BIRMINGHAM COMMUNITY HOSTING NETWORK

Registered charity 1151763 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BIRCH

Providing support through community hospitality to vulnerable asylum seekers in the West Midlands, including:- Hosting Network: short term accommodation for destitute asylum seekers in the homes of volunteers- Family Befriending: befriending scheme for young refugees living the UK without their families

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated at a deficit of £16,050 for the year, reducing its cash reserves from £83,214 to £67,164. Despite this, the trustees report being in a good financial position and note that unrestricted reserves of £35,959 cover four months of operating costs, exceeding their stated policy target of three months.

Automated summary of the FY2026 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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — BIRCH Network (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Andrew Peter Jolly · trustee of 1 other charity
• Christopher Colin Benfield
• Emma Hawthorne
• Isobel Shirley Knowles · trustee of 1 other charity
• Katherine Green
• Massaba Dite Oumou Kouyate
• The Reverend Prebendary David Ellis Newsome

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

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

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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