THE HIGH SHERIFF'S POLICE TRUST FOR THE COUNTY OF THE WEST MIDLANDS

Registered charity 1075800 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BUILDING BLOCKS

Building Blocks is the West Midlands Police Forces charitable trust and only funds projects which are within the West Midlands county. Its main focus is youth and projects which tackle the issues of drug abuse and diverting young people from crime.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN PARTICULAR YOUNG PEOPLE IN ALL MATTERS RELATING TO ALCOHOL,DRUG AND SOLVENT ABUSE (AND THE CONSEQUENT EFFECTS OF SUCH ABUSE) AND TO THE EFFECTS OF CRIME GENERALLY. TO PROMOTE OR SUPPORT ACTIVITIES WHICH ENCOURAGE THE MENTAL,MORAL AND PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE (WHILST DIVERTING THEM AWAY FROM CRIME AND OR DRUG,ALCOHOL OR SOLVENT ABUSE). TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT A SAFER AND INCREASED QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGH THE PREVENTION OF CRIME AND THE PROTECTION OF PEOPLE AND PROPERTY FROM CRIMINAL ACTS. TO UNDERTAKE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Area of benefit: WEST MIDLANDS

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

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Latest income

£38k

Latest spending

£10k

Registered

1999

Accounts read

FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £130,049, which the trustees note is more than three times its estimated annual income. The charity reported a net income of £28,594 for the year, primarily from donations not yet distributed as grants. The trustees are satisfied that reserves are sufficient for the charity to continue operating on a going concern basis.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: more than three times its estimated annual income (held: £130k)

“The Charity is holding unrestricted reserves at a level more than three times its estimated annual income.” — page 5

Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Trustees · trustee networks

Jane Heppel
Jonathan Jardine
Mike O'Hara
Peter Gillett
Wasim Ali

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

Operates in: Birmingham City · Coventry City · Dudley · Sandwell · Solihull · Walsall · Wolverhampton

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2026	£38k	£10k
31/03/2025	£27k	£3k
31/03/2024	£641	£1k
31/03/2023	£171	£819
31/03/2022	£9	£11k

Common questions

Is THE HIGH SHERIFF'S POLICE TRUST FOR THE COUNTY OF THE WEST MIDLANDS financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £130,049, which the trustees note is more than three times its estimated annual income. The charity reported a net income of £28,594 for the year, primarily from donations not yet distributed as grants. The trustees are satisfied that reserves are sufficient for the charity to continue operating on a going concern basis. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.