Overall GiG Score: 9 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 7
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +4

BIRMINGHAM COMMUNITY HOSTING NETWORK 

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
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers, including a Community Foundation, recently
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 11 years

www.birchnetwork.org

birchnetwork@gmail.com

07834805276

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UN SDGs
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
01/04/23£69£69£-1n/an/an/an/an/a45
01/04/22£57£44£13n/an/an/an/an/a40
01/04/21£14£39£-26n/an/an/an/an/a49
01/04/20£85£39£47n/an/an/an/an/a74
01/04/19£22£26£-4n/an/an/an/an/a82
31/03/18£31£31£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17*£34£36£-2£0£0£0n/a00
01/04/16£38£24£14£0£0£0n/a00
01/04/15£12£15£-3£0£0£0n/a00
01/04/14£18£11£7£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 45 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Birmingham City, Coventry City, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall,

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£29,380
The Foyle Foundation£6,000
Woodward Charitable Trust£1,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£6,000 10/07/2023
towards core costs in yearend March 2024 to support work with asylum seekers and refugees living in Birmingham
National Lottery Community Fund - Refugee Outreach Work
£9,960 07/10/2022
The funding will be used to extend and expand a pilot project to offer outreach and support to asylum seekers living in asylum accommodation (IA) in Birmingham. The pilot outreach work included ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Family Fun Afternoons
£9,950 16/07/2021
The funding will be used as a contribution to deliver a range of activity and wellbeing sessions for asylum seeking families and children. The project aims to offer an environment of fun interaction ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Asylum seeking families with welcome project
£9,470 09/10/2019
12
The funding will be used to hold a weekly luncheon club for asylum seekers in the community, providing participants with the opportunity to leave their accommodation and meet friends in a friendly, ....more
Woodward Charitable Trust - Family Befriending Project
£1,000 03/04/2019
Towards the Family Befriending Project.
Woodward Charitable Trust - A Family Befriending Project for refugee children
£1,000 15/11/2017
Towards a Family Befriending Project that supports separated refugee children aged 16-25 years old.
National Lottery Community Fund - New Brummies Project
£10,000 17/05/2017
12
This group will use the funding to provide weekly activity and play sessions for asylum seeking families with children, improving their wellbeing.
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards the Family Befriending Project
£1,000 04/11/2016
Towards the Family Befriending Project for vulnerable refugees and asylum seekers.
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards the Family Befriending Project for refugees
£750 25/02/2016
Towards the Family Befriending Project for refugees.
National Lottery Community Fund - BIRCH Meet and Greets
£10,000 04/03/2015
12
Not Available
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards the Family Befriending Project
£500 30/01/2014
Towards the Family Befriending Project for separated refugee children.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 25/04/2013, number: 1151763
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
10 returns made; AR17: 85 days late,
Main office

204
Scott House
The Custard Factory
Gibb St

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONGST THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR WHO ARE REFUGEES, AND WHO RESIDE IN THE WEST MIDLANDS.TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF THOSE AWAITING AND THOSE GRANTED REFUGEE STATUS AND THEIR DEPENDANTS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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