The James Charities

Analysis

The James Charities is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in November 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The James Charities reported income of £519k and spending of £466k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £191k to £519k (+173%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 130%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The James Charities sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Almshouse Charity of Arthur Winsley and Others (£519k), The Wharton Trust (£520k) and Kyl Central Shul Trust (£519k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 46% and investments 3.2%. Charitable activities took 87% of spending and raising funds 0.1%. Reserves of £311k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 2 people.