Friends of Birmingham Children's Trust

Analysis

Friends of Birmingham Children's Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Aston. It was registered in November 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending January 2025, Friends of Birmingham Children's Trust reported income of £271k and spending of £364k, spending 134% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from January 2023 to January 2025, income fell from £293k to £271k (-7.4%), an average of -3.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2024, when income rose by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Friends of Birmingham Children's Trust sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Winchester Round Table Charitable Trust Fund (£271k), Suvita UK (£271k) and The Gautby Road Play and Community Centre Joint Management Committee (£271k).