# BIRMINGHAM COMMUNITY MATTERS

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1179442
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Aug. 3, 2018
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1179442


## Contact

- **Address:** Stirchley Baths, 2-4 Bournville Lane, BIRMINGHAM
- **Postcode:** B30 2JT
- **Phone:** 01217512992
- **Email:** info@birminghamcommunitymatters.org.uk
- **Website:** www.birminghamcommunitymatters.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PROMOTE THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR AND PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF OTHER CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN THE AREA OF BIRMINGHAM AND IMMEDIATE SURROUNDING AREAS (THE AREA OF BENEFIT) BY: I HELPING TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF SMALL VOLUNTARY AND COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS AND PROVIDE THEM WITH THE NECESSARY SUPPORT, INFORMATION AND SERVICES TO ENABLE THEM TO PURSUE OR CONTRIBUTE TO ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE. II PROMOTING, ORGANISING AND FACILITATING CO-OPERATION AND PARTNERSHIP WORKING BETWEEN SMALL VOLUNTARY AND COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS, STATUTORY AND OTHER RELEVANT BODIES IN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE ABOVE PURPOSE WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT THE ‘VOLUNTARY SECTOR’ MEANS CHARITIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS. CHARITIES ARE ORGANISATIONS, WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES. SMALL VOLUNTARY AND COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS ARE INDEPENDENT ORGANISATIONS, WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR PURPOSES THAT ADD VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY, OR A SIGNIFICANT SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY, AND WHICH ARE NOT PERMITTED BY THEIR CONSTITUTION TO MAKE A PROFIT FOR PRIVATE DISTRIBUTION. VOLUNTARY AND COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS DO NOT INCLUDE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR OTHER STATUTORY AUTHORITIES.

**Activities:** BCM provides small community and voluntary groups with peer to peer, face-to-face support, enabling them to be more effective in their communities. To do this surgeries are held in informal venues across Birmingham where anyone with an idea to improve their community are welcome to visit.  Additionally, workshops focused on topics such as funding and wider networking events take place.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies



## Areas of operation

- Birmingham City



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £172019 | £155050 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £195023 | £181202 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £162918 | £143186 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £138651 | £108342 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £83524 | £70293 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **EMMA WOOLF MBE** (Chair) — appointed March 6, 2017
- Catherine Sarah De Soyza — appointed Oct. 20, 2023
- Claudie Izai Lynn Richardson — appointed May 13, 2025
- DIPALI CHANDRA — appointed March 6, 2017
- David James Dudley Broome — appointed Jan. 13, 2023
- Karen Louise Cheney — appointed Jan. 30, 2025
- Lorna Yvonne Wallace-Davis — appointed Sept. 2, 2025