Birtley Community Association

Analysis

Birtley Community Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Co Durham. It was registered in November 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Birtley Community Association reported income of £131k and spending of £95k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £102k to £131k (+28%), an average of +6.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 93%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Birtley Community Association sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Seaby Foundation (£131k), Friends of Monze (£131k) and Practical Compassion for Destitute Children (£130k).