BIRMINGHAM LGBT

Registered charity 1141568 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BLGBT

Economic/Community Development; employment. Provides advocacy/advice/information . Sponsors and undertakes research, Acts as an umbrella or resource body. Plus other charitable activities in and around the Birmingham and West Midlands area.The organisation has a Health and Well-being centre in Birmingham for the LGBT community and others

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£825k
Latest spending
£909k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £83,669 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total fund balances from £648,410 to £564,741. The trustees report that the charity currently holds an unrestricted reserve of £246,956, which represents just under three months of running costs, aligning with their stated policy target. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,000 or more — below the median for charities its size (£60k)
“There was one employee whose annual remuneration was £60,000 or more (2024: no employees).” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“There was one employee whose annual remuneration was £60,000 or more (2024: no employees).” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £247k)
“The charity currently holds just under three months running costs in reserves.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram · linkedin

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£825k
Total spending
£909k
Cost of raising funds
£28k
Reserves (reported)
£247k
Employees
33

Reported reserves equal ~3.3 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (90% 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: 3.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Birmingham City · Sandwell · Solihull

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£825k£909k
31/03/2024£931k£935k
31/03/2023£969k£893k
31/03/2022£886k£828k
31/03/2021£839k£772k

Common questions

Is BIRMINGHAM LGBT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £83,669 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total fund balances from £648,410 to £564,741. The trustees report that the charity currently holds an unrestricted reserve of £246,956, which represents just under three months of running costs, aligning with their stated policy target. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of BIRMINGHAM LGBT earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,000 or more band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds BIRMINGHAM LGBT?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BIRMINGHAM LGBT as a grant recipient include GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUST, THE DWF FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£5k
GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£4k
THE DWF FOUNDATIONFY2024£2k
GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£500
GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£500

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund25/09/2025£92k"Birmingham Queer Archive"
The National Lottery Community Fund11/04/2025£19kNew LGBTQ+
The National Lottery Community Fund30/06/2022£352kTrans Inclusion Project
Birmingham City Council29/03/2022£25kBirmingham LGBT Centre
The National Lottery Community Fund19/09/2019£10kThe Life Skills Project
The National Lottery Heritage Fund27/06/2019£43k"Nightingale50"
The National Lottery Community Fund22/03/2019£378kTrans Inclusion Project
Sport England02/05/2017£36kLGBT Community Sports Activator
The National Lottery Community Fund22/06/2016£10kLiving Well
The National Lottery Community Fund02/12/2015£318kLiving Well in the LGBT Community
Sport England30/04/2014£143kLGBT Community Sports Activator
The National Lottery Heritage Fund19/12/2013£49k"Coming Out Stories"
Sport England22/01/2013£43kLGBT Sports & Fitness Space
Sport England17/04/2012£10kPING! Birmingham
The National Lottery Community Fund13/04/2011£479kLGBT Health and Wellbeing Centre
The National Lottery Heritage Fund12/10/2010£50k"Gay Birmingham Remembered - Hidden Lives"