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THE BLACK COUNTRY NET

Registered charity 1142412 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE NET

Working primarily in the Black Country in the Boroughs of Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton. Promoting church partnership and helping communities by encouraging Business Enterprise, Foodbanks and aid for disadvantaged families

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Latest income
£129k
Latest spending
£89k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net income surplus of £40,058, bringing total unrestricted funds to £106,328. The trustees report that these free reserves are sufficient to meet their stated policy target of covering six months of general overhead and salary costs. The financial statements were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of general overhead expenses and salary costs (held: £106k)
“The policy agreed by the directors is to aim to hold in unrestricted reserves not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets ( the " free " reserves) sufficient to cover the general overhead expenses and salary costs not specifically funded by external agencies or able to be covered by other committed income such as rents for a period of six months.” — 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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Black Country Net (matched by registered charity number).

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

Operates in: Dudley · Sandwell · Walsall · Wolverhampton

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£129k£89k
05/04/2024£131k£144k
05/04/2023£97k£130k
05/04/2022£82k£63k
05/04/2021£61k£53k

Common questions

Is THE BLACK COUNTRY NET financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net income surplus of £40,058, bringing total unrestricted funds to £106,328. The trustees report that these free reserves are sufficient to meet their stated policy target of covering six months of general overhead and salary costs. The financial statements were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE BLACK COUNTRY NET?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE BLACK COUNTRY NET as a grant recipient include THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£3kCommunity Projects and Integration