Birmingham International Student Homes

Analysis

Birmingham International Student Homes is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Midlands. It was registered in January 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, accommodation/housing and religious activities, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04428382). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Birmingham International Student Homes reported income of £829k and spending of £773k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £385k to £829k (+116%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Birmingham International Student Homes sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% 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 Cambridge Pringle Group (£822k), The Duke of Lancaster Housing Trust (£831k) and Bournemouth War Memorial Homes (£811k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97% and investments 2.1%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £790k would cover about 12 months of spending at that rate. It employed 18 people.