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Registered charity (CIO) · Kings Heath

Birmingham Open Spaces Forum

Birmingham Open Spaces Forum is a registered charity (number 1170171) based in Kings Heath, governed by 9 trustees and chaired by Chris Blythe since 2015. Latest income £160k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

Also known as Bosf (Charity Commission)

  • 9 trustees
  • Income £160k (2025)
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Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

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

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About

What it does
Education/training, Environment/conservation/heritage, Recreation
Where
Birmingham City
Website
www.bosf.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2016

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£160k£191k
  • 2024£220k£187k
  • 2023£208k£184k
Earlier years
  • 2022£249k£136k
  • 2021£112k£86k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 68%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

A)TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ENJOYMENT, UNDERSTANDING, APPLICATION AND CONSERVATION OF OPEN SPACES WITHIN THE CITY OF BIRMINGHAM.B)TO PROMOTE THE PROTECTION, CONSERVATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF BIRMINGHAM.C)TO PROMOTE AND ENHANCE THE OPEN SPACES WITHIN THE CITY OF BIRMINGHAM AS RECREATIONAL FACILITIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, TO IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE INHABITANTS WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS.

Grants received

17 grants · £428,897 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.

Top funders

  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £328,865 (4 grants)
  • Birmingham City Council · £30,480 (6 grants)
  • Garfield Weston Foundation · £30,000 (2 grants)
  • Sport England · £24,614 (3 grants)
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport · £14,938 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £18,0422025-07-24
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £290,9432025-04-02
  • Sport England £5,7502024-11-08
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport £5,7502024-11-08
  • Garfield Weston Foundation £20,0002023-08-07
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.

9 trustees on the board

6.6y median 3y
average tenure
21y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

6.9y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (9)

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company-linked trustees

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

Education/training 9Environment/conservation/heritage 9Recreation 9

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board

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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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£160k latest income

Sources

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

Record details
Registered charity number
1170171
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 15 Nov 2016 as amended on 10 May 2022 as amended on 02 May 2023 as amended on 24 Apr 2024
Contact on the register
07882068561 · INFO@BOSF.ORG.UK
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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