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Registered charity (CIO) · Birmingham

Help Close BY

Help Close BY is a registered charity (number 1190642) based in Birmingham, governed by 4 trustees. Latest income £2k (2024). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

  • 4 trustees
  • Income £2k (2024)
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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
Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Where
Throughout England And Wales
Website
www.helpcloseby.org (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2020

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2024£2k£17k
  • 2023£22k£7k
  • 2022£863£2k
Earlier years
  • 2021£147£847

Income trend, 2021 to 2024.

Income source mix, 2023: Government grants 44%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

1. THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN THE UK BY PROVIDING TECHNOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS AND TECHNOLOGY SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES; WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH STATUTORY AND OTHER RELEVANT ORGANISATIONS AS APPROPRIATE.2. THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONG PEOPLE LIVING OR WORKING IN THE UK BY PROVIDING TECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS FREE OF CHARGE TO SUCH PERSONS AS WOULD BENEFIT FROM BEING CONNECTED WITH LOCAL CHARITABLE SERVICE PROVIDERS TO OBTAIN HELP WHICH THEY COULD NOT OTHERWISE AFFORD THROUGH LACK OF MEANS.

Grants received

2 grants · £29,971 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 · £29,971 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £19,9712025-08-14
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £10,0002023-11-30
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.

4 trustees on the board

2y median 1y
average tenure
6y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

2.5y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (4)

0
company-linked trustees

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

Disability 4The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 4

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Narrow spread of causes across the board
  • Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity

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 4 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
incomespending£2k latest income

Sources

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

Record details
Registered charity number
1190642
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 30 Jul 2020
Contact on the register
07710415993 · duncan@helpcloseby.org
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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