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Birmingham Law Centre

26 /100

Clarity score

Poor

Historical financial rating & register information

26/100 Clarity Score · 2 stars · Charity Commission filings · How we score

Register checked 4 October 2026 · latest accounts 2012

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Is Birmingham Law Centre a good charity?

Birmingham Law Centre scores 26/100 (2 stars, Poor) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2012 (£693k total income, 66% cause spend, 3-yr avg). This reflects financial transparency and stewardship on paper — not the real-world impact of its programmes. See the full breakdown.

Income

£693k

Accounts 2012-03-31

Spending

£713k

Accounts 2012-03-31

Charitable activities

66%

3-yr avg · share of spending

Accounts filing

Missing

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What does Birmingham Law Centre do?

IN LIQUIDATION

Activities reported by the charity on the official register · extract . This is separate from the accounts data used for its rating.

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How much does Birmingham Law Centre raise and spend?

Accounts period 2011-04-01 to 2012-03-31 · Source: Charity Commission filings

Birmingham Law Centre revenue and expenses for 2012
Category Amount % of spend
Total income £693k —
Total expenditure £713k —
Charitable activities £6k 1%
Reported governance £7k 1%

Governance can already be allocated within other expenditure categories. It is not a separate measure of all administration costs; do not add these rows without checking the accounts notes.

What changed in Birmingham Law Centre’s latest accounts?

Reported totals for 2012 compared with 2011. Changes can reflect the accounting period, restricted grants or restructuring as well as the charity’s work.

Income change
+16.8%
£593k → £693k
Spending change
+7.4%
£664k → £713k
Charitable activities share
−96.6 pp
97% → 1% · percentage points

These are annual figures. The Clarity Score may use averages across several disclosed years. Source: official accounts.

1%On charitable activities

Where does the money go?

Latest accounts (2012) · £713k spent

  • Charitable activities1%
  • Governance1%
  • Remaining expenditure98%

From the annual return

What does Birmingham Law Centre pay its staff, and where does its money come from?

Answers Birmingham Law Centre gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2012, plus its register entry. These are the charity's own disclosures, not part of the Clarity Score.

Where does Birmingham Law Centre's money come from?

Birmingham Law Centre reported £693k total income for the year ending 31 March 2012. The largest sources were donations and legacies £687k (99%), trading and fundraising events £5,236 (1%), investments £251 (0%).

  • Donations and legacies £687k · 99%
  • Trading and fundraising events £5,236 · 1%
  • Investments £251 · 0%

Cash at year end: £98k · unrestricted funds: £0 · restricted funds: £26k. Restricted funds can only be spent on purposes set by the donor.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Company number
04173542 (Companies House)
Previous names on the register
Birmingham Money Advice and Grants
Where it says it operates
Birmingham City · Dudley · Sandwell · Solihull · Walsall · Wolverhampton

Source: Charity Commission register and annual return data, Open Government Licence v3.0. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How have Birmingham Law Centre's finances changed over five years?

Income fell 1% from £699k in 2008 to £693k in 2012; spending was £713k in 2012.

£0 £500k £1.0m £1.5m £2.0m 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Income 2008: £699k Spending 2008: £730k Cause spend 2008: £691k Income 2009: £918k Spending 2009: £898k Cause spend 2009: £882k Income 2010: £700k Spending 2010: £807k Cause spend 2010: £799k Income 2011: £593k Spending 2011: £664k Cause spend 2011: £647k Income 2012: £693k Spending 2012: £713k Cause spend 2012: £6k
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Birmingham Law Centre income and spending by accounts year
Year Income Spending Charitable activities
2012 £693k £713k £6k
2011 £593k £664k £647k
2010 £700k £807k £799k
2009 £918k £898k £882k
2008 £699k £730k £691k

Cause spend is plotted only when the filing discloses a split · Source: Charity Commission filings

How does Birmingham Law Centre compare?

The share of each group scoring at or below Birmingham Law Centre, including tied scores. A group matched on cause, income band and accounts year appears when at least ten records qualify. Broader groups below may mix reporting periods and operating models. Groups include this charity; percentiles measure our financial rating, not impact.

Income band (£500k–£1m) 0thpercentile

Scores at or above 0% of 2,127 charities in its income band · 26/100 vs 78 peer average.

Legal advice charities 0thpercentile

Scores at or above 0% of 47 charities in this cause · 26/100 vs 87 peer average.

How does Birmingham Law Centre compare, and where else can you look?

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Where Birmingham Law Centre sits

The causes this charity is classified under, and other charities working nearby.

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Evidence and interpretation

What the evidence says about Birmingham Law Centre

In 2012, reported income was £692,911 and expenditure was £713,379. Expenditure exceeded income by £20,468. This annual balance is not the charity’s available cash or unrestricted reserves.

More financial context

Income rose 16.8% compared with 2011. Read the accounts notes for restricted grants, legacies and one-off receipts before treating the movement as a trend.

Calculated from our dated accounts dataset, refreshed 2026-09-06. This is not an audit or a manual review of every filing. Original register and accounts · How calculations work.

Find the right support

Who it supports and how to access its work

Reported beneficiaries: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies; The General Public/mankind.

How it works: Makes Grants To Individuals; Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information; Sponsors Or Undertakes Research.

Use the official contact details to check eligibility, referrals, waiting lists and current service coverage. Broad register classifications and a contact address do not confirm that a particular service is available to you.

Explore source-checked support routes

Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. Register contact and activity details · Website listed for this charity

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Results and impact evidence

We have not added a source-checked programme outcome for this charity. That is a gap in this profile, not evidence that the charity has no impact. Its annual report may contain results that have not been assessed here.

Reported grants to institutions: £0 (2012-03-31). This is spending reported in the annual return, not a measure of beneficiary outcomes or an open grant opportunity. It may already be included in charitable expenditure. Check the source accounts.

What these results can tell you

Counts of services delivered describe activity. They do not by themselves establish lasting change, what would have happened without the programme, or cost-effectiveness. Results with different definitions, populations or years should not be ranked against each other.

How to judge charity impact evidence

Linked funds and trusts

These 1 linked records sit under parent registration 1087514. They are not separate charity registrations in our directory. Source extract 2026-10-04.

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What is Birmingham Law Centre's Beacon report?

Detailed accountability and finance metrics from UK regulator filings — structured for transparency in our four-beacon report.

Accountability & Transparency

Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies.

38/100

Accountability & Transparency metrics for Birmingham Law Centre
Metric Score Value
Filing history (5 years)

No recorded lateness in available history = 15 pts · one late filing = 5 pts · two or more or unknown status = 0 pts. Missing data is not proof of late filing.

 0% 0/15 pts
Trustee oversight

Three or more trustees on the register = 15 pts, scaled down for fewer (governance red flag below three).

 100% 4 trustees · 15/15 pts
Declared policies

Safeguarding (4) · conflict of interest (3) · volunteer management (3) — from Charity Commission annual return.

 0% 0/10 pts

Financial Health

Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts.

17/100

Financial Health metrics for Birmingham Law Centre
Metric Score Value
Reserves (months of expenditure)

3–24 months = full marks, tapering on both sides · 0 months or 4+ years = 0 pts. Reserves are not necessarily cash; needs vary by operating model.

 0% 0 months · 0/15 pts
Income stability / growth

+20% or more over the window = 10 pts · flat = 5 pts · −20% or worse = 0 pts, scaled between.

 50% 5/10 pts · 3-year average
Liabilities to assets

0% liabilities-to-assets = 5 pts, scaling down to 0 pts at 60%+ debt.

 0% 82% · 0/5 pts

Financial Efficiency

How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios.

20/100

Financial Efficiency metrics for Birmingham Law Centre
Metric Score Value
Program expense ratio

90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below.

 40% 66% · 4/10 pts (3-year average)
Fundraising efficiency

≤10p to raise £1 = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 40p or above (fundraising cost ÷ income).

 0% Not stated · 0/10 pts

Community Support

Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff.

20/100

Community Support metrics for Birmingham Law Centre
Metric Score Value
Volunteer-to-staff ratio

Volunteers at 2x staff or more = full marks · no volunteers = 0 pts, scaled between.

 20% 7 volunteers / 23 staff · 2/10 pts

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What trust indicators does Birmingham Law Centre have?

Pulled from the Charity Commission register — filing behaviour, board size, and workforce where reported.

  • Accounts filed on time

    Filing status: missing

  • Trustee board size (3–12)

    4 trustees on the Charity Commission register

  • Workforce on register

    23 employees · 7 volunteers (0:1 volunteer-to-staff)

Fundraising Regulator

Status not yet checked

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Official register

Reg 1087514

Full trustee list, accounts, and regulatory history on the Charity Commission.

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Trustees & officers

  • Raja Choudhury
  • Dr Elizabeth Hensel
  • Rev Dr Neil Wharrier Johnson PhD
  • Su Chadda since 2013

How reliable is Birmingham Law Centre's data?

Source
Charity Commission (England & Wales)
Accounts year
2012
Filing date
—
Data refreshed

Low confidence — key filing data unavailable

Scores reflect the accounts in our dated data extract. The live register may contain newer filings. Clarity Score measures how clearly the charity accounts for money in those filings — not programme impact.

Check the current register entry · Report a data correction

Financial source extract: 2026-09-06. Organisation identifier: 3981501. Method version: 1.1. View method changes.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator and Charity Commission for Northern Ireland. Open Government Licence v3.0 .

Your donation decision

What should you check before donating to Birmingham Law Centre?

  1. 1. Match the name and charity number

    Check 1087514 on the official register. A real charity number alone does not prove that a fundraiser or appeal is authentic.

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  2. 2. Read the accounts in context

    Our latest accounts data covers 2012. Compare the accounts period, spending and reserves. An administration cost ratio alone cannot tell you how effective a charity is.

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  3. 3. Look for evidence of results

    Read the trustees’ annual report for activities, outcomes and limitations. The Clarity Score measures public reporting; it does not establish the impact of a donation.

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How we score charities +

The Clarity Score is a 100-point rating from UK regulator filings (Charity Commission for England and Wales, OSCR and CCNI). Four pillars — Accountability & Transparency (40), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10) — each scored on a continuous scale, not pass/fail cutoffs. A statutory inquiry sets the score to 0 automatically.

Full methodology →

Accountability & Transparency

Scored from filings

40 points — filing history (15), trustee oversight (15, scaling up to a board of three or more), declared policies (10).

Financial Health

Scored from filings

30 points — reserves (15, full marks 3–24 months, tapering on both sides), income stability (10), liabilities to assets (5, scaling down as debt rises).

Financial Efficiency

Scored from filings

20 points — program expense ratio and fundraising cost, each on a graduated scale (not a single cutoff). Kept at 20% of the total: financial-ratio scoring alone is not a reliable effectiveness signal (see "why not just an overhead ratio?" below).

Community Support

Scored from filings

10 points — volunteer-to-staff ratio from Charity Commission workforce data, scaling continuously up to a 2:1 ratio.

Overall score

Sum of all pillar points. Display stars use the same bands as the labels: 90–100 → 5★ Exceptional; 75–89 → 4★ Good; 60–74 → 3★ Needs improvement; 1–59 → 2★ Poor; 0 → not rated.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about Birmingham Law Centre's rating, finances, and Charity Commission status.

Is Birmingham Law Centre a good charity? +

Birmingham Law Centre scores 26 out of 100 (2 stars — Poor) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, our independent read of its UK regulator filings. Around 66% of its spending goes to charitable activities (3-yr avg) and its accounts are missing. That reflects how transparent and financially healthy it looks on paper — it does not measure the real-world impact of its work, so treat it as one factor alongside the cause you care about. CharityCompare never tells you where to donate.

Is Birmingham Law Centre a legitimate charity? +

The register data used for this profile lists Birmingham Law Centre as a registered charity (charity number 1087514). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1087514&subId=0. Check the current entry and the identity of anyone requesting money. Registration does not verify a particular appeal; Clarity Score summarises filing transparency, not programme impact.

What is Birmingham Law Centre's charity number? +

Birmingham Law Centre's charity number is 1087514. Check that number on the official register (Charity Commission, OSCR or CCNI) or this CharityCompare profile before you donate — scammers sometimes reuse real numbers on fake appeals.

What is Birmingham Law Centre's charity rating? +

Birmingham Law Centre scores 26 out of 100 on CharityCompare (2 stars — Poor). The Clarity Score (method v1.1) sums four pillars from UK regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 pts), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10). Stars use the same bands as those labels — 90+ is 5★ Exceptional. It is not an impact ranking.

Does Birmingham Law Centre have reviews and complaints? +

CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Birmingham Law Centre. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts (one red flag on this profile: poor filing history). For formal complaints about a charity, contact the Charity Commission, OSCR, CCNI or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.

How much of my donation reaches Birmingham Law Centre? +

Across the recent disclosed accounts used for this score, 66% of Birmingham Law Centre's total spending went to charitable activities (3-yr avg across disclosed years). That is the closest official figure to "how much of your donation reaches the cause" — it is an average across all spending in the filing, not a pound-by-pound breakdown of an individual gift.

What are Birmingham Law Centre's overheads? +

Birmingham Law Centre's recent UK regulator filings do not disclose a fundraising or governance cost split, so no official overhead percentage is available. The register does not show individual salaries; senior pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report and accounts.

How much income does Birmingham Law Centre receive? +

Birmingham Law Centre reported £693k total income in its 2012 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: stable.

Are Birmingham Law Centre's accounts up to date? +

Filing status: missing. CharityCompare flags late or missing accounts separately from the financial score.

Where is Birmingham Law Centre based? +

Birmingham Law Centre's registered contact address is in Walsall (WS1 1QL). It tells the regulator it operates in Birmingham City, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall, Wolverhampton, with a focus on legal advice.

Where does Birmingham Law Centre's money come from? +

Birmingham Law Centre reported £693k total income for the year ending 31 March 2012. The largest sources were donations and legacies £687k (99%), trading and fundraising events £5,236 (1%), investments £251 (0%).

What was Birmingham Law Centre previously called? +

The register lists this previous name for Birmingham Law Centre: Birmingham Money Advice and Grants.

When was Birmingham Law Centre registered as a charity? +

Birmingham Law Centre was entered on the register on 13 July 2001. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 04173542).

How does CharityCompare score Birmingham Law Centre? +

We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in Birmingham Law Centre's regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 points — filing history, trustees, policies), Financial Health (30 — reserves, income trend, debt), Financial Efficiency (20 — cause spend and fundraising cost, on a graduated scale) and Community Support (10 — volunteer-to-staff ratio). An open statutory inquiry scores 0. The score measures reporting on paper, not programme impact. CharityCompare is free for donors, takes no commission on donations, and scores cannot be bought.

How often is this page updated? +

This profile was last updated on 6 September 2026 from the latest UK regulator data available to CharityCompare, and Birmingham Law Centre's most recent accounts cover 2012. Scores and figures refresh whenever we re-ingest the register, so the page reflects our latest data pull rather than a one-off review.