THE BIRMINGHAM AND MIDLAND SOCIETY FOR GENEALOGY AND HERALDRY

Registered charity 505916 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as B M S G H

Family History Society

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE STUDY OF GENEALOGY AND HERALDRY. AND IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS BUT NOT OTHERWISE THE SOCIETY SHALL HAVE POWER: (A) TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN AND ENCOURAGE THE PRACTISE OF AND DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION ON GENEALOGY AND HERALDRY BY MEANS OF EDUCATION OR LECTURES AND OTHERWISE. (B) TO PROMOTE AND MAINTAIN RESEARCH INTO ALL ASPECTS OF GENEALOGY AND HERALDRY. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 3 OF THE CONSTITUTION).

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

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

Latest income

£48k

Latest spending

£62k

Registered

1977

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net loss of £13,914 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £145,341. The accounts state that the Trustees have a reserves policy reviewed annually, with reserves held to cover expected rent increases and future facility expansions. The charity is unincorporated and relies on voluntary income and trading activities to support its charitable objectives.

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.

Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

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: 60
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit

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

Volunteers: 65

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

Volunteers: 100

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

Trustees · trustee networks

ADRIAN DE REDMAN
Andrew Startin
Linda Beilby
Michael Frederick Sharpe · trustee of 1 other charity
PETER WILLIAM MIDDLETON BA · trustee of 1 other charity
Stephen Eric Freeman

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

Operates in: Birmingham City · Staffordshire · Warwickshire · Worcestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£48k	£62k
31/12/2024	£59k	£64k
31/12/2023	£57k	£75k
31/12/2022	£57k	£71k
31/12/2021	£82k	£77k

Common questions

Is THE BIRMINGHAM AND MIDLAND SOCIETY FOR GENEALOGY AND HERALDRY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net loss of £13,914 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £145,341. The accounts state that the Trustees have a reserves policy reviewed annually, with reserves held to cover expected rent increases and future facility expansions. The charity is unincorporated and relies on voluntary income and trading activities to support its charitable objectives. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE HAMPSHIRE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY.

THE HAMPSHIRE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY income £38k
THE FEDERATION OF FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETIES income £65k
THE MANCHESTER AND LANCASHIRE FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY income £45k
CORNWALL FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY income £60k
THE SOMERSET AND DORSET FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY income £46k
GLOUCESTERSHIRE FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY income £32k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE BIRMINGHAM AND MIDLAND SOCIETY FOR GENEALOGY AND HERALDRY	£48k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE HAMPSHIRE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY FY2025	£38k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE FEDERATION OF FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETIES FY2025	£65k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE MANCHESTER AND LANCASHIRE FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY FY2025	£45k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CORNWALL FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY FY2025	£60k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE SOMERSET AND DORSET FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY FY2025	£46k	—	above	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.