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Registered charity · No. 1151763

Birmingham Community Hosting Network

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Birmingham Community Hosting Network is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation/housing.

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What are the key facts about Birmingham Community Hosting Network?

Reported income · year ending 2026-04-01
£92,944
Reported spending · year ending 2026-04-01
£108,994
Registered charity number
1151763
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Other
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Scott House
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes

Quick answer

Birmingham Community Hosting Network (number 1151763) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.

What does Birmingham Community Hosting Network do?

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

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Birmingham Community Hosting Network

Answers Birmingham Community Hosting Network gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 1 April 2026, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are Birmingham Community Hosting Network's highest-paid staff paid?

Birmingham Community Hosting Network's annual return for the year ending 1 April 2026 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register records Birmingham Community Hosting Network as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid

Birmingham Community Hosting Network's annual return for the year ending 1 April 2026 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Also known as
Birch
Where it says it operates
Birmingham City · Coventry City · Dudley · Sandwell · Solihull · Walsall

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Other Defined Groups.

Reported activities: Provides Services.

Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.

What causes is Birmingham Community Hosting Network registered for?

General Charitable PurposesThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyAccommodation/housing

Why is there no Clarity Score for Birmingham Community Hosting Network yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Birmingham Community Hosting Network. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. How scoring works

What should you check before donating to Birmingham Community Hosting Network?

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Frequently asked questions

Is Birmingham Community Hosting Network a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Birmingham Community Hosting Network as a registered charity (number 1151763) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Birmingham Community Hosting Network's charity number?
Birmingham Community Hosting Network's charity number is 1151763. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1151763?
Search 1151763 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Birmingham Community Hosting Network do?
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
Does Birmingham Community Hosting Network have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Birmingham Community Hosting Network. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Birmingham Community Hosting Network?
Birmingham Community Hosting Network's website listed in our register data is http://www.birchnetwork.org. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Birmingham Community Hosting Network's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Birmingham Community Hosting Network's annual return for the year ending 1 April 2026 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Birmingham Community Hosting Network?
The register records Birmingham Community Hosting Network as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Birmingham Community Hosting Network's trustees paid?
Birmingham Community Hosting Network's annual return for the year ending 1 April 2026 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Birmingham Community Hosting Network registered as a charity?
Birmingham Community Hosting Network was entered on the register on 25 April 2013.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.