Care And Community
Charity 1152128
https://www.careandcommunity.org.uk
Overview
Summary
Care And Community appears to use a neighbourhood charity shop as both a funding mechanism and a low-threshold community contact point. Its formal purpose is Christian faith advancement, but the available evidence suggests this is expressed largely through practical local support delivered with churches and like-minded groups. The organisation’s distinctive role may be as a small, welcoming intermediary: converting donated goods, everyday encounters and faith-based partnerships into resources for a range of community activities.
Operational geography
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Bordesley Green
Confidence: low
Care and Community’s current website identifies an open charity shop in Small Heath. However, the supplied evidence does not establish that the shop is within Bordesley Green ward.
- Care and Community official website
The website states that the charity shop is open to visitors and is in Small Heath, Birmingham; it says the shop opened in Small Heath in 2014. - Charity Commission Register of Charities, CARE AND COMMUNITY (1152128)
The register lists Care & Community Charity Shop in Small Heath, Birmingham as the charity’s address and identifies its activity as a charity shop.
Remaining uncertainties
- The charity’s website says that it raises funds for community projects with churches and other groups, but it does not name the current projects, partner organisations, delivery venues, or their locations.
- The website describes projects the charity has 'helped to fund' rather than clearly identifying services it currently runs directly; this does not support adding further operational areas.
- The Charity Commission records Birmingham City as the charity’s area of operation, but this is a broad register classification and does not establish a citywide current delivery footprint.
- The evidence supports a neighbourhood-based operational identity centred on the shop in Small Heath, rather than district-wide or citywide direct service delivery.
Additional evidence needed
- A current annual report, activity report, or trustee report identifying the community projects funded or delivered during the latest financial year and their locations.
- Confirmation from the charity of whether it currently operates, funds, or regularly delivers activities at any sites other than its shop in Small Heath.
- Names and locations of current church or community-group partners, with confirmation of whether the charity’s role is funding, joint delivery, referral, or informal support.
Areas of work
- Religious Activities
Who they help
- The General Public/mankind
How they help
- Other Charitable Activities
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Discoveries involving this organisation
The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.
Observations
A shop-based model supporting activity beyond retail
The charity shop appears to be an operating base for generating funds and relationships that support several community initiatives, rather than an end in itself.
Why it matters
This helps distinguish Care And Community from a conventional charity retailer. Its potential civic value lies in how shop income and donations are translated into wider local activity.
Show evidence
“We raise funds for community projects.”
Source:Organisation“The organisation has helped fund food distribution, a community centre, a stay and play group, holiday clubs and a forms-help drop-in centre.”
Source:Organisation
Faith appears to shape partnership choices more than the visible service offer
Christian faith may function as the organisation’s organising ethos and basis for collaboration, while its public-facing activities are broadly accessible practical support.
Why it matters
This suggests a potentially important bridging role: a faith-rooted organisation participating in community support that is not described as restricted to a faith constituency.
Show evidence
“The charitable object is to advance the Christian faith.”
Source:Charity Commission“Community projects are supported in cooperation with churches and other groups who share our Christian ethos.”
Source:Organisation“Everybody welcome to talk and have a cuppa tea.”
Source:Organisation
The shop may be a social-access point as well as a source of goods
Its invitation to visit, talk and have tea suggests the premises may offer informal connection and a route into help, particularly alongside the projects it funds.
Why it matters
Informal, welcoming places can reach people who may not approach a formal advice or support service. This could make the shop an overlooked part of the local support ecosystem.
Show evidence
“Everybody welcome to talk and have a cuppa tea.”
Source:Organisation“The organisation has helped fund a drop-in centre where local people can get help with filling in forms.”
Source:Organisation
- Whether the listed community projects are current, directly delivered, or funded through partner organisations.
- Which local communities use the shop and benefit from its funded activities.
- How much of the organisation’s work is religious activity compared with community support.
Remaining uncertainties
- Recent accounts or impact reporting showing income allocation, current projects and delivery partners.
- Information on referral routes, volunteer roles, service users and the geographic reach of supported activities.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
Charity Shop
Charity objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE ORGANISATION'S ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC: TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH[IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS] IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT;