The Birmingham Orthopaedic Charity

Analysis

The Birmingham Orthopaedic Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in May 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04411686). It says it makes grants to individuals and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Birmingham Orthopaedic Charity reported income of £15k and spending of £3,382, leaving 77% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £16k to £15k (-11%), an average of -2.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 138%. Over the whole period it spent 696% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Birmingham Orthopaedic Charity sits at the 33rd percentile: it is larger than about 32% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Madrassa Al- Furqan Education Centre (£14k), The Lalonde Trust (£15k) and Warwickshire Constabulary Benevolent Fund (£14k).