ST. MARGARET'S COMMUNITY TRUST

Registered charity 1129747 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Trust provides care and support to people in Ward End, Birmingham by- Community capacity building- Children & young people actvities - Provision of health advice & information - Advice, advocacy & training to those facing hardship- Provision of facilities for recreational activities- Working with residents, local authority & other voluntary organisations to promote social welfare

Objects

THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES ONLY AND THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO PROVIDE CARE AND SUPPORT TO PEOPLE RESIDENT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT, SUCH CARE AND SUPPORT TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:1 TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY AE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY2 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR PARENTS LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT3 THE PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH OF INDIVIDUALS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF ADVICE AND INFORMATION4 TO PROVIDE AND ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATIONAL AND OTHER LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT5 TO PROVIDE ADVICE, ASSISTANCE, ADVOCACY AND TRAINING TO INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, UNEMPLOYMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, DISABILITY OR SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS6 TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTSTHE AREA OF BENEFIT IS THE PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, WARD END IN THE DIOCESE OF BIRMINGHAM.

Area of benefit: THE PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, WARD END IN THE DIOCESE OF BIRMINGHAM.

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

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased to £64,260 from £53,401 in the prior year, while total funds fell to £460,494. The charity reported a net expenditure of £30,373 for the year, driven by higher restricted costs than income. The trustees confirm that unrestricted reserves remain above the stated policy target of £30,000.

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 5 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
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• 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

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

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Ahmad Aziz
• Joanne Elizabeth Bagby
• Keith Stewart Grimshaw
• Melissa Clare Jones
• Robert William Meadows

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 ST MARY'S CENTRE COMMUNITY TRUST.

• ST MARY'S CENTRE COMMUNITY TRUST income £426k
• ST MARTIN'S CENTRE FOR HEALTH AND HEALING income £727k
• ST MARY'S (BRAMALL LANE) COMMUNITY CENTRE income £507k
• THE WEST END COMMUNITY TRUST income £45k
• ST MARY'S CHRISTIAN WORKERS TRUST income £483k
• THE SOCIETY OF MARY AND MARTHA income £649k

Side by side with its peers

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