Birmingham Sport and Physical Activity Trust

Analysis

Birmingham Sport and Physical Activity Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in January 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, 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 08177159). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Birmingham Sport and Physical Activity Trust reported income of £1.3m and spending of £1.6m, spending 123% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £1.5m to £1.3m (-14%), an average of -3.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 99% 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 Sport and Physical Activity Trust sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Confidential Enquiry Into Patient Outcome and Death (£1.3m), Fishmongers' Company's Charitable Trust (£1.3m) and Association of Medical Research Charities (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 87%, charitable activities 10% and investments 1.9%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £705k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 22 people.