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Registered charity · No. 501899

The Birmingham Community Association

Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data

The Birmingham Community Association is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives.

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What are the key facts about The Birmingham Community Association?

Reported income · year ending 2021-03-31
£22,149
Reported spending · year ending 2021-03-31
£15,910
Registered charity number
501899
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Other
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Jenkins Street
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Not recorded

Quick answer

The Birmingham Community Association (number 501899) 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 The Birmingham Community Association do?

Birmingham Community Association (BCA) has been providing specialised tailored welfare activities, particularly for African/Caribbean communities although not exclusive in Small Heath and surrounding area's. Since 1977 the BCA also offers & social activities, including befriending for the local community and provides a social framework of support for new communities arriving in Birmingham.

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

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Birmingham Community Association

Answers The Birmingham Community Association gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2021, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are The Birmingham Community Association's highest-paid staff paid?

The Birmingham Community Association's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2021 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.

Does The Birmingham Community Association receive government funding?

The Birmingham Community Association's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2021 reports £6,600 from government grants.

In its annual return for the year ending 31 March 2021, The Birmingham Community Association says it raises funds from the public and does not use a professional fundraiser.

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

The register does not record The Birmingham Community Association as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.

The Birmingham Community Association's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2021 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Where it says it operates
Birmingham City

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Elderly/old People; People With Disabilities; People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin; Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies; Other Defined Groups; The General Public/mankind.

Reported activities: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space; Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information; Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body.

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 The Birmingham Community Association registered for?

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Why is there no Clarity Score for The Birmingham Community Association yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Birmingham Community Association. 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

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Frequently asked questions

Is The Birmingham Community Association a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists The Birmingham Community Association as a registered charity (number 501899) 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 The Birmingham Community Association's charity number?
The Birmingham Community Association's charity number is 501899. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 501899?
Search 501899 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 The Birmingham Community Association do?
Birmingham Community Association (BCA) has been providing specialised tailored welfare activities, particularly for African/Caribbean communities although not exclusive in Small Heath and surrounding area's. Since 1977 the BCA also offers & social activities, including befriending for the local community and provides a social framework of support for new communities arriving in Birmingham.
Does The Birmingham Community Association have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Birmingham Community Association. 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 The Birmingham Community Association?
The Birmingham Community Association does not list a website in its register entry. Its official Charity Commission entry lists its contact details — CharityCompare never processes donations.
How much is The Birmingham Community Association's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Birmingham Community Association's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2021 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.
Does The Birmingham Community Association receive government funding?
The Birmingham Community Association's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2021 reports £6,600 from government grants.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The Birmingham Community Association?
The register does not record The Birmingham Community Association as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are The Birmingham Community Association's trustees paid?
The Birmingham Community Association's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2021 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was The Birmingham Community Association registered as a charity?
The Birmingham Community Association was entered on the register on 20 June 1973.

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.