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

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

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.

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, 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
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	FY2022	£500
GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£500
GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£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