The Rotary Club of Birmingham Charitable Fund

Analysis

The Rotary Club of Birmingham Charitable Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cradley Heath. It was registered in May 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending June 2022, The Rotary Club of Birmingham Charitable Fund reported income of £16k and spending of £19k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2022, income fell from £24k to £16k (-30%), an average of -30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income dropped by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Rotary Club of Birmingham Charitable Fund sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kendal and District Debt Centre (£16k), Hope and Life Missions Africa UK (£16k) and CSS Charitable Trust (£16k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity as in double default: it has missed the deadline for its annual return or accounts in two or more successive years.