Birmingham Diocesan Trust

Analysis

Birmingham Diocesan Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in October 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Birmingham Diocesan Trust reported income of £27.0m and spending of £26.1m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £18.3m to £27.0m (+48%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Birmingham Diocesan Trust sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Benedict's School Ealing (£27.0m), The Salford Diocesan Trust (£29.7m) and St Paul's Cathedral (£26.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 64%, charitable activities 13%, investments 11% and trading 5.4%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £4.0m. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 3.2%. Grants to other organisations totalled £379k. Reserves of £23.8m would cover about 11 months of spending at that rate. It employed 274 people.