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ECOBIRMINGHAM

Registered charity 1177761 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We exist to affect that social change and the transition towards a low-carbon and sustainable lifestyle. By inspiring and supporting communities and organisations across Birmingham to take positive action, we will demonstrate that building low carbon communities brings benefits, opportunities and well-being to everyone, whilst protecting our environment.

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Latest income
£529k
Latest spending
£421k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with an operating surplus of £14,950 and total net assets of £81,349. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted general reserves of £56,250 are £612 below the stated policy target of £56,862, which represents three months of planned charitable operational expenditure. The trustees consider the financial position to be adequate 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 position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £56k; policy: three months planned charitable operational expenditure)
“This is £612 below our reserves policy.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Central England Quakers also made total donations of £10,780 to ecobirmingham CIO during the reporting period from their main grant fund.
“Central England Quakers also made total donations of £10,780 to ecobirmingham CIO during the reporting period from their main grant fund.” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — ecobirmingham (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)

Total income
£529k
Total spending
£421k
Cost of raising funds
£11k
Reserves (reported)
£94k
Employees
6

Reported reserves equal ~2.7 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (98% 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: 2.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Birmingham City · Coventry City · Dudley · Sandwell · Solihull · Walsall · Wolverhampton · Worcestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£529k£421k
31/03/2025£339k£324k
31/03/2024£252k£264k
31/03/2023£221k£250k
31/03/2022£188k£211k

Common questions

Is ECOBIRMINGHAM financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with an operating surplus of £14,950 and total net assets of £81,349. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted general reserves of £56,250 are £612 below the stated policy target of £56,862, which represents three months of planned charitable operational expenditure. The trustees consider the financial position to be adequate with no material uncertainties regarding going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ECOBIRMINGHAM?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ECOBIRMINGHAM as a grant recipient include THE GROCERS' CHARITY, WILLIAM ADLINGTON CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST, SOCIETY OF THE HOLY CHILD JESUS CIO, THE ASHWORTH CHARITABLE TRUST, THE NORTON FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE GROCERS' CHARITYFY2022£35kEnvironment
WILLIAM ADLINGTON CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£25kGrant
WILLIAM ADLINGTON CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£20kEnvironment and Conservation
SOCIETY OF THE HOLY CHILD JESUS CIOFY2025£15kGrants
SOCIETY OF THE HOLY CHILD JESUS CIOFY2024£10kGrants
THE ASHWORTH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2026£5k
THE NORTON FOUNDATIONFY2022£5kSocial activity
THE SAINTBURY TRUSTFY2022£3kChildhood & Youth
THE NINEVEH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£3k
THE NINEVEH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£3k
THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2kChildren / Young People
THE SAINTBURY TRUSTFY2024£2kRelief of those in Need by reason of Youth, Age, Ill-Health, Disability, Financial Hardship or other Disadvantage
THE COLE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£2kPersonal and Community Empowerment
THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£2k
THE COLE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£2kPersonal and Community Empowerment
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£1k
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k
THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUSTFY2024£1kConservation and the Environment
THE ROUGHLEY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1kBirmingham Area Smaller Grants
C B AND H H TAYLOR 1984 TRUSTFY2023£1k
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England04/03/2026£7kActive Travel Birmingham
The National Lottery Community Fund24/09/2025£20kConnecting Communities
Postcode Lottery30/06/2025£25kUnrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund05/09/2024£17kHorticulture and Creative Learning
The National Lottery Community Fund25/01/2024£355kBuilding greener; fairer; and healthier communities in Birmingham
Postcode Lottery02/11/2023£45kMillionaire Street 2023 10w3
The National Lottery Community Fund18/08/2023£10k69 Wards - Phase 2
Postcode Lottery27/09/2022£25kHead of Programmes - staffing cost
The National Lottery Community Fund04/02/2022£10kBrum by Bike
The National Lottery Community Fund02/09/2020£92kSustainable Communities
The National Lottery Community Fund03/03/2020£10kTackling Plastic Waste
The National Lottery Heritage Fund25/07/2019£10k"Secret Birmingham"
The National Lottery Community Fund14/12/2018£10kRefill Birmingham

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
TRUST FOR LONDON1£249k
MCS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£183k
JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION1£120k
THE NATIONWIDE FOUNDATION1£85k
THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST1£53k
THE 29TH MAY 1961 CHARITY1£33k
THE COMPASS GROUP FOUNDATION1£30k
THE ROGER & DOUGLAS TURNER CHARITABLE TRUST1£23k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CHICHESTER COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ECOBIRMINGHAM£529k—0below—no doubt
CHICHESTER COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST FY2025£2.8m£70,001 - £80,0001below—no doubt
BRADFORD ORGANIC COMMUNITIES SERVICE LTD FY2025£193k—0below—no doubt
TRANSITION BRO GWAUN LTD FY2025£185k——unclear—no doubt
UKGBC FY2025£3.5m——unclear—no doubt
THE CARBON LITERACY TRUST FY2025£1.3m—0unclear—no doubt

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