Birmingham Hebrew Congregation and Charitable Institutions

Analysis

Birmingham Hebrew Congregation and Charitable Institutions is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in December 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, religious activities and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Birmingham Hebrew Congregation and Charitable Institutions reported income of £649k and spending of £725k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £393k to £649k (+65%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 84%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Birmingham Hebrew Congregation and Charitable Institutions 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 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Flackwell Heath (£649k), Reading Gospel Hall Trust (£651k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of the Collegiate Church of St Mary, Warwick (£649k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 27%, donations and legacies 26%, charitable activities 19% and investments 17%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £9,003. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £181k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.