The Friends of Temple Balsall

Analysis

The Friends of Temple Balsall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Solihull. It was registered in January 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Friends of Temple Balsall reported income of £11k and spending of £9,754, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £3,509 to £11k (+214%), an average of +33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 144%. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Friends of Temple Balsall sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Madwa Foundation (£11k), El-Bethel Ministries (Glory House) (£11k) and Bow Bengali Forum (£11k).