Alum Rock Elders Support
Charity 1149343
Overview
Summary
Alum Rock Elders Support appears to be a locally rooted elder-support organisation combining practical care with sustained community connection. Its model is distinctive in serving frail older people through transport-assisted day care while also maintaining an informal evening setting for Mirpuri, Pakistani and Kashmiri elders throughout the week. This suggests a role that extends beyond episodic service provision: it may help older people remain socially connected, accessible to support and culturally comfortable within later life.
Operational geography
Coverage: Neighbourhood
Operational areas:
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Remaining uncertainties
- There is no evidence that Alum Rock Elders Support currently operates in any Birmingham ward or recognised place. Companies House records show that the charitable company was dissolved following liquidation on 8 April 2025.
- The Charity Commission still lists the charity as registered but marks it as insolvent; its service description and Birmingham-wide operating area are based on financial information ending 31 March 2020, so they cannot establish current delivery.
- Historical evidence indicates a locally focused day centre and social setting, rather than a citywide delivery model: the charity described services for its 'local' Mirpuri, Pakistani and Kashmiri elder communities and previously used an address in the Alum Rock area. This supports the neighbourhood coverageType as a description of its last evidenced operational identity, not current activity.
- The supplied address should not be treated as a current operational site. Companies House records show it was replaced as the registered office in October 2022, during the liquidation process, and the Charity Commission states that the charity did not own or lease land or property.
- No material current partnerships or successor organisation delivering these services were identified from the authoritative records consulted.
Additional evidence needed
- Confirmation from the former trustees, appointed liquidators, or Charity Commission that no services continued through a successor, transfer arrangement, or unincorporated body after liquidation.
- Current evidence from a verified successor organisation or venue operator, if one exists, identifying any active service location and the Birmingham wards served.
- A recent annual report, closure report, or asset-transfer documentation explaining whether the former day-centre and evening services ceased, moved, or transferred to another provider.
Areas of work
- Disability
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who they help
- Elderly/old People
How they help
- Provides Services
Discoveries involving this organisation
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Observations
A dual model of care and connection
The organisation appears to combine higher-support provision for frail elders with a lower-threshold social setting for a wider group of older people. This may allow it to address both practical vulnerability and isolation rather than treating them as separate issues.
Why it matters
This helps explain the organisation as more than a day-care provider. Its evening activity may create a continuing relationship with elders whose needs vary in intensity.
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“We provide transport assisted day care for frail elderly on 4 days per week.”
Source:Organisation“We provide an informal evening setting for elders from the local Mirpuri, Pakistani and Kashmiri communities on 7 days per week.”
Source:Organisation
Cultural belonging appears central to its role
By explicitly serving Mirpuri, Pakistani and Kashmiri elders, the organisation appears to offer support shaped around a particular local community rather than a generic older-people's service.
Why it matters
This may make the organisation an important bridge between formal elder care and culturally familiar social life, particularly for people who might otherwise face barriers to participation.
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“We provide an informal evening setting for elders from the local Mirpuri, Pakistani and Kashmiri communities on 7 days per week.”
Source:Organisation“TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF THE ELDERLY WITHIN THE CITY OF BIRMINGHAM IN ANY MANNER WHICH NOW IS OR HEREAFTER MAY BE DEEMED BY LAW TO BE CHARITABLE.”
Source:Charity Commission
Transport may be a core access mechanism
Including transport within day care suggests that reaching services may be treated as part of support, not simply a responsibility left to frail older people or their families.
Why it matters
This points to a potentially important capability: reducing mobility-related exclusion can determine whether care and social contact are practically available.
Show evidence
“We provide transport assisted day care for frail elderly on 4 days per week.”
Source:Organisation
- How many people use each service, and whether the same elders use both.
- Whether the organisation works with health, social-care, faith or community partners.
- What outcomes participants experience beyond attendance.
Remaining uncertainties
- Service-user numbers, referral routes, eligibility criteria and transport coverage.
- Information on partnerships, languages used, activities offered and participant feedback.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
We provide transport assisted day care for frail elderly on 4 days per week, and an informal evening setting for elders from the local Mirpuri, Pakistani and Kashmiri communities on 7 days per week.
Charity objects
TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF THE ELDERLY WITHIN THE CITY OF BIRMINGHAM IN ANY MANNER WHICH NOW IS OR HEREAFTER MAY BE DEEMED BY LAW TO BE CHARITABLE.