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.

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

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 (held: £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.

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 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 2.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIES1£1.5m
THE HARRY & MARY FOUNDATION1£55k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with STOCKPORT NHS FOUNDATION TRUST GENERAL FUND.

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
STOCKPORT NHS FOUNDATION TRUST GENERAL FUND FY2025£930k—0above—no doubt
BRADFORD HOSPITALS CHARITY FY2025£357k—0unclear—no doubt
HOMERTON HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST CHARITABLE FUND FY2025£267k—0above—no doubt
THE ROBERT JONES AND AGNES HUNT ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL CHARITABLE FUND FY2025£635k—0above—no doubt
LINCOLNSHIRE COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICE NHS TRUST CHARITABLE FUNDS FY2025£137k—0unclear—no doubt

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