BOURNVILLE VILLAGE TRUST

Registered charity 219260 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BOURNVILLE ARCHITECTS, BOURNVILLE PROPERTYCARE SERVICES, BOURNVILLE VILLAGE LANDSCAPES · listed website unreachable when last crawled

Latest income
£38.7m
Latest spending
£29.6m
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the Group reported a surplus of £9.3m for the year ended 31 December 2024, compared to £3.8m in the previous year, driven largely by a positive movement in the fair value of interest rate hedging instruments. The Trustees confirm that the Group has adequate resources to continue as a going concern, supported by a 30-year financial plan and robust stress testing, although they note that heavy investment in existing homes has reduced financial headroom to absorb shocks.

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: BVT provided a loan to its wholly owned subsidiary, Bournville Village Developments Limited.
BVT helps to fund some of the working capital requirements of BVD and has agreed a loan facility for this purpose. As at 31/12/24, the outstanding balance on the loan stood at £1.3m (2023 £1.73m). — page 94
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Seever and Struthers LLP.

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

Total income
£36.8m
Total spending
£29.6m
Reserves (reported)
£62.4m
Employees
232

Reported reserves equal ~25.3 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

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Trustees

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

Operates in: Birmingham City · Shropshire · Worcestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£38.7m£29.6m
31/12/2023£32.3m£28.8m
31/12/2022£48.9m£25.9m
31/12/2021£36.6m£26.3m
31/12/2020£28.0m£29.9m

Common questions

Is BOURNVILLE VILLAGE TRUST financially healthy?

The accounts state that the Group reported a surplus of £9.3m for the year ended 31 December 2024, compared to £3.8m in the previous year, driven largely by a positive movement in the fair value of interest rate hedging instruments. The Trustees confirm that the Group has adequate resources to continue as a going concern, supported by a 30-year financial plan and robust stress testing, although they note that heavy investment in existing homes has reduced financial headroom to absorb shocks. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Seever and Struthers LLP.

Who funds BOURNVILLE VILLAGE TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BOURNVILLE VILLAGE TRUST as a grant recipient include THE GEORGE CADBURY TRUST (EDWARD CADBURY SECTION), G M C TRUST.

Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund18/12/2025£159k"Celebration Bournville : A Model for Heritage Regeneration"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund17/08/2020£9k"COVID19:Bournville Village Trust- Selly Manor Museum"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund30/08/2017£14k"Bringing Bournville's History to Life"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund29/08/2014£29k"Selly Manor reinterpretation project"

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