BIRMINGHAM ARABIC SCHOOL

Registered charity 1166742 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

THE ARABIC SCHOOL PROVIDES CLASSES FOR LEARN THE ARABIC LANGUAGE. THE CLASS ARE FROM RECEPTION UP TO ALEVEL ARABIC.

Objects

(1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE LEARNING AND STUDY OF THE LANGUAGE OF ARABIC, ARABIC CULTURE, LANGUAGES RELATED TO ARABIC AND LANGUAGES IN GENERAL THROUGH BOTH EXTRA-CURRICULAR CLASSES, STATE EDUCATION SYSTEM, POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION AND PRIVATE EDUCATION ESTABLISHMENTS;(2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE IN ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE IN THEIR SOLE DISCRETION.NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.

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

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Latest income
£165k
Latest spending
£144k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a net surplus of £20,832 for the year ended 31 July 2025, resulting in free unrestricted reserves of £29,219. The trustees consider this level of reserves to be adequate in relation to their policy target of maintaining six months of planned expenditure. The charity was eligible for audit exemption and underwent an independent examination instead.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately six months of planned expenditure (held: £29k)
“The trustees aim to maintain free reserves at a level equivalent to approximately six months of planned expenditure.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

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

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£165k£144k
31/07/2024£153k£163k
31/07/2023£109k£145k
31/07/2022£66k£65k
31/07/2021£62k£80k

Common questions

Is BIRMINGHAM ARABIC SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a net surplus of £20,832 for the year ended 31 July 2025, resulting in free unrestricted reserves of £29,219. The trustees consider this level of reserves to be adequate in relation to their policy target of maintaining six months of planned expenditure. The charity was eligible for audit exemption and underwent an independent examination instead. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ARRAHMA ISLAMIC CENTRE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BIRMINGHAM ARABIC SCHOOL£165k—0above—no doubt
ARRAHMA ISLAMIC CENTRE FY2025£233k—0unclear—no doubt
COLLEGE FRANCAIS BILINGUE DE LONDRES LTD FY2025£11.1m——above—no doubt
ISLAMIC ASSOCIATION OF NORTH LONDON FY2025£1.5m—0unclear—no doubt
THE LONDON SCHOOL OF JEWISH STUDIES FY2025£1.8m——unclear—no doubt
ALMARKAZ UL ISLAMI LTD FY2025£460k—0no_policy—no doubt

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