BIRMINGHAM INTERNATIONAL STUDENT HOMES

Registered charity 1095730 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision of communal accommodation for students (principally from overseas)

Objects

1. TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND OVERSEAS AND IN CONNECTION THEREWITH TO PROVIDE IMPROVE AND MANAGE HOUSES, HOSTELS, FLATS AND RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION FOR MEN , WOMEN , CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE;2. TO PROMOTE AND PROVIDE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF STUDENTS FROM OVERSEAS AND THE UNITED KINGDOM.3. TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF , IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE , FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE, TOGETHER WITH MEN AND WOMEN OF ALL AGES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Area of benefit: UNITED KINGDOM AND OVERSEAS.

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

Causes: Education/training · Accommodation/housing · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased to £790,200, with unrestricted reserves held at £790,200 against a policy target of approximately three months of unrestricted expenditure. The charity reported a surplus for the year and confirmed that resources are adequate to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by J W Hinks LLP. 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~12.3 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (97% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Andrew James Steel
• Carolyn Mary Humpherson · trustee of 1 other charity
• PETER JOHN SVERRE JOHANSEN MBE · trustee of 5 other charities
• Rev IAN HOWARTH · trustee of 3 other charities
• Rev Stuart John Burgess · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Birmingham City · Coventry City · Dudley · Sandwell · Solihull · Walsall · Wolverhampton

Income and spending

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