BIRMINGHAM URBAN RHYTHM NETWORK

Registered charity 1105723 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BURN

Provides advocacy/advice/informationDeveloping the foundations for change and life skills with a new and innovative approach, which will shape the use of the mind.

Objects

1. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF INHABITANTS OF BIRMINGHAM, IN PARTICULAR THOSE OF AFRO-CARIBBEAN DESCENT AND OTHER ETHNIC MINORITIES, INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF VOCATIONAL TRAINING IN ORDER TO IMPROVE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, IT CLASSES, LANGUAGE CLASSES AND BASIC SKILLS COURSE AND;2) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR THE LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF THE LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Area of benefit: BIRMINGHAM

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Economic/community Development/employment · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased from £176,054 to £206,967, resulting in a net income of £30,913 for the year. The charity holds £170,615 in cash at bank and in hand against current liabilities of £23,041, indicating strong liquidity. The trustees report that the charity is a public benefit entity operating under FRS 102 with no material uncertainties noted.

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 3 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
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Shahab Uddinchair
• DENNIS JARRETT
• JUSTIN PITT
• Kashelle Dennis-Gayle

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

Operates in: Birmingham City

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BIRMINGHAM EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP LIMITED.

• BIRMINGHAM EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP LIMITED income £2.3m
• THE BIRMINGHAM SHADHILIYA TRUST income £11k
• BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA U.K. NETWORK income £733k
• BIRMINGHAM ETHNIC EDUCATION AND ADVISORY SERVICE TRUST income £387k
• RESURRECTION POWER AND LIVING BREAD MINISTRIES BIRMINGHAM income £229k
• THE BIRMINGHAM COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST GENERAL CHARITY income £1.1m

Side by side with its peers

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