WILLIAM WALTER HINDE FOR OPEN SPACE

Registered charity 522893 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as COFTON PARK

The provision of public spaces for healthful recreation

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Latest income

£154k

Latest spending

£154k

Registered

1963

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity lacks sufficient funds to maintain the public spaces and keep the area in good state, relying on regular income from Birmingham City Council. Consequently, any deficit made is covered by the City Council, resulting in zero unrestricted reserves at the year-end. The charity's operations are entirely dependent on this external funding source to cover its charitable expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Birmingham City Council (95% of income)

“the principal funding sources were from Birmingham City Council of £146,329 (2024: £159,660) and other income of £7,614 (2024: £4,051).”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy

“The charity lacks sufficient funds to maintain the public spaces and keep the area in good state; it seeks regular income from Birmingham City Council.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Birmingham City Council · trustee of 12 other charities

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

Operates in: Birmingham City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£154k	£154k
31/03/2024	£164k	£164k
31/03/2023	£158k	£158k
31/03/2022	£3k	£188k
31/03/2021	£6k	£175k

Common questions

Is WILLIAM WALTER HINDE FOR OPEN SPACE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity lacks sufficient funds to maintain the public spaces and keep the area in good state, relying on regular income from Birmingham City Council. Consequently, any deficit made is covered by the City Council, resulting in zero unrestricted reserves at the year-end. The charity's operations are entirely dependent on this external funding source to cover its charitable expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
JOHN LYON'S CHARITY	1	£60k
THE MARCHUS TRUST	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PUBLIC OPEN SPACE.

PUBLIC OPEN SPACE income £104k
KING GEORGE'S FIELD income £258k
KING GEORGE'S FIELD income £288k
FOLKESTONE PARKS AND PLEASURE GROUNDS CHARITY income £1.3m
Open City income £1.1m
WEST HAM PARK income £1.7m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
WILLIAM WALTER HINDE FOR OPEN SPACE	£154k	—	below	—	no doubt
PUBLIC OPEN SPACE FY2025	£104k	—	below	—	no doubt
KING GEORGE'S FIELD FY2025	£258k	—	below	—	noted
KING GEORGE'S FIELD FY2025	£288k	Under £50,000	unclear	—	no doubt
FOLKESTONE PARKS AND PLEASURE GROUNDS CHARITY FY2025	£1.3m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
Open City FY2025	£1.1m	—	below	—	no doubt

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