Anjuman E Pursadarane Imam Zamana Apiz
Charity 1218117
Overview
Summary
Anjuman E Pursadarane Imam Zamana Apiz appears to be a faith-centred community institution serving a particular ethnic or racial community through Shia Ithna-Asheri Muslim worship, education, commemoration and pastoral support. Its role seems broader than hosting religious events: by combining a physical venue, services and advice, it may provide a recurring social and spiritual anchor for people whose religious practice and community life are closely connected.
Operational geography
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Sparkbrook and Balsall Heath East
Confidence: low
The charity's only location-specific evidence is its registered Birmingham address. The charity states that it provides buildings/facilities and religious services, but no independently verified programme, gathering or venue information confirms where services are currently delivered.
- Supplied organisation record / Charity Commission registration data
Lists a Birmingham address for Anjuman E Pursadarane Imam Zamana and records that the charity provides buildings/facilities, services, and advocacy/advice/information. - Birmingham City Council ward map
Shows the relevant Birmingham locality within the council's current ward geography.
Remaining uncertainties
- There is no accessible official website, annual report, activity report, event listing or project documentation evidencing where religious gatherings, education, outreach or pastoral care are currently delivered.
- The registered address may be a correspondence or administrative address rather than a public worship or service-delivery site. The address alone does not establish a dedicated APIZ premises.
- No evidence was found of delivery in other Birmingham wards, citywide activity, or partnerships that materially extend the charity's operational reach.
- The neighbourhood coverage classification is a cautious interpretation of the sole evidenced Birmingham base, not direct evidence of the full scale of current delivery.
Additional evidence needed
- A current official APIZ website, social-media page or public programme identifying the venues and locations of worship, commemorations, education and pastoral activity.
- The charity's first annual return, trustees' report or accounts describing activities undertaken and their locations.
- Confirmation from APIZ of whether its registered Birmingham address is an operational venue, an administrative address, or both.
- Details of any regular partner venues or organisations through which APIZ delivers activities.
Areas of work
- Education/training
- General Charitable Purposes
- Religious Activities
Who they help
- People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
How they help
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
Discoveries involving this organisation
The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.
Observations
A religious institution with a community-support role
The organisation appears to use religious practice as a framework for wider pastoral care, outreach and access to advice or information, rather than treating worship as its only function.
Why it matters
This suggests it may be an important trusted point of contact for community members, including people seeking support that is culturally and religiously grounded.
Show evidence
“Its objects include public worship, spiritual reflection, outreach and pastoral care in the community.”
Source:Charity Commission“It provides services and advocacy, advice or information.”
Source:Charity Commission
Gathering space is likely central to its operating model
Providing buildings, facilities or open space alongside gatherings, education and commemorations suggests that convening people in a shared place is likely a core means through which the organisation delivers its purpose.
Why it matters
A physical gathering place can create repeated contact, informal support and durable relationships that are not visible in a list of programmed activities.
Show evidence
“It provides buildings, facilities or open space.”
Source:Charity Commission“Its objects include organising and facilitating religious gatherings, religious education, commemorations and celebrations.”
Source:Charity Commission
Its stated beneficiary focus may make cultural belonging part of its value
Although its charitable purpose is religious, its beneficiary category indicates that the organisation may also help sustain belonging, continuity and mutual recognition within a particular ethnic or racial community.
Why it matters
This may explain why its contribution extends beyond formal religious education or worship: it could connect faith practice with community identity and intergenerational transmission.
Show evidence
“The charity helps people of a particular ethnic or racial origin.”
Source:Charity Commission“Its objects are to advance the Shia Ithna-Asheri Muslim faith in accordance with the teachings of the Holy Prophet Muhammad and the Ahlul Bayt.”
Source:Charity Commission
- Which ethnic or racial community the organisation primarily serves, and whether others also participate.
- Whether its advice, advocacy and pastoral care are delivered directly, through volunteers, or through partner organisations.
- Its scale, location, frequency of activity and relationships with other local faith or community organisations.
Remaining uncertainties
- Information on programmes, attendance, volunteers and use of its facilities.
- Evidence of partnerships, referral pathways and the kinds of advice or pastoral support provided.
- Accounts from participants about the organisation's role in community connection and support.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
Charity objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT: TO ADVANCE THE SHIA ITHNA-ASHERI MUSLIM FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEACHINGS OF THE HOLY PROPHET MUHAMMAD (PEACE BE UPON HIM AND HIS FAMILY) AND THE AHLUL BAYT (PEACE BE UPON THEM) BY ORGANISING AND FACILITATING RELIGIOUS GATHERINGS, RELIGIOUS EDUCATION, COMMEMORATIONS AND CELEBRATIONS AND BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC WORSHIP, SPIRITUAL REFLECTION, OUTREACH AND PASTORAL CARE IN THE COMMUNITY.