City Church Birmingham

Analysis

City Church Birmingham is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in February 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending August 2025, City Church Birmingham reported income of £535k and spending of £498k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £432k to £535k (+24%), an average of +5.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, City Church Birmingham 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 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Northamptonshire YMCA (£534k), Grimsby, Cleethorpes and District Citizens Advice Bureau (£535k) and Newmarket Open Door (£534k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 96% and charitable activities 3.0%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £31k. Reserves of £123k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 11 people.