Birmingham Community Hosting Network
Birch
- Country
- England & Wales
- Charity number
- 1151763
- Status
- Registered
- Registered
- April 25, 2013
- Legal form
- Other
Address
- Address
- 204
Scott House
The Custard Factory
Gibb St
Contact
- Phone
- 07834805276
- [email protected]
- Website
birchnetwork.org
Activities
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
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.
Classification
- How
- Provides Services
- What
- General Charitable Purposes, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Accommodation/housing, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- Who
- Other Defined Groups
Areas of operation
- Local Authority
- Birmingham City, Coventry City, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall
Finances
| Period end | Income | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| April 1, 2025 | £94,953 | £95,600 |
| April 1, 2024 | £118,193 | £80,120 |
| April 1, 2023 | £68,680 | £69,260 |
| April 1, 2022 | £56,755 | £44,130 |
| April 1, 2021 | £13,689 | £39,442 |
Trustees
| Name | Appointed |
|---|---|
| Andrew Peter Jolly | Nov. 22, 2024 |
| Christopher Colin Benfield | June 9, 2017 |
| Emma Hawthorne | May 15, 2022 |
| Isobel Shirley Knowles | July 26, 2023 |
| Katherine Green | Aug. 25, 2021 |
| The Reverend Prebendary David Ellis Newsome | March 1, 2024 |