Charity Of Thomas Astbury
Charity 507897
Overview
Summary
Charity Of Thomas Astbury appears to be a locally rooted grant-making charity whose role is defined by a distinctive combination of youth development, financial need and Church of England religious instruction in Ward End, Birmingham. Rather than providing direct services itself, the available evidence suggests it may operate by enabling organisations working with children and young people. Its narrow geographic and faith-based remit may make it a potentially important but specialised source of support within Ward End’s youth ecosystem.
Operational geography
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Ward End
Confidence: high
The charity’s reported current activity explicitly says it supports youth and children’s work in Ward End, and its charitable objects restrict intended beneficiaries to people under 25 resident in Ward End.
- Supplied organisation record, Charity Commission number 507897
Activities are recorded as: "Supporting Youth & Children's work in Ward End Birmingham". - Supplied organisation record, Charity Commission number 507897
The objects provide for religious instruction and educational support for people under 25 who are resident in Ward End.
Remaining uncertainties
- The available evidence does not identify the organisations receiving grants, the specific services funded, or the venues where funded activity takes place within Ward End.
- No evidence identifies a physical operational site. The Birmingham correspondence address should not be treated as a service-delivery location.
- No material delivery partnerships are named, so it is not possible to assess whether grant-funded activity extends beyond Ward End.
- The evidence supports a Ward End-focused charitable purpose and reported activity, but does not show the volume, frequency or current recipients of grants.
Additional evidence needed
- The most recent trustees’ annual report or accounts with details of grants awarded and recipient organisations.
- A current grant list or trustee statement confirming the locations and nature of youth and children’s work currently funded.
- Evidence from any recipient organisations confirming where Thomas Astbury Charity-funded activity is delivered.
- Confirmation of whether the registered address is solely a correspondence address or has any operational function.
Areas of work
- Education/training
- Religious Activities
Who they help
- Children/young People
How they help
- Makes Grants To Organisations
Discoveries involving this organisation
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Observations
A highly place-specific youth funder
The charity appears designed to concentrate support within Ward End rather than serve a broad citywide population.
Why it matters
This suggests its value may lie in sustained local knowledge and targeted support, while also indicating that its reach is likely limited to a particular neighbourhood.
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“The objects refer to persons under 25 years of age who are resident in Ward End.”
Source:Charity Commission“Supporting Youth & Children's work in Ward End Birmingham.”
Source:Organisation
Its impact may be mediated through other organisations
The charity appears to strengthen youth provision indirectly by making grants to organisations, rather than primarily delivering programmes itself.
Why it matters
Understanding it as an enabling funder shifts attention toward its relationships with local delivery organisations and the kinds of work it may make possible behind the scenes.
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“Makes Grants To Organisations.”
Source:Organisation“Supporting Youth & Children's work in Ward End Birmingham.”
Source:Organisation
Faith and practical development are intentionally combined
The charity’s purpose appears to combine Anglican religious instruction with educational, social and physical development for young people in financial need.
Why it matters
This makes it more distinctive than a general youth funder: potential partners may need to understand both its Church of England orientation and its wider developmental ambition.
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“The objects promote religious instruction in accordance with the doctrines of the Church of England.”
Source:Charity Commission“The objects include education, including social and physical training, for persons under 25 in need of financial assistance.”
Source:Charity Commission
- Which organisations receive grants and whether they are primarily faith-based, secular or school-linked.
- How the charity interprets financial need and Church of England priority in current grant decisions.
- Whether its present activity extends beyond Sunday school or religious instruction.
Remaining uncertainties
- Recent grant lists, grant criteria and funding amounts.
- Trustee reports or annual accounts describing current projects, partners and beneficiaries.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
Supporting Youth & Children's work in Ward End Birmingham
Charity objects
(1)TO PROMOTE RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH DOCTRINES OF CHURCH OF ENGLAND OF PERSONS UNDER 25 YEARS OF AGE WHO ARE RESIDENT IN WARD END BY MEANS OF SUNDAY SCHOOL OR IN SUCH WAYS AS TRUSTEES THINK FIT.(2)IN PROMOTING IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT THE EDUCATION(INCLUDING SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING)OF PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF 25 YEARS WHO ARE IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCES PROVIDED THAT THE TRUSTEES WHO ARE RESIDENT IN WARD END AND SHALL HAVE SPECIAL REGARD TO PROMOTING EDUCATION AS AFORESAID IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOCTRINES OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND.