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Registered charity · Birmingham

The Birmingham Community Association

The Birmingham Community Association is a registered charity (number 501899) based in Birmingham, governed by 3 trustees and chaired by Alester Burke MBE. Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability and 6 more
Where
Birmingham City
Registered
1973

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025--
  • 2024--
  • 2023--
Earlier years
  • 2022--
  • 2021£22k£16k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2021: Government grants 30%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE SPARBROOK, SPARKHILL, SMALL HEATH AND BORDESLEY AND SURROUNDING DISTRICTS IN THE CITY OF BIRMINGHAM (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE AREA OF BENEFIT) WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS. THIS IS TO BE ACCOMPLISHED BY ASSOCIATING WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND THE INHABITANTS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 2 OF ABOVE CONSTITUTION)

Grants received

4 grants · £24,404 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £16,324 (3 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £8,080

Most recent

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £8,0802020-07-06
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,7952018-03-26
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £4,9642011-04-01
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £1,5652005-03-23
Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

3 trustees on the board

14y median 14y
average tenure
14y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

4.7y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (3)

0
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Education/training 3General Charitable Purposes 3The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 3

Gaps to watch

  • Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
501899
Status
Registered
Governing document
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 10 JUNE 1973 AS AMENDED 21 NOVEMBER 1993
Contact on the register
01217531735 · thebca@outlook.com
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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