Birmingham Christmas Shelter

Analysis

Birmingham Christmas Shelter is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in May 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Birmingham Christmas Shelter reported income of £68k and spending of £43k, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £6,891 to £68k (+893%), an average of +78% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 361%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Birmingham Christmas Shelter sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Savayra Foundation U.k. (£68k), The Puebla Charitable Trust Limited (£68k) and Hope Home Trust (£68k).