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BOURNVILLE VILLAGE TRUST

Registered charity 219260 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · Wikidata: Q4950329 · Wikipedia · also known as BOURNVILLE ARCHITECTS, BOURNVILLE PROPERTYCARE SERVICES, BOURNVILLE VILLAGE LANDSCAPES

Bournville Village Trust is a leading housing association, founded in 1900 by Geroge Cadbury, with the overall aim of creating and sustaining flourishing communities:By promoting new social housing of good quality which enhances the environmentBy managing housing stock and estates to the highest standard for all residentsBy encouraging residents to share in decisions affecting communities.

Objects

THE AMELIORATION OF THE CONDITION OF THE WORKING-CLASS AND LABOURING POPULATION IN AND AROUND BIRMINGHAM AND ELSEWHERE IN GREAT BRITAIN BY THE PROVISIONS OF IMPROVED DWELLINGS WITH GARDENS AND OPEN SPACES TO BE ENJOYED THEREWITH, AND BY GIVING THEM FACILITIES FOR PURCHASING OR ACQUIRING THE NECESSARIES OF LIFE. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE ABOVE, DEED OF FOUNDATION DATED 14TH DECEMBER 1900).

Area of benefit: NATIONAL

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Birmingham, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£37.0m
Latest spending
£31.7m
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the group reported a surplus of £5.3m for the year ended 31 December 2025, a decrease from £9.4m in 2024, largely due to a negative fair value movement in interest rate hedging instruments and the write-off of development costs. The trustees confirm the group is a going concern with adequate resources for the foreseeable future, supported by a 30-year financial plan and sufficient loan facilities until 2028. However, the group notes that high levels of investment in existing stock have reduced financial headroom in the short term, with viability rated V2 by the Regulator of Social Housing.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Trustee David Robinson serves on Avoncroft Museum Board.
“Also in 2020 following a request for urgent financial support and support at the Board level made by Avoncroft Museum to BVT, David Robinson (Finance Director) joined the Trustee Board of Avoncroft in an unpaid position.” — page 85
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: One area of non-compliance with the adopted Code of Governance relating to the terms of office of family trustees.
“There is one key area of non-compliance with the Code relating to the terms of office of family trustees. The BVT Deed of Foundation does not apply set terms of office for family trustees, so Family trustees may serve longer terms than those set out in the NHF code of governance.” — page 34
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Menzies LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Inspection and regulatory ratings

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In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Care Quality Commission; Homes England. This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

  • Volunteers: 950
  • Government income: £3,682 — grants £3,682 (3); under 1% of the £37,005,000 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 24 (£60,001–£70,000: 8; £70,001–£80,000: 7; £80,001–£90,000: 2; £90,001–£100,000: 1; £100,001–£110,000: 1; £110,001–£120,000: 3; £130,001–£140,000: 1; £150,001–£200,000: 1)
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Volunteers: 367
  • Government income: £1,000 — grants £1,000 (1); under 1% of the £38,705,000 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 22 (£60,001–£70,000: 10; £70,001–£80,000: 5; £80,001–£90,000: 1; £100,001–£110,000: 1; £110,001–£120,000: 3; £120,001–£130,000: 1; £140,001–£150,000: 1)
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Volunteers: 109
  • Government income: £14,532 — grants £14,532 (6); under 1% of the £32,263,000 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 18 (£60,001–£70,000: 5; £70,001–£80,000: 6; £80,001–£90,000: 1; £100,001–£110,000: 4; £120,001–£130,000: 1; £140,001–£150,000: 1)
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

In the news

Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £613k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: Bournville Village Trust — Deregistered, 3 registered locations, last inspected 11/02/2021.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Trustpilot: Bournville Village Trust scores 1.6/5 from 21 reviews (source) — reviews usually concern the charity’s shops or services, not its charitable performance.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£37.0m
Total spending
£31.7m
Reserves (reported)
£67.5m
Employees
265

Reported reserves equal ~25.5 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (66% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.7%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Birmingham City · Shropshire · Worcestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£37.0m£31.7m
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

Common questions

Is BOURNVILLE VILLAGE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the group reported a surplus of £5.3m for the year ended 31 December 2025, a decrease from £9.4m in 2024, largely due to a negative fair value movement in interest rate hedging instruments and the write-off of development costs. The trustees confirm the group is a going concern with adequate resources for the foreseeable future, supported by a 30-year financial plan and sufficient loan facilities until 2028. However, the group notes that high levels of investment in existing stock have reduced financial headroom in the short term, with viability rated V2 by the Regulator of Social Housing. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Menzies 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, THE GEORGE CADBURY TRUST (GEORGE HENRY T AND LAURENCE J CADBURY SECTIONS).

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE GEORGE CADBURY TRUST (EDWARD CADBURY SECTION)FY2025£45kDonations
THE GEORGE CADBURY TRUST (EDWARD CADBURY SECTION)FY2023£27kDonations
THE GEORGE CADBURY TRUST (EDWARD CADBURY SECTION)FY2024£20kDonations
THE GEORGE CADBURY TRUST (EDWARD CADBURY SECTION)FY2022£6kDonations
G M C TRUSTFY2025£3k
THE GEORGE CADBURY TRUST (GEORGE HENRY T AND LAURENCE J CADBURY SECTIONS)FY2022£1k

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"
UK government01/12/2022£4kALB-Historic England-Everyday Heritage: Building Bournville - discovering the histories of people in Bournville
UK government01/12/2022£6kALB-Historic England-Everyday Heritage: Building Bournville - discovering the histories of people in Bournville
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"
Sport England22/08/2013£28kAngling For Some Fun...
The National Lottery Community Fund30/03/2010£10kSafeguarding DVD For Housing Associations
The National Lottery Community Fund10/01/2007£24kBournville TimeBank