Birmingham City Mission

Analysis

Birmingham City Mission is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in November 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty, religious activities and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03112321). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Birmingham City Mission reported income of £1.4m and spending of £1.4m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.3m to £1.4m (+7.0%), an average of +1.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Birmingham City Mission sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Restore Hope (£1.4m), The Jon Egging Trust (£1.4m) and London International Christian Church (£1.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 86%, trading 11% and investments 2.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £205k. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 2.1%. Reserves of £1.7m would cover about 14 months of spending at that rate. It employed 37 people.