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BLACK COUNTRY URBAN INDUSTRIAL MISSION

Registered charity 1110745 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BCUIM

The Black Country Urban Industrial mission has the following strategic objectsives;We seek to bring values of the Kingdom to everyday life by:1 being alongside people at work;2 promoting faith for work3 empowering and transforming urban communities

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£29k
Latest spending
£33k
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an operating deficit of £3,477 for the year ended 31 March 2025, an improvement from the previous year's deficit of £7,358. Total unrestricted funds decreased to £44,112 from £47,589, while the trustees maintain a reserves policy target of approximately twelve months of normal unrestricted charitable income. The charity relies on volunteers and seconded ministers rather than directly employed staff, with no pension scheme operated.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately twelve months of normal unrestricted charitable income (held: £44k)
“The Black Country Urban Industrial Mission trustees aim to maintain free reserves in unrestricted funds at a level which equates to approximately twelve months of normal unrestricted charitable income (donations, legacies, grants).” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Services provided by Heart of England Baptist Association at a stipend cost of £16,357.
“by Heart of England Baptist Association (Smethwick Baptist Church) at a stipend cost of £16,357 the provision of a chaplain (0.50 of working time) working within the area covered by BCUIM.” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Dudley · Sandwell · Walsall · Wolverhampton

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£29k£33k
31/03/2024£22k£30k
31/03/2023£34k£29k
31/03/2022£15k£27k
31/03/2021£21k£6k

Common questions

Is BLACK COUNTRY URBAN INDUSTRIAL MISSION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an operating deficit of £3,477 for the year ended 31 March 2025, an improvement from the previous year's deficit of £7,358. Total unrestricted funds decreased to £44,112 from £47,589, while the trustees maintain a reserves policy target of approximately twelve months of normal unrestricted charitable income. The charity relies on volunteers and seconded ministers rather than directly employed staff, with no pension scheme operated. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds BLACK COUNTRY URBAN INDUSTRIAL MISSION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BLACK COUNTRY URBAN INDUSTRIAL MISSION as a grant recipient include THE HEART OF ENGLAND BAPTIST ASSOCIATION.

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE HEART OF ENGLAND BAPTIST ASSOCIATIONFY2022£6kGrants to Churches
THE HEART OF ENGLAND BAPTIST ASSOCIATIONFY2023£4kGrants to Churches
THE HEART OF ENGLAND BAPTIST ASSOCIATIONFY2025£3kCastle Bromwich
THE HEART OF ENGLAND BAPTIST ASSOCIATIONFY2024£3kGrants to Churches