THE BIRMINGHAM COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST GENERAL CHARITY

Registered charity 1069427 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BIRMINGHAM COMMUNITY HEALTHCAR NHS TRUST, BIRMINGHAM COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST, BIRMINGHAM SPECIALIST COMMUNITY HEALTH NHS TRUST GENERAL CHARITY, SOUTH BIRMINGHAM PRIMARY CARE TRUST GENERAL CHARITY, SOUTHERN BIRMINGHAM COMMUNITY HEALTH NHS TRUST GENERAL CHARITY, THE BIRMINGHAM COMMUNITY HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST GENERAL CHARITY

To enhance the benefits of patients and staff in the services we provide within the NHS and where appropriate support research and development.

Objects

THE TRUSTEE SHALL HOLD THE TRUST FUND UPON TRUST TO APPLY THE INCOME, AND AT ITS DISCRETION, SO FAR AS MAY BE PERMISSIBLE, THE CAPITAL EITHER FOR THE GENERAL OR SPECIFIC PURPOSES OF THE SERVICES FORMERLY PROVIDED BY BIRMINGHAM COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST OR FOR ALL OR ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES RELATING TO THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS "THE OBJECTS").

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Religious Activities · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Birmingham, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£1.1m
Latest spending
£958k
Registered
1998
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased by 18% to £956,556, driven by significant income from general grants and legacies. The charity reports a healthy cash position with unrestricted funds of £41,866 and total investments valued at £732,086, providing coverage for committed expenditure. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern with adequate resources to continue operational existence for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: maximum cash reserve of £100,000 (reserves figure: £42k)
“The Corporate Trustee has agreed a maximum cash reserve of £100,000 which aims to achieve a forward-looking approach whereby reserves are held based on a year's future spend.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by CK Audit. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 244
  • Government income: £59,283 — contracts £23,232 (1), grants £36,051 (7); 5% of the £1,088,427 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 183
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 26

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2023 (received 11/06/2024, 132 days after the 31/01/2024 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — BCHC Charity (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£1.1m
Total spending
£958k
Cost of raising funds
£23k
Reserves (reported)
£42k
Employees
4

Reported reserves equal ~0.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 2.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.3%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Birmingham City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.1m£958k
31/03/2024£431k£503k
31/03/2023£409k£438k
31/03/2022£380k£307k
31/03/2021£502k£338k

Common questions

Is THE BIRMINGHAM COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST GENERAL CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased by 18% to £956,556, driven by significant income from general grants and legacies. The charity reports a healthy cash position with unrestricted funds of £41,866 and total investments valued at £732,086, providing coverage for committed expenditure. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern with adequate resources to continue operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by CK Audit.

Who funds THE BIRMINGHAM COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST GENERAL CHARITY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE BIRMINGHAM COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST GENERAL CHARITY as a grant recipient include THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUST, THE DWF FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£3k
THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2kRelief of Poverty
THE DWF FOUNDATIONFY2022£1k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Birmingham City Council25/10/2023£10kWinter Support for Vulnerable Adults
Birmingham City Council27/09/2023£10kBirmingham Community Healthcare NHS Charity
Birmingham City Council19/09/2023£10kBirmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Charity
Birmingham City Council22/08/2023£5kWinter Support for Adults Aged 18 - 49
Birmingham City Council01/02/2023£5kBirmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Charity - OA
Birmingham City Council01/02/2023£5kBirmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Charity - YA
Birmingham City Council29/11/2022£5kBirmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Charity
The National Lottery Community Fund18/06/2021£10kPerry Tree Centre TVs
UK government19/08/2020£7kCoronavirus Community Support Fund

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CENTRAL LONDON COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST CHARITY AND RELATED CHARITIES.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE BIRMINGHAM COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST GENERAL CHARITY£1.1m—0unclear—no doubt
CENTRAL LONDON COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST CHARITY AND RELATED CHARITIES FY2026£77k——unclear—no doubt
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST CHARITABLE FUND FY2025£1.3m—0above—no doubt
THE BIRMINGHAM DISTRICT NURSING CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026£87k—0below—no doubt
GEORGE FENTHAM BIRMINGHAM CHARITY FY2025£270k—0unclear—no doubt
HUMBER NHS FOUNDATION TRUST CHARITABLE FUNDS FY2025£353k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.