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Birmingham Industrial Therapy Association Limited

RegisteredRegistered charity number 244866BirminghamDisability
Income£1.4m2025-09-30
Spending£1.4msame year
Spent / received102%5-year average
Size in its cause94th pctDisability
Registered1965Charitable company
Employees32latest return

Analysis

Birmingham Industrial Therapy Association Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in September 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00748773). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Birmingham Industrial Therapy Association Limited reported income of £1.4m and spending of £1.4m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £2.6m to £1.4m (-44%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2024, when income rose by 99%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Birmingham Industrial Therapy Association Limited 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 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Assist Trust (£1.4m), The Lantern Trust Weymouth (£1.4m) and PRS Members' Fund (£1.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96% and donations and legacies 1.9%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.3%. Reserves of £199k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 32 people.

Income and spending

£0£638k£1.3m£1.9m£2.6m2021 Income: £2,552,5932021 Spending: £2,519,91320212022 Income: £911,2752022 Spending: £1,034,33620222023 Income: £790,4362023 Spending: £940,03320232024 Income: £1,573,3972024 Spending: £1,512,41620242025 Income: £1,423,5642025 Spending: £1,357,9712025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Donations 1.9%
  • Charitable activities 96%
  • Investments 0.1%
  • Other 1.6%

In the charity's own words

We provide a supportive environment for people experiencing mental ill health, offering work training and support which promotes personal development and for progression towards employment

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Assist TrustNorfolk£1.4m
The Lantern Trust WeymouthDorset£1.4m
PRS Members' FundLondon£1.4m
Newent Association for the DisabledNewent£1.4m