Pat Benson Community Sports Foundation
Analysis
Pat Benson Community Sports Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in January 2018, 8 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 10501987). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending November 2025, Pat Benson Community Sports Foundation reported income of £221k and spending of £232k, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2021 to November 2025, income fell from £379k to £221k (-42%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2024, when income dropped by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Pat Benson Community Sports Foundation sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Glyndon Community Group (£221k), Samaritans of Horsham and Crawley (£221k) and Philadelphia Association Limited (£221k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Pat Benson Community Sports Foundation uses sport, particularly boxing, in addition to mentoring and personal development to improve the life chances of young people and adults in the most challenging and deprived areas of inner-city Birmingham. The foundation is based in Small Heath and specialist staff deliver programmes ranging from mental wellbeing to homework clubs & women's only classes.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Glyndon Community Group | London | £221k |
| Samaritans of Horsham and Crawley | Horsham | £221k |
| Philadelphia Association Limited | London | £221k |
| Tarporley War Memorial Hospital Trust | Tarporley | £221k |