The Bircham Centre

Analysis

The Bircham Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norwich. It was registered in July 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Bircham Centre reported income of £65k and spending of £73k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £37k to £65k (+78%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Bircham Centre sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Matono (£65k), Jon Shaw Foundation (£65k) and Oakley Rural Day Care Centre (£65k).