Anawim - Birmingham’s Centre for Women Limited

Analysis

Anawim - Birmingham’s Centre for Women Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in December 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09322109). It says it provides other finance, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Anawim - Birmingham’s Centre for Women Limited reported income of £2.2m and spending of £2.3m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.8m to £2.2m (+21%), an average of +4.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Anawim - Birmingham’s Centre for Women Limited sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Redr UK (£2.2m), Stay Charity (£2.2m) and Citizens Advice County Durham (£2.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 94% and donations and legacies 4.0%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 1.7%. Reserves of £272k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 63 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.