THE BIRMINGHAM CIVIC SOCIETY
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.
Policies the charity declares
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
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
Trustees
- Chiyedza Chilufya Dawo
- Dr Nicola Marie Gauld
- Indi Deol
- Jacky Griffin
- Matthew Adam Vaughan
- Professor Ian Grosvenor
- Richard Sapcote
- Stephanie Marie Bloxham
- Steven John Teague
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE ROUGHLEY CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2024 | £8k | Community & Youth Work |
| THE DULVERTON TRUST | FY2023 | £4k | Next Generation Awards. |
| THE ROUGHLEY CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2023 | £2k | Birmingham Area Smaller Grants |
| THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUST | FY2025 | £2k | Education and Training |
| THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUST | FY2023 | £1k | Education and Training |
| THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUST | FY2024 | £1k | Education and Training |
| THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUST | FY2022 | £500 | Conservation and Heritage |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 15/12/2021 | £54k | "Birmingham Heritage Trails (previously Birmingham Heritage Highlights)" |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 22/01/2021 | £3k | The Next Generation Awards |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 23/10/2017 | £56k | "100 years of the Birmingham Civic Society" |