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Registered charity · Birmingham

BID Services

1.1 The objects of the Charity are for the public benefit the relief of those in need by virtue of age, ill health or disability, in particular but not limited to:1.1.1 those who are deaf or hard of hearing (which expression applies to all those...

  • 7 trustees
  • Income £6.6m (2025)
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Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
Education/training, Disability, Economic/community Development/employment
Where
Throughout England
Website
www.bid.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Linked company
BID Services
Registered
1996

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£6.6m£6.3m
  • 2024£5.9m£5.8m
  • 2023£5.7m£5.7m
Earlier years
  • 2022£5.1m£4.8m
  • 2021£5.1m£4.7m

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 46% · Government grants under 1%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

1.1 The objects of the Charity are for the public benefit the relief of those in need by virtue of age, ill health or disability, in particular but not limited to:1.1.1 those who are deaf or hard of hearing (which expression applies to all those whose hearing is significantly impaired);1.1.2 those who use a Sign Language as a preferred language;1.1.3 those who are blind or partially sighted;1.1.4 those with any other sensory impairment; and1.1.5 those with any other mental or physical disability;and their dependents.

Grants received

38 grants · £2,370,961 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

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Most recent

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

7 trustees on the board

5.3y median 3y
average tenure
14y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

9.6y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (7)

7
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Disability 7Economic/community Development/employment 7Education/training 7

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Health and social care 7Professional services 4Arts and leisure 3

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours

Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£6.6m latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025
ReservesiReserves12 x free reserves / annual expenditure, from the Part B annual return. The sector median is computed across all Part B filers in the same income band.

5.9 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.7 months · was 4.5 in 2021

134 from 101 in 2021
EmployeesiEmployeesHeadcount as filed in Part B annual returns, per financial year. Shown exactly as filed; year-on-year figures may be filed on different bases, so a comparison is only shown when the filings are plausibly comparable.
46%
Income from governmentiIncome from governmentGovernment contracts plus government grants as a share of total gross income, latest Part A annual return.

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1053184
Status
Registered
Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 07 NOV 1995AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 02 NOV 2001AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 29 JAN 2004AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 01 DEC 2005AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 11 JUN 2008AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 05 JUN 2008AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 24 SEP 2008AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 07 FEB 2013AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 26 SEP 2013 as amended on 26 Jan 2023 null
Companies House
Company number 03124204 · Active
Contact on the register
01212466100 · info@bid.org.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
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