# LEGACY  WM

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1180546
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Nov. 5, 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=1180546


## Contact

- **Address:** SOHO HOUSE, 5 SOHO AVENUE, BIRMINGHAM
- **Postcode:** B18 5LB
- **Phone:** 01213488159
- **Email:** info@legacy-wm.org
- **Website:** www.legacy-wm.org



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:(1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN:(A) THE SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL HISTORY AND HERITAGE OF THE WEST MIDLANDS METROPOLITAN REGION ("THE AREA") AND THE CONTRIBUTION MADE THERETO BY ASIAN, AFRICAN, CARIBBEAN AND OTHER IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES; AND (B) WORKS OF ARTISTIC MERIT IN ALL THEIR FORMS (INCLUDING AND NOT LIMITED TO VISUAL, LITERARY AND PERFORMING ARTS) PRODUCED OR PERFORMED IN AREA AND IN PARTICULAR BY MEMBERS OF OR RELATING TO THE SAID COMMUNITIES. (2) TO RELIEVE THE SICKNESS OF AND TO PRESERVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF RESIDENTS OF THE AREA THROUGH FITNESS ACTIVITY AND EDUCATION PROGRAMMES.

**Activities:** Legacy WM was established in 2010 as charity with a focus on post war heritage.  We have now broadened our aims to include; wellbeing, arts and community cohesion.  We are based at Soho House and we work with local organisations to deliver our aims.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Accommodation/housing, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Birmingham City
- Coventry City
- Dudley
- Sandwell
- Solihull
- Walsall



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £979217 | £925689 | £145721 | 12 |
| Oct. 31, 2023 | £0 | £720213 | £80959 | 11 |
| Oct. 31, 2022 | £480805 | £443943 | — | — |
| Oct. 31, 2021 | £297205 | £307263 | — | — |
| Oct. 31, 2020 | £345827 | £203102 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Dr Fahmida Choudhury — appointed Oct. 29, 2025
- GARY BOWMAN — appointed May 4, 2010
- Gurpreet Bhatia — appointed May 4, 2018
- Ingrid Deanna Abrahams — appointed April 8, 2025
- JESSE GERALD — appointed April 5, 2018
- Mohammed Ramzan — appointed March 31, 2026
- Rachael Thomas — appointed March 21, 2023
- Rizwan Siddiquee — appointed Oct. 29, 2025
- Rooqia Malik — appointed March 29, 2022
- Shaida Bibi — appointed Sept. 11, 2019
- Virinder Kalra — appointed June 12, 2025