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Registered charity (CIO) · Birmingham

Breakin Barriers

Breakin Barriers is a registered charity (number 1200151) based in Birmingham, governed by 3 trustees and chaired by Joseph Bailey since 2022. Latest income £55k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

  • 3 trustees
  • Income £55k (2025)
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Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 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
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability and 1 more
Where
Throughout England And Wales
Website
www.breakinbarriers.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2022

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£55k£50k
  • 2024£30k£11k
  • 2023£10k£1k

Income trend, 2023 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 87%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: 1. TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH SPINAL CORD INJURIES IN THE UK, PARTICULARLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THOSE WHO MAY BE EXPERIENCING OR AT RISK OF EXPERIENCING POOR MENTAL HEALTH, BY MEANS OF, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY: A. INCREASING AWARENESS OF THE IMPACT OF SPINAL CORD INJURIES UPON MENTAL HEALTH; B. PROVIDING EARLY INTERVENTION OPPORTUNITIES FOR THOSE WITH SPINAL CORD INJURIES TO WORK ON THEIR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH SUCH AS PAINTING, EXERCISE, SOCIALISING, COACHING AND COUNSELLING; C. CREATING CONTENT, EVENTS, PARTNERSHIPS AND EXPERIENCES THAT ENCOURAGE THOSE WITH SPINAL CORD INJURIES TO SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES IN A FRIENDLY AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT; D. PROVIDING FUNDING AND SUPPORT TO MIDLANDS CENTRE FOR SPINAL INJURY, ROBERT JONES AND AGNES HUNT ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL. 2. THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONG PEOPLE WITH SPINAL CORD INJURIES AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF THEIR INJURY OR DISABILITY BY: A. RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE ISSUES AFFECTING PEOPLE WITH SPINAL CORD INJURIES AND THEIR FAMILIES, BOTH GENERALLY AND IN RELATION TO THEIR SOCIAL EXCLUSION; B. PROVIDING WORKSHOPS, FORUMS, ADVOCACY AND GENERAL SUPPORT; C. PROVIDING RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE WITH SPINAL CORD INJURIES.

Grants received

4 grants · £46,873 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

  • Sport England · £13,450
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport · £13,450
  • Postcode Local Trust · £10,004
  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £9,969

Most recent

  • Postcode Local Trust £10,0042025-03-31
  • Sport England £13,4502023-05-12
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport £13,4502023-05-12
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,9692023-02-10
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.

3 trustees on the board

4y median 4y
average tenure
4y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
4.2y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (3)

0
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 3General Charitable Purposes 3The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 3

Gaps to watch

  • Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves

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 3 years.
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£55k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025

Sources

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

Record details
Registered charity number
1200151
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 23 Aug 2022
Contact on the register
07920866252 · info@breakinbarriers.co.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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