Birmingham Open Spaces Forum

Analysis

Birmingham Open Spaces Forum is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kings Heath. It was registered in November 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, environment/conservation/heritage and recreation, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Birmingham Open Spaces Forum reported income of £160k and spending of £191k, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £112k to £160k (+43%), an average of +9.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 123%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Birmingham Open Spaces Forum sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Celynen Collieries Institute and Memorial Hall Limited (Company No. 07295916) (£159k), The Diesel and Electric Preservation Group Limited (£160k) and Friends of East Portlemouth Parish Church (£159k).