THRIVE TOGETHER BIRMINGHAM

Registered charity 1153942 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We aim to promote the efficiency and effectiveness of Christian based charities in the furtherance of their objects or any one of them, by the provision of information, advice, support and infrastructure provision and also the relief of financial hardship, either generally or individually through the provision of grants, goods or services.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Other Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £11,118 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £375,888 to £364,770. The trustees report that unrestricted free reserves of £110,827 exceed the stated policy target of £86,276, providing a firm base for operations. The going concern basis is maintained with a note that it depends on continued support from key funders and stakeholders.

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.

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 08039675

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Thrive Together Birmingham (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• HAYES, Sarah Caroline, Revd Canon Dr — director, appointed 07/07/2026on trustee list
• LOCKETT-YEUNG, Karen, Professor — director, appointed 25/01/2024on trustee list
• LANGSTAFF, James Henry, Rt Revd — director, appointed 27/04/2023on trustee list
• WHYTE, David, Reverend — director, appointed 25/01/2022on trustee list
• PREECE, Karen Anne — director, appointed 15/04/2021on trustee list
• GROVES, Rachel Clare — director, appointed 13/07/2020on trustee list
• TOMLINSON, David Robert, Reverend — director, appointed 01/03/2020on trustee list
• MACHIRIDZA, Douglas Tafara, Reverend — director, appointed 24/01/2017on trustee list
• MILES, Jonathan Robert — director, appointed 24/01/2017not on trustee list
• RATTLEY, Jonathan Charles — secretary, appointed 13/07/2023

Official officers record.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~2.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (96% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Rev David Robert Tomlinsonchair
• James Henry Langstaff · trustee of 2 other charities
• Jon Miles · trustee of 1 other charity
• Karen Anne Preece · trustee of 3 other charities
• Professor Karen Lockett-Yeung
• REV DOUGLAS TAFARA MACHIRIDZA
• Rachel Clare Groves
• Rev David Whyte · trustee of 2 other charities
• Rev SARAH HAYES · trustee of 3 other charities

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

Operates in: Birmingham City · Sandwell · Solihull · Warwickshire

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with TOGETHER FOR CHANGE COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE.

• TOGETHER FOR CHANGE COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE income £712k
• THE BIRMINGHAM DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE income £14.6m
• THE BIRMINGHAM SETTLEMENT income £2.1m
• COMMUNITIES TOGETHER DURHAM income £362k
• BIRMINGHAM CITY MISSION income £1.4m
• KING'S CHURCH BIRMINGHAM income £381k

Side by side with its peers

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