British Yemeni Forum
Charity 1122829
Overview
Summary
British Yemeni Forum appears to position itself as a broad community-support organisation in Birmingham, combining practical information and advice with social connection, participation and community integration. Its remit spans hardship, wellbeing, youth and women’s activities, and community development. This suggests a potentially relationship-based model: responding to immediate needs while using activities and partnerships to reduce isolation and strengthen inclusion. The evidence, however, does not show which needs are most prominent, how services are delivered, or the Forum’s distinctive role within Birmingham’s wider support network.
Operational geography
Coverage: Citywide
Operational areas:
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Remaining uncertainties
- Direct evidence supports operation somewhere within Birmingham City, but does not identify the neighbourhoods, wards or venues where services are currently delivered.
- The registered address is not treated as a confirmed operational site: the Charity Commission record states that the charity does not own or lease land or property, and an address may be for correspondence or trustees' administration.
- The charity describes its work as serving 'the local community' while also reporting Birmingham City as its area of operation. This leaves the practical scale of delivery uncertain: its operational identity may be locally concentrated despite a Birmingham-wide declared area of operation.
- No named partner organisations, projects, delivery venues or outreach locations were identified in the available current evidence, so there is no basis for mapping partnership-enabled reach.
- No website was available to review, and no current annual report was required for the year ended 31 March 2025; consequently, there is limited public evidence of current activity beyond the Charity Commission return.
Additional evidence needed
- A current service or activities report identifying delivery venues, outreach areas and the locations of indoor and outdoor activities.
- Confirmation from the organisation of whether the registered address is an active delivery base, an administrative address, or both.
- A current list of material delivery partners and the Birmingham locations or communities reached through those partnerships.
- Information on the frequency, scale and geographic catchment of advice, support, leisure and social activities.
Areas of work
- Accommodation/housing
- Amateur Sport
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Disability
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Education/training
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- General Charitable Purposes
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who they help
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- People With Disabilities
- The General Public/mankind
How they help
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Provides Services
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Discoveries involving this organisation
The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.
Observations
A bridge between immediate support and social connection
The available evidence suggests the Forum sees hardship not only as a material problem but as connected to loneliness, depression, drug-taking and exclusion. Its model may therefore combine advice and support with activities intended to build participation and belonging.
Why it matters
This distinguishes the organisation from a narrowly transactional advice provider. It may be especially relevant where people need trusted relationships and social connection alongside information or practical help.
Show evidence
“The charity supports people in conditions of need, hardship and distress through information and support.”
Source:Charity Commission“It aims to provide leisure and social activities for women and young people to combat loneliness, depression and drug-taking.”
Source:Charity Commission
Integration is an operating principle, not only an outcome
The Forum appears to frame its work around collaboration with other organisations and wider communities, suggesting that integration and 'one society' are central to how it intends to operate rather than incidental benefits.
Why it matters
This may make the Forum a useful connector between communities and mainstream services. It also raises a valuable question about whether it holds partnership knowledge that could strengthen other local initiatives.
Show evidence
“We work with many organisations and the wider communities for integration and one society.”
Source:Organisation“The charity will work with many organisations and wider communities for integration and one society.”
Source:Charity Commission
A notably broad stated remit may create both reach and ambiguity
The Forum reports activity across poverty, health, disability, housing, education, culture, sport, environment and employment, alongside support for children, older people, disabled people and the general public. This may indicate an ambition to act as a wide-ranging community platform, but the evidence does not identify its core specialisms.
Why it matters
Understanding whether this breadth reflects active provision, referral, partnership work or charitable classification is important before judging the organisation’s capacity, gaps or potential complementarities.
Show evidence
“The charity lists poverty relief, health, disability, housing, education and training, arts, sport, environment and economic or community development among its activities.”
Source:Charity Commission“The charity helps children and young people, older people, people with disabilities and the general public.”
Source:Charity Commission
- Whether the Forum primarily delivers services itself, provides advice and referral, or coordinates partner provision.
- Which communities, neighbourhoods and groups most use its support, including the role of Yemeni identity in its work.
- Whether research activity is currently undertaken and how identified community needs influence priorities.
Remaining uncertainties
- Recent annual reports or service data showing activities, participant groups, outcomes and delivery scale.
- Named partnerships, referral pathways and examples of collaborative projects.
- Community-needs assessments or research outputs identifying priorities in Birmingham.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
We cater for the local community who are in conditions of need, hardship and distress through the provision of information and support. We work with many organisations and the wider communities for integration and one society. We also aim to provide various leisure and social activities, particularly for women and the youth both indoors and outdoors.
Charity objects
1. THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED TO CATER FOR THE PEOPLE OF BIRMINGHAM BUT PARTICULARLY THOSE OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION AND SUPPORT. 2. THE CHARITY WILL WORK WITH MAY ORGANISATIONS AND THE WIDER COMMUNITIES FOR INTEGRATION AND ONE SOCIETY, TO PROVIDE ADVICE AND SUPPORT SERVICES. WE AIM TO PROVIDE VARIOUS LEISURE AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES, PARTICULARLY FOR WOMEN AND THE YOUTH BOTH INDOORS AND OUTDOORS IN ORDER TO COMBAT LONELINESS, DEPRESSION AND DRUG-TAKING. 3. IDENTIFYING THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY IN BIRMINGHAM.