GEORGE FENTHAM BIRMINGHAM CHARITY

Registered charity 1204784 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

General Charitable Purposes and Education

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds total unrestricted reserves of £398,206, which the trustees consider adequate for fulfilling obligations. The charity's stated reserves policy is to distribute the majority of unrestricted income each year and hold very little in reserves. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £8,415,675 for the period, driven largely by the transfer of net assets upon conversion to a Charitable Incorporated Organisation.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Reported reserves equal ~24.5 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (97% 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: 0.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (13/11/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• MARTIN HOLCOMBEchair
• DR CHEUK HON LI
• HARRY ANDREW NAYLOR · trustee of 1 other charity
• Julie Scarratt
• Paul Tunnadine
• Richard Hugh Garside

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

Operates in: Birmingham City

Income and spending

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