BIRMINGHAM OPEN SPACES FORUM

Registered charity 1170171 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BOSF

BOSF provides a support network for friends groups. BOSF also offer opportunities for groups & individuals interested in open spaces to share knowledge and experience. This is in the form of regular information digests, funding advice, networking opportunities and training.

Objects

A)TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ENJOYMENT, UNDERSTANDING, APPLICATION AND CONSERVATION OF OPEN SPACES WITHIN THE CITY OF BIRMINGHAM.B)TO PROMOTE THE PROTECTION, CONSERVATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF BIRMINGHAM.C)TO PROMOTE AND ENHANCE THE OPEN SPACES WITHIN THE CITY OF BIRMINGHAM AS RECREATIONAL FACILITIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, TO IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE INHABITANTS WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS.

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

Causes: Education/training · Environment/conservation/heritage · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £30,994 for the year, which was covered by its free reserves. The trustees confirmed that the organization has sufficient resources and plans to continue delivering its core activities effectively in the coming year.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Birmingham Open Spaces Forum (matched by registered charity number).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (28/01/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• CHRIS BLYTHEchair
• Alicia Grande Cristobal
• Christina Nijjar
• EMMA BRIONY WOOLF
• Fran Elder
• Melanie Checkley
• Nathan Worton
• Robert Brown
• Steve Watson

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

Operates in: Birmingham City

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BIRMINGHAM VOLUNTARY SERVICE COUNCIL.

• BIRMINGHAM VOLUNTARY SERVICE COUNCIL income £17.0m
• THE BOSCO CENTRE income £1.9m
• THE BIRMINGHAM DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE income £14.6m
• BANKSIDE OPEN SPACES TRUST income £1.3m
• The Parks Foundation income £535k
• FOCUS BIRMINGHAM income £4.3m

Side by side with its peers

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