LADYWOOD COMMUNITY PROJECT

Registered charity 1154552 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We work with residents,money advisors,credit union, and other voluntary and statutory agencies to provide services,grants and advice to those in financial need We offer grants for school uniform,grants for fuel,subsidised meals for children in summer school break,trips,group activities,play and stay,community lunches and encourage residents to learn new skills that will help run the service

Objects

THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE IN FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, BY PROVIDING GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES, INCLUDING ADVICE AND SIGNPOSTING TO AGENCIES AND ORGANISATIONS.

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

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Birmingham, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£61k

Latest spending

£82k

Registered

2013

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net deficit for the year, with total expenditure of £81,593 exceeding total income of £60,910. Despite this, unrestricted funds increased to £85,934, which the trustees stated were sufficient to meet working capital requirements and continue activities. The charity faces significant operational uncertainty regarding its premises, as it may need to vacate its current building by March 2025 due to council redevelopment plans.

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

What the accounts disclose

Governance: The document states 'Birmingham City council is bankrupt and plans to either sell or demolish its community centres. We were told that we would need to vacate the building possibly by the end of March 25. This represents a major change for the charity.' This indicates a significant operational risk and potential loss of premises, but does not explicitly state a governance failure, late filing, or regulator engagement in the governance section. The 'unrest' and 'delay' in redevelopment are operational challenges. No explicit governance flags (like late filing admission or serious incident reports) are present.

“This year marks a period of unrest for this charity, residents and council services in Ladywood. Redevelopment plans have suffered delay after delay and so no firm plans could be made.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

Volunteers: 25

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

Volunteers: 20
Government income: £4,265 — grants £4,265 (1); 3% of the £122,143 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

Volunteers: 25
Government income: £15,920 — grants £15,920 (3); 19% of the £84,354 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Ladywood Community Project (matched by registered charity number).

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (12/02/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

BRAM SCOTT
GERARDINE GIBLIN BA CQSWDSW
Heather Dawn Baseley
JACQUELINE PARKER
Karen Bailey · trustee of 1 other charity
Margaret Weekes

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

Operates in: Birmingham City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£61k	£82k
31/03/2024	£122k	£83k
31/03/2023	£84k	£85k
31/03/2022	£88k	£51k
31/03/2021	£68k	£38k

Common questions

Is LADYWOOD COMMUNITY PROJECT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net deficit for the year, with total expenditure of £81,593 exceeding total income of £60,910. Despite this, unrestricted funds increased to £85,934, which the trustees stated were sufficient to meet working capital requirements and continue activities. The charity faces significant operational uncertainty regarding its premises, as it may need to vacate its current building by March 2025 due to council redevelopment plans. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds LADYWOOD COMMUNITY PROJECT?

Funders whose own accounts filings name LADYWOOD COMMUNITY PROJECT as a grant recipient include THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUST, BIRMINGHAM VOLUNTARY SERVICE COUNCIL, THE DWF FOUNDATION, GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£5k
THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£5k	Relief of Poverty
BIRMINGHAM VOLUNTARY SERVICE COUNCIL	FY2021	£4k	Grant
THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2026	£3k	Relief of Poverty
THE DWF FOUNDATION	FY2024	£2k
THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£1k	General Charitable Purposes
GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£1k
GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2021	£500
GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£500
GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£500
GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£500

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	21/07/2023	£10k	Ladywood Resource hub

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE FOYLE FOUNDATION	1	£150k
THE BAILY THOMAS CHARITABLE FUND	1	£86k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED	1	£50k
THE BEATRICE LAING TRUST	1	£30k
THE GRAND LODGE OF MARK MASTER MASONS' FUND OF BENEVOLENCE	1	£25k
THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION	1	£25k
CRH CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£20k
EUROPEAN UNION FOR PROGRESSIVE JUDAISM	1	£14k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE HONYWOOD AND DOUGLAS CHARITY.

THE HONYWOOD AND DOUGLAS CHARITY income £160k
LEIGH YOUTH AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST income £379k
COMMUNITY, ADVICE, SUPPORT AND EDUCATION income £60k
SUPPORTING COMMUNITIES income £176k
MANSFIELD WOODHOUSE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GROUP income £93k
THE GARWOOD FOUNDATION income £4.2m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
LADYWOOD COMMUNITY PROJECT	£61k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE HONYWOOD AND DOUGLAS CHARITY FY2025	£160k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LEIGH YOUTH AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST FY2025	£379k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
COMMUNITY, ADVICE, SUPPORT AND EDUCATION FY2026	£60k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SUPPORTING COMMUNITIES FY2025	£176k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
MANSFIELD WOODHOUSE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GROUP FY2026	£93k	—	0	below	—	noted

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