Brownhills Community Association Limited
Analysis
Brownhills Community Association Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Walsall. It was registered in April 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03181629). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides other finance and provides human resources.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Brownhills Community Association Limited reported income of £952k and spending of £846k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £595k to £952k (+60%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Brownhills Community Association Limited sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Paloma Foundation (£951k), Ipswich and District Citizens Advice Bureau (£952k) and Rowan Humberstone Limited (£951k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 53% and donations and legacies 46%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £356k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 19 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 46%
- Charitable activities 53%
- Investments 0.7%
In the charity's own words
We are a Community Association offering facilities to the local community for hire. We provide full day child care, Adult education, sports facilities,meeting rooms.unemployed and senior citizen groups. We operate 51 weeks of the year over seven days a week. We have the Visible charter mark. Work closely in partnership with other local groups to the benefit of local people.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Paloma Foundation | London | £951k |
| Ipswich and District Citizens Advice Bureau | Suffolk | £952k |
| Rowan Humberstone Limited | Cambridge | £951k |
| Standout Programmes | London | £953k |