THE BIRMINGHAM CIVIC SOCIETY

Registered charity 1123806 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To ensure Birmingham is an attractive city.Promote high standards of planning &architecture; educate the public in the geography, history, culture & architecture of the city; secure the preservation & improvement of public amenities & features or areas of historic or pubic interest in the city.Promote the concept of active citizenship. Plant trees and raise awareness of the importance of trees.

Objects

1 TO PROMOTE HIGH STANDARDS OF PLANNING AND ARCHITECTURE.2 TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE GEOGRAPHY, HISTORY, NATURAL HISTORY, CULTURE AND ARCHITECTURE OF THE CITY.3 TO SECURE THE PRESERVATION, PROTECTION, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF PUBLIC AMENITIES AND FEATURES OR AREAS OF HISTORIC OR PUBLIC INTEREST IN THE CITY.4 TO PROMOTE THE CONCEPT OF ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP AMONG THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, BIRMINGHAM CITY.

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 · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Birmingham, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£24k
Latest spending
£31k
Registered
2008

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Policies the charity declares

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From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2025

  • Volunteers: 30
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2024

  • Volunteers: 20

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2023

  • Volunteers: 20

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Birmingham City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£24k£31k
30/06/2024£30k£54k
30/06/2023£47k£85k
30/06/2022£87k£62k
30/06/2021£68k£50k

Common questions

Who funds THE BIRMINGHAM CIVIC SOCIETY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE BIRMINGHAM CIVIC SOCIETY as a grant recipient include THE ROUGHLEY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE DULVERTON TRUST, THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ROUGHLEY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£8kCommunity & Youth Work
THE DULVERTON TRUSTFY2023£4kNext Generation Awards.
THE ROUGHLEY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2kBirmingham Area Smaller Grants
THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUSTFY2025£2kEducation and Training
THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUSTFY2023£1kEducation and Training
THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUSTFY2024£1kEducation and Training
THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUSTFY2022£500Conservation and Heritage

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund15/12/2021£54k"Birmingham Heritage Trails (previously Birmingham Heritage Highlights)"
The National Lottery Community Fund22/01/2021£3kThe Next Generation Awards
The National Lottery Heritage Fund23/10/2017£56k"100 years of the Birmingham Civic Society"