Sifa Fireside

Analysis

Sifa Fireside is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in October 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03094905). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Sifa Fireside reported income of £1.9m and spending of £1.8m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.6m to £1.9m (+15%), an average of +3.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Sifa Fireside sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ongo Communities Limited (£1.9m), Community Energy Plus (£1.9m) and Latin Link (£1.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 75%, donations and legacies 23% and investments 1.3%. Charitable activities took 89% of spending and raising funds 8.7%. Reserves of £1.1m would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 44 people.