BIRMINGHAM RACE IMPACT GROUP
BRIG is a race equality and equity anti racist campaigning charity based in Birmingham and the West Midlands. Our work seeks to create Anti-Racist Places, Keep Race of the Agenda, Pass the Baton onto the next and future generations and hold institutions to account for race equality and improving relations with regard to racial harmony between and within communities.
Objects
THE PROMOTION OF RACIAL HARMONY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN BIRMINGHAM AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS BY:(A) PROMOTING KNOWLEDGE AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN DIFFERENT RACIAL GROUPS;(B) ADVANCING EDUCATION AND RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT DIFFERENT RACIAL GROUPS TO PROMOTE GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN PERSONS OF DIFFERENT RACIAL GROUPS;(C) WORKING TOWARDS THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF RACE;(D) CONDUCTING OR COMMISSIONING RESEARCH ON EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY ISSUES AND PUBLISHING THE RESULTS TO THE PUBLIC.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £27,264 at the end of the financial year, an increase from £19,714 in the prior year. The trustees report that the charity is eligible for independent examination rather than audit, noting that resources are adequate to continue operations without material uncertainty.
What the accounts disclose
“Trustee, Siobhan Harper Nunes, has supplied fundraising, project management and delivery support services to the charity amounting to £19,495 for the year ending 31st March 2025.” — page 15
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 5
- Government income: £40,000 — contracts £20,000 (2), grants £20,000 (2); 21% of the £186,772 total gross income on the same return
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 5
- Government income: £40,000 — contracts £20,000 (2), grants £20,000 (2); 57% of the £70,728 total gross income on the same return
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
Trustees
- Ranjit Sondhi CBEchair
- Ayan Aden
- Danielle Aleyah Guthrie
- Dr Daniel McNeil
- Jagwant Johal
- Nadiya Hussain
- Tina Lynn Swani
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £187k | £179k |
| 31/03/2024 | £71k | £55k |
Common questions
Is BIRMINGHAM RACE IMPACT GROUP financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £27,264 at the end of the financial year, an increase from £19,714 in the prior year. The trustees report that the charity is eligible for independent examination rather than audit, noting that resources are adequate to continue operations without material uncertainty. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds BIRMINGHAM RACE IMPACT GROUP?
Funders whose own accounts filings name BIRMINGHAM RACE IMPACT GROUP as a grant recipient include THE BARROW CADBURY TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE BARROW CADBURY TRUST | FY2024 | £20k | Philanthropy, Cross-cutting & other |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 30/04/2026 | £20k | Community Conversation Café |
| Barrow Cadbury Trust | 26/03/2024 | £20k | Birmingham Race Impact Group - Bridging Support |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 07/12/2023 | £242k | "Seeking the Pioneers: The Race History Detectives" |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 08/09/2023 | £10k | Who Am I? |
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIRMINGHAM RACE IMPACT GROUP | £187k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| B: RAP LTD | £902k | £90,001 - £100,000 | 1 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BRIDGEND INCLUSIVE NETWORK GROUP (BING) | £59k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |