The Birch Thompson Memorial Fund
Analysis
The Birch Thompson Memorial Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wolverhampton. It was registered in November 1981, 45 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and amateur sport, which this site groups under disability. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending March 2025, The Birch Thompson Memorial Fund reported income of £35k and spending of £19k, leaving 46% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £19k to £35k (+81%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 129%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Birch Thompson Memorial Fund sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Tysoe Utility Estate (£35k), Charlton Masjid Trust (£35k) and The Oliver Curd Trust (£35k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
The Charity maintains Gelliwig, a residential centre in Porthmadog, Gwynedd for use by groups of young people from Colton Hills School, Wolverhampton in particular, but a wider area in general.The property is available for hire by bona fide groups catering for young people.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Tysoe Utility Estate | Warwick | £35k |
| Charlton Masjid Trust | London | £35k |
| The Oliver Curd Trust | East Sussex | £35k |
| The Scriveners' Company Sexcentenary Charity | Barbican | £35k |