10 September 2026
Winter appeal — help us serve 500 Christmas meals
Last year we delivered 380 meals on Christmas Eve. Demand has grown again. Here is how you can help us get to 500.
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Back to for charities What we need now
Funding
Winter appeal: 500 Christmas meals
£4,000 covers the food, fuel and packaging for our Christmas Eve deliveries.
Volunteers
Homework mentors for the after-school club
Two evenings a month in term time. We arrange the DBS check.
Trustees
A treasurer for the board
Someone with finance experience to chair the finance committee.
Our story
Bordesley Community Trust began in 1987 around a kitchen table, when a group of neighbours realised the families on their estate had nowhere to go when things got hard. Forty years later we run the same kitchen — properly now, in a converted chapel on Coventry Road — alongside an after-school club, a family support team and a thriving community garden.
We work where statutory services often cannot. Our case workers know the families they support by name, and our volunteers come from the same streets as the people they help. That trust is what makes the work possible.
What we do
Community Kitchen
Free hot meals four days a week, plus a weekly food parcel run for families in temporary accommodation.
After-School Club
Homework help, hot food and structured activities for 8–16 year olds in five local schools.
Family Support
One-to-one mentoring, parenting groups and emergency casework for parents navigating crisis.
Garden Project
Volunteer-run growing plots that supply the kitchen and give isolated residents a place to come.
Our impact
3,200
families supported in 2024
150
active volunteers
£420k
spent directly on programmes
38
years serving Bordesley
Volunteer with us
150 volunteers keep our programmes running. These are the roles we need help with now.
Kitchen volunteer
One four-hour shift a week
Bordesley Centre
Prep, serve and clear down alongside the kitchen team. Food hygiene training is provided.
Homework mentor
Two evenings a month in term time
Five partner schools
Help 8–16 year olds with reading and maths at the after-school club. We arrange the DBS check.
Garden project helper
Drop in on Saturday mornings
Garden plots, Bordesley Green
Sowing, watering and harvesting for the kitchen. No experience needed.
Trustee (treasurer)
Six meetings a year
In person or online
We are looking for someone with finance experience to join the board and chair the finance committee.
Get help from us
- Who we help
- Families and older residents in Bordesley, Sparkhill and Small Heath who are struggling with food, money or isolation.
- Who is eligible
- You live in east Birmingham. You do not need a referral.
- How to apply
- Drop in to the Bordesley Centre on Coventry Road, Monday to Thursday, 10am to 3pm, or call 0121 000 0000.
In pictures
Volunteer day
After-school club
Community garden
Community kitchen
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“When my husband died there was no one. The team here helped me with funeral costs, sat with me, made sure my kids got fed. They didn't just turn up once — they stayed.”— Sarah, supported by the family team in 2024
Latest updates
1 August 2026
Our new after-school space is open
Thanks to a Reaching Communities Fund grant, we have opened a dedicated learning space at the Bordesley Centre — capacity for forty children a night.
5 June 2026
Annual report 2023/24 — a year of growth
Income up 18%, 150 active volunteers, three new programmes launched. Read what your support helped us achieve.
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- Latest income
- £512,400
- Latest spending
- £486,900
- Employees
- 9
- Volunteers
- 150
- Trustees
- 7
- On the register since
- 1987
Income and spending
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | £512,400 | £486,900 |
| 2023 | £434,200 | £421,600 |
| 2022 | £401,800 | £396,400 |
| 2021 | £377,500 | £371,900 |
| 2020 | £352,100 | £358,700 |
Where the money went in 2024
- Charitable activities £420,300 (86%)
- Raising funds £38,900 (8%)
- Other £27,700 (6%)
Trustees
- Amara Okafor (Chair)
- David Hughes
- Farzana Begum
- Michael Brennan
- Priya Nair
- Samuel Clarke
- Yasmin Hussain
How the charity is classified
- What it does
- The prevention or relief of povertyEducation and training
- Who it helps
- Children and young peopleOther defined groups
- How it works
- Provides servicesProvides advocacy, advice and information
- Where it is registered to operate
- Birmingham City
As registered
- Registered name
- BORDESLEY COMMUNITY TRUST
- Charity number
- SAMPLE-0001
- Registered
- 14 May 1987
- Status
- Registered. Accounts and annual return received on time.
- Registered activities
- THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AMONG RESIDENTS OF BORDESLEY AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS OF BIRMINGHAM, IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF MEALS, ADVICE AND ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.
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