HIGHCROFT COMMUNITY CENTRE CIO

Registered charity 1153987 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To provide a community centre to improve facilities and service provision in the interests of social welfare, community cohesion and improving conditions and life chances for local residents.

Objects

A. PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF STOCKLAND GREEN AND THE SURROUNDING AREA WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR POLITICS, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO IMPROVE FACILITIES AND SERVICE PROVISION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE, COMMUNITY COHESION AND IMPROVING CONDITIONS AND LIFE CHANCES FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS.B. ESTABLISH, OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE (HEREIN CALLED THE CENTRE) AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME (WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OR OTHER PERSON OR BODY) IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS.C. PROMOTE SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£47k
Latest spending
£45k
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £2,192 for the period ending 31 March 2025, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £54,194. The trustees confirm that sufficient reserves exist to secure the charity's immediate future for the next 18 to 24 months, and the entity is considered a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: protect Highcroft against any future national or regional crisis such as economic or social (pandemic, local authority bankruptcy etc) (held: £54k)
“Reserves are being held to protect Highcroft against any future national or regional crisis such as economic or social (pandemic, local authority bankruptcy etc)”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

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

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

Operates in: Birmingham City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£47k£45k
31/03/2024£45k£47k
31/03/2023£56k£50k
31/03/2022£48k£42k
31/03/2021£57k£30k

Common questions

Is HIGHCROFT COMMUNITY CENTRE CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £2,192 for the period ending 31 March 2025, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £54,194. The trustees confirm that sufficient reserves exist to secure the charity's immediate future for the next 18 to 24 months, and the entity is considered a going concern. 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 Fund07/07/2025£20kRestoring Highcroft Community Centre
UK government11/09/2020£10kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund02/08/2019£10kLeading the way
The National Lottery Community Fund23/11/2016£9kSaving our Centre
Birmingham City Council08/08/2014£2kOlder Persons Programme At Highcroft Cc
Birmingham City Council04/06/2014£20Ward Advisory Board At Highcroft Cc