BIRMINGHAM COMMUNITY HOSTING NETWORK — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 25 April 2013
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 2 April 2024 – 1 April 2025
Latest income: £94,953
Latest expenditure: £95,600
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 204, Scott House, The Custard Factory, Gibb St

Website recorded by the regulator: www.birchnetwork.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

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

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 2 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 1 April 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 1 February 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 8 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 8 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £94,953
Total Gross Expenditure: £95,600

Fin Period Start Date: 2 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 1 April 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 1 February 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 8 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 8 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £118,193
Total Gross Expenditure: £80,120

Fin Period Start Date: 2 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 1 April 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 1 February 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 31 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £68,680
Total Gross Expenditure: £69,260

Fin Period Start Date: 2 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 1 April 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 1 February 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 30 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 30 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £56,755
Total Gross Expenditure: £44,130

Fin Period Start Date: 2 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 1 April 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 1 February 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 23 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £13,689
Total Gross Expenditure: £39,442

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 2 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 1 April 2025
Ar Due Date: 1 February 2026
Ar Received Date: 8 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £94,953
Total Gross Expenditure: £95,600
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 22

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 2 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 1 April 2024
Ar Due Date: 1 February 2025
Ar Received Date: 8 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £118,193
Total Gross Expenditure: £80,120
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Grants: £26,775
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 35

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 2 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 1 April 2023
Ar Due Date: 1 February 2024
Ar Received Date: 31 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £68,680
Total Gross Expenditure: £69,260
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 45

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 2 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 1 April 2022
Ar Due Date: 1 February 2023
Ar Received Date: 30 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £56,755
Total Gross Expenditure: £44,130
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 40

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 2 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 1 April 2021
Ar Due Date: 1 February 2022
Ar Received Date: 23 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £13,689
Total Gross Expenditure: £39,442
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 49

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Solihull
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: West Midlands
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Walsall
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: West Midlands
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Coventry City
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: West Midlands
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Sandwell
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: West Midlands
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Dudley
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: West Midlands
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Birmingham City
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: West Midlands
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 115
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 107
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Accommodation/housing

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: BIRMINGHAM COMMUNITY HOSTING NETWORK
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2013-04-25T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 05/02/2013
Charitable Objects: 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.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 531507
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: BIRCH

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management