Building Lives (UK) Limited

Charity 1152145

Overview

Summary

Sources:Civic AtlasAI-assisted

Building Lives (UK) Limited appears to operate as a flexible charitable support platform rather than a narrowly defined service provider. Its remit spans acute vulnerability, including homelessness and domestic violence, alongside children, older people and disabled people. The available evidence suggests a mixed model that can direct resources to both individuals and organisations, while also providing services and facilities. A specific role in holiday activities for children from low-income households may show how external grant funding is translated into targeted local support.

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Operational geography

No operational geography is currently available for this organisation.

Areas of work

Source:Charity Commission
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Disability
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Who they help

Source:Charity Commission
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind

How they help

Source:Charity Commission
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Other Finance
  • Provides Services

Discoveries involving this organisation

The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.

Observations

Sources:Civic AtlasAI-assisted

  • A broad charitable mandate enables a responsive role

    The organisation may be designed to respond to a wide range of need rather than focus on one issue or population. Its objects give trustees substantial discretion, while its stated activity identifies several groups experiencing vulnerability.

    Why it matters

    This helps explain the organisation as a potentially adaptable source of support across civic needs, but also raises questions about how it prioritises limited resources.

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    • “The trustees may support such general charitable purposes for the benefit of the public as they determine, particularly homeless people, domestic violence sufferers, orphans, young people and the elderly.”

      Source:Charity Commission

    • “The charity's principal activity is to support homeless people, domestic violence sufferers, orphans, young people and the elderly.”

      Source:Organisation

  • Its support model may combine direct relief with civic infrastructure

    The organisation appears able to make grants to individuals and other voluntary bodies while also providing finance, services and buildings or facilities. This may position it as both a direct support provider and an enabler of other organisations.

    Why it matters

    Understanding this mixed model is important because its local influence may extend beyond its own beneficiaries through resources shared with other voluntary bodies.

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    • “The charity makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations, provides other finance, provides buildings, facilities or open space, and provides services.”

      Source:Charity Commission

    • “The charity helps other charities or voluntary bodies.”

      Source:Charity Commission

  • Holiday provision may be a tangible entry point for child poverty support

    Grant-funded school-holiday activities for children from low-income households may represent a more targeted intervention within the organisation's otherwise broad remit.

    Why it matters

    This could identify a practical connection with schools, family support organisations or holiday-provision networks, and merits exploration as a possible route for collaboration.

    Show evidence

    • “We receive grants to provide activities for children from low income households during school holidays.”

      Source:Organisation

    • “The charity helps children and young people.”

      Source:Charity Commission

    Remaining uncertainties

  • Whether support is delivered locally, nationally or overseas.
  • How trustees prioritise between the many beneficiary groups and charitable purposes.
  • Which services, facilities or grants represent the organisation's main activity in practice.

    Additional evidence needed

  • Recent annual reports or accounts showing expenditure by activity, beneficiary group and geography.
  • Information on delivery partners, funded organisations, facilities and the outcomes of holiday activities.
Charity Commission profile
Source:Charity Commission

Activities

The charity's principal activity is to support homeless people, domestic violence sufferers, orphans, young people and the elderly. We also receive grants to provide activities for children from low income households during school holidays.

Charity objects

TO SUPPORT SUCH GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY TO SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE HOMELESS, FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SUFFERS, ORPHANS, YOUNG PEOPLE AND THE ELDERLY.