Birmingham Irish Association

Analysis

Birmingham Irish Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in November 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation/housing and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03628076). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Birmingham Irish Association reported income of £728k and spending of £689k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £1.0m to £728k (-30%), an average of -8.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Birmingham Irish Association sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Galanta (£727k), Vineyard 61 Church (£728k) and Safety4sisters North West (£727k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 91%, donations and legacies 4.2%, investments 2.8% and trading 1.7%. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 1.4%. Reserves of £220k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 15 people.