birmingham centre for arts therapies

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, people of a particular ethnic or racial origin, and other defined groups. Birmingham Centre For Arts Therapies is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in Worcestershire and operates in Birmingham City, Wolverhampton, and various other locations.

This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

Provision of a service of Arts Therapies (Art, Drama, Dance Movement, Music and Play Therapies) and Community Arts in Health facilities for clients of all ages and needs. To act as a Resource/Teaching Centre for training, education and support of professionals and carers, at national/inter-national levels. To support Research in Arts Therapies.

Fundraising

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Local Authority

Birmingham City Wolverhampton Shropshire Staffordshire Warwickshire Herefordshire Worcestershire Gloucestershire

Financial Information

Latest Income

£704,198

Latest Expenditure

£674,701

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 92.6%

% of income going directly to charitable activities

Overall Efficiency 96.6%

% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)

Administrative Ratio 3.7%

Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £142,765

Charitable Activities £557,474

Other Trading £0

Investments £3,189

Other Income £770

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £651,766

Raising Funds £22,935

Governance £1,744

Grants to Institutions £0

Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial Year	Income	Expenditure	Charitable Spending	Net Assets	Reserves	Staff
2025	£704,198	£674,701	£651,766	£253,886	£73,083	6 / 5
2024	£590,884	£651,047	£625,875	£224,389	£39,938	6 / 4
2023	£596,372	£552,650	£523,093	£284,551	£53,461	6 / 10
2022	£455,279	£365,117				0 / 16
2021	£308,671	£142,506				0 / 32