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THE BIRMINGHAM ROYAL INSTITUTION FOR THE BLIND

Registered charity 516477 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BRIB

Latest income
£1.0m
Latest spending
£1.1m
Registered
1985
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net decrease in funds of £38,885 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by a deficit on investments and reduced grant distributions to associated charities. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £4,041,598, with £542,146 identified as free reserves available for distribution, while the governors maintain a designated investment reserve of £1,612,353 to support ongoing activities.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: minimum level of reserves calculated last year remains appropriate... keeping invested in marketable securities of £1,612,353... £542,146 funds available for distribution (held: £4.0m)
“The Governors have assessed that the minimum level of reserves calculated last year remains appropriate, and therefore commit to keeping invested in marketable securities of £1,612,353. It is felt that this level of reserves will provide sufficient funds to generate enough income to support the ongoing activities of the charity. This leaves £542,146 funds available for distribution, (referred to as free reserves in note 16 to the accounts).” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Rent paid by New Outlook Housing Association Limited to the charity
“During the year it paid £27,513 to the charity in respect of rent and new Tenancy Registrations (2023: £27,693).” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Blick Rothenberg Audit LLP.

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£1.0m
Total spending
£1.1m
Cost of raising funds
£16k
Reserves (reported)
£4.0m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~44.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Birmingham City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.0m£1.1m
31/03/2024£1.1m£1.4m
31/03/2023£1.1m£1.2m
31/03/2022£903k£833k
31/03/2021£881k£1.1m

Common questions

Is THE BIRMINGHAM ROYAL INSTITUTION FOR THE BLIND financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a net decrease in funds of £38,885 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by a deficit on investments and reduced grant distributions to associated charities. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £4,041,598, with £542,146 identified as free reserves available for distribution, while the governors maintain a designated investment reserve of £1,612,353 to support ongoing activities. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Blick Rothenberg Audit LLP.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE ROYAL NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BLIND PEOPLE2£324k
THE ULVERSCROFT FOUNDATION2£7k
THE END FUND1£821k
CHRISTADELPHIAN MEAL A DAY FUND1£95k
CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTON1£72k
THE HEADLEY TRUST1£60k
HAMPTON FUEL ALLOTMENT1£57k
Fight for Sight1£50k

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