The Birmingham Boys and Girls Union

Analysis

The Birmingham Boys and Girls Union is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in August 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and amateur sport, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06311234). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Birmingham Boys and Girls Union reported income of £404k and spending of £484k, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £165k to £404k (+145%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 87%. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Birmingham Boys and Girls Union sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sycamore Trust U.k. (£403k), The Harpenden Trust (£404k) and Through the Roof Charitable Trust (£403k).