THE PUMP (EAST BIRMINGHAM) LTD

Registered charity 1134459 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Pump (East Birmingham) Ltd is an intergrated hub of service providers working to support the development of young people with a focus on skills, employment and training.

Causes: Education/training · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£348k
Latest spending
£392k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a deficit, resulting in a decrease in free reserves to £117,441. The trustees acknowledge that meeting operating costs remains demanding due to a difficult external environment and reduced youth sector funding.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least 12 months (held: £117k)
“The Trusts policy on reserves has been to maintain a level of reserves to cover operations for at least 12 months in the event of unexpected loss of revenue” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“Meeting our operating costs remains demanding, resulting in ending the year with a deficit, to be met from our reserves.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

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.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2021)

Total income
£525k
Total spending
£398k
Reserves (reported)
£231k
Employees
22

Reported reserves equal ~7.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (91% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Birmingham City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£348k£392k
30/09/2024£370k£372k
30/09/2023£167k£335k
30/09/2022£419k£400k
30/09/2021£525k£398k

Common questions

Is THE PUMP (EAST BIRMINGHAM) LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a deficit, resulting in a decrease in free reserves to £117,441. The trustees acknowledge that meeting operating costs remains demanding due to a difficult external environment and reduced youth sector funding. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund26/03/2026£59kCreative Spaces
The National Lottery Community Fund23/12/2025£20kSupport Network at The Pump
Postcode Lottery17/11/2025£25kMillionaire Street 2025 11w8
The National Lottery Community Fund28/11/2024£339kThe Pump 2.0
The National Lottery Community Fund10/09/2024£20kStreetwise 2 Enterprise
Postcode Lottery29/03/2024£18kUnrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund04/08/2023£10kMH - The Pump's Summer Programme
The National Lottery Community Fund19/05/2023£10kPumpFest 2023
The National Lottery Community Fund07/05/2021£10kSummer Programme at The Pump
The National Lottery Community Fund27/02/2019£10kMakerspace on the move.
The National Lottery Heritage Fund18/09/2017£49k"The History of Grime"
The National Lottery Community Fund13/10/2016£10kCelebrating - New Routes
The National Lottery Community Fund03/02/2016£10kThe Pump Reaching Communities Feasibility Study
UK government—£56kYouth Investment Fund

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PUMP AID.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE PUMP (EAST BIRMINGHAM) LTD£348k—0unclear—noted
PUMP AID FY2025£959k£180,0323above—no doubt
HOME-START BIRMINGHAM CENTRAL AND SOUTH-WEST FY2025£129k—0unclear1.0%no doubt
CLAYMILLS PUMPING ENGINES TRUST LIMITED FY2025£221k—0above—no doubt
THE PUMP HOUSE THEATRE AND ARTS TRUST LIMITED FY2025£315k—0unclear—no doubt
HOME-START BIRMINGHAM CONSORTIUM FY2025£508k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.