby the unrestricted funds not committed or invested In tangible fixed assets held by the charity should be between three and six months running costs.” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Feltons. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Birmingham Disability Resource Centre (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Louise Mckiernan — Chief Executive (source)
- Steve Moralee — Head of Fundraising and Partnerships (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Public-sector contracts awarded
From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£57k
Reported reserves equal ~2.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (96% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 3.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (12/11/2018) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- TIM PHILLIPSchair
- Ademuyiwa Oluwaseun Ademola
- Anthony Paul Kennedy
- Brigid Lawlor
- David Lloyd
- Lucy Annabelle Clark
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Birmingham City · Coventry City · Sandwell · Solihull · Walsall · Wolverhampton
Income and spending
Common questions
Is BIRMINGHAM DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTRE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £108,749 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total resources expended of £1,758,200 against total income of £1,649,451. Per the trustees' report, free unrestricted reserves stood at £355,535, which equates to just over three months of operating expenditure, while the trustees maintain a policy target of three to six months' running costs. The trustees identified financial stability risks arising from inflation, rising staffing costs, and the financial situation of Birmingham City Council, but confirmed that resources are adequate to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Feltons.
Who funds BIRMINGHAM DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTRE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name BIRMINGHAM DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTRE as a grant recipient include IRWIN MITCHELL CHARITIES FOUNDATION, WILLIAM ADLINGTON CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUST, THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE ALAN EDWARD HIGGS CHARITY.
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