BIRMINGHAM SPORT AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY TRUST
Registered charity 1155171 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BSPA TRUST; BIRMINGHAM SPORT AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY FOUNDATION
Maximise resources to re-invest and build capacity and a sustainable delivery network.Strengthen people and communities by developing a workforce to help individuals improve their prospects, and to help bring communities together.Enhance quality of life by improving the physical and mental wellbeing of individuals, particularly those most disadvantaged and under-represented.
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 · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The charity reported a net expenditure of £307,201 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £1,400,285 to £1,093,084. Unrestricted reserves stood at £704,911, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of approximately £390,000. The trustees and auditors confirmed that adequate resources are available for the near future with no material uncertainties regarding going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: 4 months of staff and operational costs, together with an additional amount of £50,000 (held: £705k)
“The Board have concluded that reserves equal to 4 months of staff and operational costs, together with an additional amount of £50,000 to cover other potential contingent liabilities, including property costs, should be held. As of 31 March 2025, this amount totalled approximately £390,000.” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Locke Williams Associates LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Sport Birmingham (matched by registered charity number).
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- Sport England — “The Place Deepening Programme is the next step in how Sport England and local Place Partnerships support physical activity and grassroots or…” (source page)
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~5.1 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (87% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Mark Taylorchair
- JAMES WILLIAM MCLAUGHLIN
- Jeevan Singh Chagger
- Keith Fraser · trustee of 2 other charities
- Lock LLP
- Lock LLP
- Philip Hutchinson
- Richard Hindle
- Sarah Leanne Lal
- Shah Sheikh Shepali Begum
- Sukhdeep Nijjar
- Thomas William Clift
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is BIRMINGHAM SPORT AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net expenditure of £307,201 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £1,400,285 to £1,093,084. Unrestricted reserves stood at £704,911, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of approximately £390,000. The trustees and auditors confirmed that adequate resources are available for the near future with no material uncertainties regarding going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Locke Williams Associates LLP.
Who funds BIRMINGHAM SPORT AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name BIRMINGHAM SPORT AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY TRUST as a grant recipient include MIND (THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH), United by 2022 Charity.
Known funders
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