Al-Hijrah Trust
Charity 1154046
Overview
Summary
Al-Hijrah Trust appears to operate less as a single-purpose mosque charity than as a locally rooted religious and civic institution: worship is its organising centre, while education, welfare, advice, youth activity and facilities extend its role into family and community life. Its formal objects retain a broad global remit, but the available operational evidence points most clearly to Birmingham-based delivery. The organisation seems to be pursuing growth through expanded premises and regular giving, suggesting that capacity is becoming a strategic constraint.
Operational geography
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Small Heath
Confidence: low
Direct evidence establishes an active operational centre in Small Heath, providing worship, education, foodbank, accommodation, youth and venue services. Available evidence does not itself confirm the centre's electoral ward.
- Al-Hijrah Trust website — Contact Us
The organisation gives its location as Birmingham, Small Heath. - Al-Hijrah Trust website — Services
The site states that the Heartlands Foodbank operates every Saturday at Al-Hijrah Centre; accommodation is adjacent to the masjid; and the Scouts group meets at Al-Hijrah Centre. It also describes madrassah, guidance, hall hire, youth and religious services. - Al-Hijrah Trust website — Services footer
The website identifies Al-Hijrah as a masjid, madrassah and community centre serving Birmingham.
Remaining uncertainties
- The official website uses two different contact locations. This appears to relate to the same Al-Hijrah complex, but the exact buildings used for the masjid, halls, foodbank and hostel are not separately confirmed.
- The Charity Commission records Birmingham City as the charity's area of operation, and the website says it serves Birmingham. This supports a citywide overall footprint, but the available evidence shows routine in-person delivery principally from the Small Heath centre rather than dedicated delivery sites across multiple wards.
- The website identifies a funeral-service collaboration with Al-Akhirah Funeral Directors and a Scouts group operating at the centre. Available evidence does not establish whether either partnership creates additional regular Birmingham delivery locations.
- The website refers to work with international relief agencies, but no current named agency, destination or project is evidenced sufficiently to treat international delivery as part of the confirmed current operational footprint.
Additional evidence needed
- A current annual report or service/impact report identifying the locations, catchment areas and volumes of foodbank, education, hostel, welfare and outreach activity.
- A current site plan or property schedule confirming which buildings are operated by the charity and which services each accommodates.
- Current partnership information from Al-Akhirah Funeral Directors, the Scout Association and any international relief partners confirming operational responsibilities and service locations.
- Evidence of any regular outreach, grants or mobile/community delivery outside the Small Heath site, including the Birmingham wards in which it takes place.
Areas of work
- Education/training
- General Charitable Purposes
- Religious Activities
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who they help
- The General Public/mankind
How they help
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
Discoveries involving this organisation
The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.
Observations
A faith institution with a broad civic operating model
The evidence suggests that religious practice provides the organisation's foundation, but its practical role extends into education, hardship support, family guidance and community space. It may therefore function as an everyday support infrastructure for its local Muslim community rather than primarily as a place of worship.
Why it matters
This helps distinguish Al-Hijrah from organisations whose religious activity is largely separate from their social provision. Potential partners may find several routes for collaboration through one trusted community setting.
Show evidence
“The trust describes itself as a masjid, madrassah and community hub serving Birmingham.”
Source:Organisation“Services include a foodbank, Islamic guidance and support, madrassah, hall hire and Nikah.”
Source:Organisation“Its objects include advancing Islam, relieving poverty and promoting education.”
Source:Charity Commission
Education appears to be its main long-term relationship with families
The evening school, madrassah, tuition centre and adult Arabic classes suggest an operating model built around repeated learning relationships across generations. Education may be the mechanism through which the trust develops sustained family connection and religious belonging.
Why it matters
This indicates that the organisation's influence may be deeper and more continuous than event attendance or worship figures alone would show. It may also make Al-Hijrah a valuable connector to parents, young people and adult learners.
Show evidence
“Al-Hijrah Evening School hosts over 300 children.”
Source:Organisation“The trust runs a tuition centre for children and offers a structured Arabic course for adult brothers.”
Source:Organisation“Its madrassah provides Qur'an, Islamic Studies, Arabic and Islamic character education.”
Source:Organisation
Physical capacity may be limiting a growing community role
The expansion appeal and stated need to upgrade the building suggest that demand for worship, education and community services may be outgrowing existing premises. Regular-donation appeals indicate an effort to make this capacity growth financially sustainable.
Why it matters
Space may be a central constraint on the organisation's future role. Understanding this could reveal opportunities for capital partners, temporary venue-sharing or support with sustainable income.
Show evidence
“The trust states that its masjid community is growing at a fast pace and that extension and upgrade are overdue.”
Source:Organisation“The masjid expansion appeal has an £85,000 goal.”
Source:Organisation“The trust promotes monthly and weekly donations to sustain masjid services.”
Source:Organisation
- How much of its poverty-relief and grant-making activity is delivered locally versus internationally.
- Which communities use its services beyond its core congregation, and who may be excluded or underserved.
- Whether its stated growth reflects attendance, school demand, service demand or building-condition needs.
Remaining uncertainties
- Recent annual reports, accounts and grant records showing expenditure, beneficiaries and local versus international activity.
- Service-use, waiting-list and demographic data for the mosque, madrassah, foodbank, tuition centre and advice services.
- Information on current premises capacity, expansion plans and relationships with local schools, charities and public services.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
Al-Hijrah Mosque was established in 1995. Al-Hijrah Evening School hosts over 300 children who come to learn more about their faith and Islamic spirituality. The charity also runs a tuition centre for children and hostel accommodation.
Charity objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: 1) TO ADVANCE THE ISLAMIC RELIGION ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE HOLDING OF PRAYER MEETINGS, LECTURES, PRODUCING AND/OR DISTRIBUTING LITERATURE ON THE ISLAMIC FAITH TO ENLIGHTEN OTHERS ABOUT THE ISLAMIC FAITH. 2)THE PREVENTION OR THE RELIEF OF POVERTY ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD BY PROVIDING GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO THE INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY. 3) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROMOTE EDUCATION AT EVERY LEVEL, ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK APPROPRIATE.