THE WEST MIDLAND BIRD CLUB

Registered charity 213311 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To promote the conservation of wild birds and their habitats and educate the public in the knowledge, understanding and appreciation of wild birds and wild bird study.

Objects

1. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING, AND APPRECIATION OF WILD BIRDS AND WILD BIRD STUDY, AND2. TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION OF, AND RAISE PUBLIC AND SCIENTIFIC AWARENESS OF, WILD BIRDS AND THEIR HABITATS.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE, WARWICKSHIRE, WOCESTERSHIRE, STAFFORDSHIRE AND WEST MIDLANDS.

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's total funds were fully transferred to a new charitable organisation during the year, resulting in net assets of zero at the end of the period. The trustees confirmed that no material uncertainties exist regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern prior to this transfer.

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 4 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
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

• Colin McShane · trustee of 1 other charity
• Donald Brian Frederick Ainsworth · trustee of 1 other charity
• John Kenneth Macmillan · trustee of 3 other charities
• RICHARD NEIL STONIER · trustee of 1 other charity
• Timothy John Fallowell · trustee of 1 other charity

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

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

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