BIRMINGHAM JEWISH COMMUNITY CARE

Registered charity 1180758 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BJCC

BJCC offers community care, support and signposting to other services for the Jewish and local community in Birmingham and the Midlands. Services include a social work department, monthly lunch club, community activities and trips. Our aim is to enable community members to safely live independently, support those in need and alleviate loneliness within the community.

Objects

“The Objects of the CIO for the public benefit are to relieve the Jewish community in Birmingham and the West Midlands primarily, but not exclusively, through the provision of social care, information, advice and practical support with the objective of improving the conditions of life for the members of the said community in need.”

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

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Birmingham, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£40k

Latest spending

£270k

Registered

2018

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £3,788,212, which the trustees consider adequate to support operations for the medium term. Financial sustainability risks previously associated with the care home have been alleviated by its sale and the investment of proceeds. The organization operates on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £90,001 - £100,000

“During the year covered by these accounts there was 1 employee who earned between £90,001 £100,000.” — page 21

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 1

“During the year covered by these accounts there was 1 employee who earned between £90,001 £100,000.” — page 21

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Largest income source: Donations, gifts and legacies

“Donations, gifts and legacies totalled £39,633 in this period (2024 - £206,725).” — page 2

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: fund shortfalls in income when income does not reach expected levels, to fund unexpected expenditure and to fund working capital (reserves figure: £3.8m)

“The Trustees have determined that the charity needs reserves to fund shortfalls in income when income does not reach expected levels, to fund unexpected expenditure and to fund working capital.” — page 3

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The charity ceased to provide administrative and accounting support for Birmingham Jewish Housing Association on 31 October 2023, as detailed in note 19 to the accounts.

“The charity ceased to provide administrative and accounting support for Birmingham Jewish Housing Association on 31 October 2023, as detailed in note 19 to the accounts.” — page 3

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Care Quality Commission. This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
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
Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

Volunteers: 6
Government income: £2,000 — grants £2,000 (1); 5% of the £39,633 total gross income on the same return
Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£90,001–£100,000: 1)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

Volunteers: 6
Government income: £2,171,788 — contracts £2,076,143 (3), grants £95,645 (5); 35% of the £6,157,092 total gross income on the same return
Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2022

Volunteers: 3
Government income: £884,657 — contracts £789,012 (32), grants £95,645 (6); 26% of the £3,387,235 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

CQC provider record: Birmingham Jewish Community Care — Deregistered, 1 registered location, last inspected 02/03/2021.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2024)

Total income

£6.2m

Total spending

£5.6m

Reserves (reported)

£3.9m

Employees

120

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (70% 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.

Register events

Received assets from another charity (03/11/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

MARTIN ADRIAN BROSTOFFchair
Bernard Shaffer · trustee of 1 other charity
David Benson
ERICA HAZEL BARNETT
Linda Bushell
Lynne Myers · trustee of 1 other charity

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

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

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£40k	£270k
31/03/2024	£6.2m	£5.6m
30/09/2022	£3.4m	£3.9m
30/09/2021	£3.5m	£3.6m
30/09/2020	£3.3m	£3.4m

Common questions

Is BIRMINGHAM JEWISH COMMUNITY CARE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £3,788,212, which the trustees consider adequate to support operations for the medium term. Financial sustainability risks previously associated with the care home have been alleviated by its sale and the investment of proceeds. The organization operates on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of BIRMINGHAM JEWISH COMMUNITY CARE earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £90,001 - £100,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds BIRMINGHAM JEWISH COMMUNITY CARE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BIRMINGHAM JEWISH COMMUNITY CARE as a grant recipient include THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED, GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUST, THE W E DUNN TRUST, THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED	FY2023	£5k	Elderly
GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£2k
THE W E DUNN TRUST	FY2023	£1k
THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£500	Elderly / Old People
GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£500
GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2021	£500

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE WIGODER FAMILY FOUNDATION	2	£137k
SHORESH CHARITABLE TRUST (DR RUTH BORCHARD GIFT)	2	£55k
THE DULVERTON TRUST	2	£10k
THE MAURICE WOHL CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£3.0m
The Gerald and Gail Ronson Family Foundation	1	£2.0m
THE CHARLES WOLFSON CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£1.0m
THE RICHARD HARRIS CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£907k
THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£685k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BIRMINGHAM COMMUNITY MATTERS.

BIRMINGHAM COMMUNITY MATTERS income £172k
BIRMINGHAM CARE GROUP income £285k
JEWISH CARE income £81.8m
THE BRIGHTON AND HOVE JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION income £226k
COMMUNITY CARE FOUNDATION BIRMINGHAM LTD income £59k
MARYVALE COMMUNITY PROJECT income £28k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BIRMINGHAM JEWISH COMMUNITY CARE	£40k	£90,001 - £100,000	1	above	—	no doubt
BIRMINGHAM COMMUNITY MATTERS FY2025	£172k	Under £60,000	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BIRMINGHAM CARE GROUP FY2026	£285k	£28,583	0	unclear	—	no doubt
JEWISH CARE FY2025	£81.8m	£220,001 - £230,000	—	above	14.0%	no doubt
THE BRIGHTON AND HOVE JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FY2025	£226k	—	0	within	—	no doubt
COMMUNITY CARE FOUNDATION BIRMINGHAM LTD FY2025	£59k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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