The Centre for Global Studies

Analysis

The Centre for Global Studies is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in October 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04375608). It says it sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Centre for Global Studies reported income of £95k and spending of £53k, leaving 44% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £50k to £95k (+91%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 6130%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, The Centre for Global Studies sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include It's Time (£95k), Property for Kids (£95k) and Paxton Green Time Bank (£95k).