Chabad Lubavitch Of Birmingham Campuses Limited
Charity 1152308
Overview
Summary
Chabad Lubavitch Of Birmingham Campuses Limited appears to be a campus-based Jewish community organisation whose role extends beyond religious observance. Its stated activities suggest it uses student support, facilities and advice to create a practical setting in which Orthodox Jewish life can be sustained during university study. The unusually broad range of charitable purposes may indicate that it sees religious community, wellbeing, learning, welfare and recreation as interconnected aspects of supporting Jewish students.
Operational geography
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Bournbrook and Selly Park
Confidence: low
Direct evidence identifies the organisation's Chabad House as being in Selly Park and describes it as a place used by Jewish students. The supplied evidence does not independently establish the precise ward alignment.
- Chabad of Birmingham Campuses / Chabad.org centre directory
Lists Chabad of Birmingham Campuses in Selly Park as a Campus Chabad House. - Birmingham Hillel – Frequently Asked Questions
States that Chabad House is located in Selly Park and is a place where Jewish students go for support and friendship. - Charity Commission register, charity 1152308
Lists the charity contact address in Selly Park, Birmingham.
Edgbaston
Confidence: high
The organisation is directly listed as serving the University of Birmingham on-site, and the university identifies its principal campus as Edgbaston. This supports operational activity at the university campus, although it does not establish a charity-owned site there.
- Chabad of Birmingham Campuses / Chabad.org centre directory
Lists the University of Birmingham among the campuses served 'On-site' by Chabad of Birmingham Campuses. - University of Birmingham – Our campus
Identifies the University's campus as its Edgbaston campus. - Charity Commission register, charity 1152308
Describes the charity's activity as providing student support services and activities on the Birmingham Campuses.
City Centre
Confidence: high
The organisation is directly listed as serving Birmingham City University and University College Birmingham on-site. Both institutions identify their relevant campuses as being in Birmingham city centre. The evidence supports service delivery linked to these campus settings, but not a permanent charity-operated venue there.
- Chabad of Birmingham Campuses / Chabad.org centre directory
Lists Birmingham City University and University College Birmingham among the campuses served 'On-site' by Chabad of Birmingham Campuses. - Birmingham City University – City Centre Campus
Describes the Curzon Building as part of Birmingham City University's City Centre Campus. - University College Birmingham – Campuses
States that its campuses are located in the heart of Birmingham city centre.
Aston
Confidence: low
The organisation is directly listed as serving Aston University on-site. The supplied evidence identifies the university's campus as a self-contained site in central Birmingham, but does not independently establish the precise ward alignment or an exact activity venue.
- Chabad of Birmingham Campuses / Chabad.org centre directory
Lists Aston University among the campuses served 'On-site' by Chabad of Birmingham Campuses. - Aston University – Visit Us
Identifies Aston University's campus as a self-contained site in central Birmingham.
Bartley Green
Confidence: medium
The organisation is directly listed as serving Newman University on-site, and Newman describes itself as a single-campus university in Bartley Green. The precise character and frequency of the organisation's on-campus activity are not published.
- Chabad of Birmingham Campuses / Chabad.org centre directory
Lists Newman University College among the campuses served 'On-site' by Chabad of Birmingham Campuses. - Birmingham Newman University – Student Handbook
States that Birmingham Newman University is a single-campus university located in the residential area of Bartley Green.
Remaining uncertainties
- The Charity Commission records Birmingham City as the charity's operating area, while the Chabad centre directory also lists the University of Warwick in Coventry among campuses served on-site. This suggests a regional student-support footprint, but the scale, regularity and current form of activity outside Birmingham are not independently evidenced.
- No source reviewed demonstrates formal delivery agreements or commissioned partnerships with the named universities. The evidence establishes that the organisation identifies them as campuses it serves, not the contractual basis of access or delivery.
- The charity's registered address is also identified as its Chabad House in current Chabad and Birmingham Hillel materials, providing stronger evidence than a registered address alone; however, the Charity Commission reports that the charity does not own or lease land or property.
- The available evidence does not specify which Birmingham City University sites are used, nor does it identify event venues at any university campus.
Additional evidence needed
- Current confirmation from each named university or students' union of the organisation's active on-campus provision, areas and frequency.
- A current programme, term schedule or annual report identifying where services, meals, classes and pastoral support were delivered during 2025-26.
- Clarification from the charity on whether University of Warwick activity is regular delivery by this charity, occasional outreach, or a directory-level service designation.
Areas of work
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Education/training
- General Charitable Purposes
- Recreation
- Religious Activities
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who they help
- Children/young People
- 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
Religious practice appears to be delivered through campus-based support
The organisation appears to translate its Orthodox Jewish religious purpose into everyday support for students on Birmingham campuses, rather than operating solely as a place of worship or religious-study provider.
Why it matters
This suggests its civic role may be to help students maintain community, identity and religious practice while navigating a potentially transitional and unfamiliar stage of life.
Show evidence
“Provision of student support services and activities on the Birmingham Campuses.”
Source:Organisation“To advance, promote and provide facilities for the practice of the Jewish religion in accordance with Orthodox Jewish tenets.”
Source:Charity Commission
Its operating model may combine community infrastructure with personal support
The mix of facilities, services and advocacy or information suggests a model that may address both collective needs, such as space for activities, and individual needs, such as guidance or support.
Why it matters
Understanding this combination helps distinguish the organisation from a purely programme-based student group: it may function as a durable support hub within the campus environment.
Show evidence
“Provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information.”
Source:Charity Commission“Provision of student support services and activities on the Birmingham Campuses.”
Source:Organisation
The charity frames student life as wider than religious instruction
Its broad listed charitable activities may indicate an understanding that educational, cultural, recreational, welfare and health-related needs can all affect students' ability to participate in Jewish communal life.
Why it matters
This points to potential opportunities for collaboration with student wellbeing, poverty-relief, cultural and health organisations, while also raising questions about which of these roles are active in practice.
Show evidence
“General charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty, religious activities, arts/culture/heritage/science, recreation.”
Source:Charity Commission“Children/young people, people of a particular ethnic or racial origin.”
Source:Charity Commission
- Which Birmingham campuses and student populations the organisation serves.
- Whether its support is primarily religious, pastoral, financial, social or practical.
- Which listed charitable purposes are currently active rather than permitted activities.
Remaining uncertainties
- Recent annual reports or activity reports showing services delivered, participation and priorities.
- Information on partnerships with universities, student groups, local Jewish organisations and welfare providers.
- Details of facilities, kashrut provision and the forms of advice or advocacy offered.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
Provision of student support services and activities on the Birmingham Campuses.
Charity objects
TO ADVANCE,PROMOTE AND PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR THE PRACTICE OF THE JEWISH RELIGION IN ACCORDANCE WITH ORTHODOX JEWISH TENETS, AND IN PARTICULAR BY ADVANCING AND PROMOTING THE APPRECIATION AND STUDY OF JEWISH RELIGIOUS LITERATURE, AND BY FOSTERING THE OBSERVANCE BY MEMBERS OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY OF THE LAWS OF KASHRUT (THE JEWISH DIETARY LAWS)