SOLIHULL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH RETIREMENT COUNCIL

Registered charity 507602 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FRIENDS IN RETIREMENT, FRIENDS IN RETIREMENT-SOLIHULL

Recreational activities for members over the age of 50 years; such as Short Mat Bowls, Art/Painting, Dancing, Rambling, Singing for Pleasure, Keep Fit, Tai Chi, Bridge and Whist.

Objects

A)TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PERSONS WHO HAVE ATTAINED THE AGE OF FIFTY YEARS AND HAVE RETIRED FROM FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT.B)TO PROVIDE,OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION.

Area of benefit: SOLIHULL

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 produced a surplus of £2,578 for the year ended 30 June 2025, a decrease from the previous year's surplus of £5,067. Total unrestricted income was £48,793, with unrestricted expenditure totaling £46,215. The trustees anticipate that results for 2026 will be close to break even.

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.

• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Brian Young
• Carole Hicken
• DAVID ROBINSON
• Patricia Proudlove
• Susan Mary Brailsford
• Vivien Marsh

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

Operates in: Solihull

Income and spending

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