Our Community Foundation

Analysis

Our Community Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in May 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Our Community Foundation reported income of £239k and spending of £236k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £11k to £239k (+2068%), an average of +116% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 368%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Our Community Foundation sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Freeflow Counselling Services (£238k), Ilkley and District Round Table (£239k) and Parkfields Community Centre (£238k).