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ROUNDHOUSE BIRMINGHAM

Registered charity 1169232 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The aims of the charity are:- to promote, facilitate, undertaken and assist in the conservation and enhancement of the Roundhouse Birmingham building and grounds for public benefit and enjoyment;- to advance the education of the public in the history of Roundhouse Birmingham and the surrounding area; and- to further such other exclusively charitable purposes incidental to the above objects

Objects

(A) TO PROMOTE FACILITATE UNDERTAKE AND ASSIST IN THE CONSERVATION AND ENHANCEMENT OF THE ROUNDHOUSE BIRMINGHAM BUILDING AND GROUNDS ("ROUNDHOUSE BIRMINGHAM") FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT AND ENJOYMENT; (B) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY OF THE ROUNDHOUSE BIRMINGHAM AND THE SURROUNDING AREA; AND(C) TO FURTHER SUCH OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES INCIDENTAL TO THE ABOVE OBJECTS AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT.

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

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Latest income
£190k
Latest spending
£314k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £515,500 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total net liabilities of £515,500. The trustees note that the visitor operation is closing due to rising costs, and the charity relies on loan facilities from its joint venture partners, the Canal & River Trust and the National Trust, to fund ongoing operations.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £3k; policy: 12 months of operational expenditure supported by loan facility)
“The Trustees aim to maintain a level of reserves sufficient to support the operational expenditure and any commitments of the charity for a period of 12 months by the provision of a loan facility provided by both partners.” — page 6
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

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.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold); recorded price paid £373k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Birmingham City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£190k£314k
31/12/2024£233k£351k
31/12/2023£306k£403k
31/12/2022£221k£362k
31/12/2021£231k£474k

Common questions

Is ROUNDHOUSE BIRMINGHAM financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £515,500 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total net liabilities of £515,500. The trustees note that the visitor operation is closing due to rising costs, and the charity relies on loan facilities from its joint venture partners, the Canal & River Trust and the National Trust, to fund ongoing operations. Its FY2024 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 Heritage Fund29/09/2015£3.0m"Roundhouse Birmingham – an innovative blend of historical discovery, outdoor activities and urban enterprise"

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE INFLEXION FOUNDATION1£1.7m
AKO FOUNDATION1£650k
THE NORMAN TRUST1£392k
THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUST1£375k
THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION1£330k
VERONICA AND LARS BANE FOUNDATION CIO1£259k
THE PRUDENCE TRUST1£180k
THE LINBURY TRUST1£150k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE ROUNDHOUSE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ROUNDHOUSE BIRMINGHAM£190k—0below—no doubt
THE ROUNDHOUSE TRUST FY2025£16.6m—11below—no doubt
HIGHBURY ROUNDHOUSE ASSOCIATION LIMITED FY2025£1.1mmore than £60,0001above—no doubt
THE NORMAN TRUST FY2025£130k—0unclear—no doubt
THE BIRMINGHAM SETTLEMENT FY2025£2.1m—0unclear—no doubt
THE BIRMINGHAM DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE FY2025£14.6m——above—no doubt

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