BIRMINGHAM RETIREMENT COUNCIL

Registered charity 241670 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision of hobby and activity sharing groups for people aged 50+.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PERSONS WHO HAVE ATTAINED THE AGE OF FIFTY YEARS AND HAVE RETIRED FROM FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT OR ARE REACHING RETIREMENT.TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR AGE OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC BACKGROUND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE PERSONS FOR WHOM THE FACILITIES ARE PRIMARILY INTENDED.

Area of benefit: BIRMINGHAM AND THE 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 reported a net surplus of £1,359 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted funds of £130,907. However, only £39,406 is freely available as the remainder is designated for the Building Fund. The trustees note that substantial free reserves are needed due to declining membership.

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 5 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.

• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Jill Rosemary Gorst
• PENNY WAGG
• Phillip John Williams
• Susan Mary Anderson Hon. Ald

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

Operates in: Birmingham City

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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