Birmingham LGBT

Analysis

Birmingham LGBT is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in April 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07203554). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information, sponsors or undertakes research and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Birmingham LGBT reported income of £825k and spending of £909k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £839k to £825k (-1.6%), an average of -0.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Birmingham LGBT sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% 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 C.b.c. Charitable Trust (£825k), The International Commission on Radiological Protection (£825k) and Doncaster Mind (£825k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 90%, investments 4.5% and donations and legacies 4.1%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 3.0%. Reserves of £247k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 33 people.