BIRMINGHAM ASIAN RESOURCE CENTRE

Registered charity 1093110 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BARC

BARC is a social welfare agency serving the needs of the Asian Community in Birmingham and provides free advice and information on social securiy, immigration/nationality, family, housing, social and health benefits etc.

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Latest income
£119k
Latest spending
£185k
Registered
2002
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £65,944 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £732,211 to £666,267. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, maintaining a going concern basis. Unrestricted reserves stood at £595,503, while restricted funds were £70,764.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

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£119k£185k
31/03/2024£153k£104k
31/03/2023£153k£104k
31/03/2022£448k£28k
31/03/2021£64k£80k

Common questions

Is BIRMINGHAM ASIAN RESOURCE CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £65,944 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £732,211 to £666,267. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, maintaining a going concern basis. Unrestricted reserves stood at £595,503, while restricted funds were £70,764. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds BIRMINGHAM ASIAN RESOURCE CENTRE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BIRMINGHAM ASIAN RESOURCE CENTRE as a grant recipient include THE BARROW CADBURY TRUST, THE ASHWORTH CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE BARROW CADBURY TRUSTFY2025£15kBARC (Building a Racially Conscious City)
THE ASHWORTH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2026£5k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England09/02/2026£10kFamily Badminton
The National Lottery Community Fund18/12/2025£20kDebt First Aiders
The National Lottery Community Fund14/12/2016£249kCommunity Hub for Elders and Carers
The National Lottery Community Fund29/04/2015£7kThe Apollo Project
The National Lottery Community Fund17/10/2012£298kCare Champions Pilot Project
The National Lottery Community Fund11/02/2010£307kCommunity Befrienders
The National Lottery Community Fund12/07/2006£404kProject Benefit Plus
The National Lottery Community Fund08/07/2005£139kHelp for Asylum-seekers