Dar Ul Uloom Islamia Rizwia (Bralawai)
Charity 517381
Overview
Summary
Dar Ul Uloom Islamia Rizwia (Bralawai) appears to be a faith-rooted local institution whose role extends beyond worship into religious education, community support and potentially wider social and economic participation. Its formal objects place education, including a school and financial support for pupils, at the centre of its purpose, while its reported activities suggest a broader community-facing offer. The organisation may therefore function as both a religious anchor and an intermediary connecting a particular local faith community with advice, resources and development opportunities.
Operational geography
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Small Heath
Confidence: high
The charity's current official site gives a contact and visitor location in Small Heath, and identifies services including the mosque, library, madrassah, education centre and community hub. The Charity Commission separately states that the charity operates Central Jamia Mosque Ghamkol Sharif and an education centre in Small Heath.
- Central Jamia Mosque Ghamkol Sharif official website, Contact page
Lists a visitor address in Small Heath and identifies on-site contacts for the Mosque Office, Mosque Library, Madrassah Reception and Community Hub. - Central Jamia Mosque Ghamkol Sharif official website, homepage
Describes active mosque worship, community and youth work, madrassah provision, and a reference library; it states that the charity was established in Small Heath. - Charity Commission, Charity Inquiry: Dar Ul Uloom Islamia Rizwia (Bralawai), published 17 October 2024
States that the charity operates Central Jamia Mosque Ghamkol Sharif in the Small Heath area of Birmingham and also operates an education centre. - Dar Ul Uloom Islamia Rizwia (Bralawai), Trustees' Report for the year ended 31 March 2025
Records a principal address in Small Heath, Birmingham.
Remaining uncertainties
- The official website says community and youth work and madrassah provision are delivered from two centres/buildings, but it does not publish separate locations. The available evidence therefore does not establish whether any operational premises sit outside the identified site or outside Small Heath.
- The charity's governing objects refer to Birmingham, and its website describes a membership initiative intended to support activity across East Birmingham. This is not sufficient evidence that it currently delivers services across East Birmingham or citywide.
- Historic references to work with public-sector agencies and local partners do not identify current material delivery partnerships or demonstrate that they presently extend the charity's geographic reach.
- A separate charity, Central Jamia Mosque Ghamkol Sharif CIO (charity number 1205036), shares the location and refers to the predecessor charity. Available evidence does not clearly separate which current activities at the site are delivered by that CIO and which are delivered by Dar Ul Uloom Islamia Rizwia (Bralawai).
Additional evidence needed
- Current locations and operating arrangements for each of the two community/youth and madrassah centres.
- A current annual report, service timetable or delivery plan specifying where education, youth, advice, food or community services are delivered.
- Current partnership agreements or partner statements identifying any off-site or East Birmingham delivery.
- Clarification from the charity on the respective operational roles of charity number 517381 and Central Jamia Mosque Ghamkol Sharif CIO, charity number 1205036.
Areas of work
- Accommodation/housing
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Education/training
- General Charitable Purposes
- Religious Activities
Who they help
- People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
- People With Disabilities
How they help
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Discoveries involving this organisation
The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.
Observations
Education appears to be the organisation's core long-term mechanism
The available evidence suggests that religious education is not simply one activity among several: the charity's formal purpose is structured around establishing, maintaining and supporting a school, including scholarships and bursaries. Worship and community services may operate alongside an education-centred institutional model.
Why it matters
This distinguishes the organisation from a place of worship that mainly provides congregational services. Its influence may extend across generations through education, and its ability to offer bursaries may make access and inclusion an important part of that role.
Show evidence
“The charity's objects include advancing education, particularly religious education and Islamic principles, through establishing, supporting, maintaining and managing a school.”
Source:Charity Commission“The charity's objects include providing scholarships and bursaries tenable at the school.”
Source:Charity Commission
It may serve as a community infrastructure organisation, not only a service provider
Its reported roles in advice, information, advocacy and acting as an umbrella or resource body suggest that it may help people and groups navigate support systems or coordinate shared needs. This implies a possible bridging role between its faith community and wider civic institutions.
Why it matters
If this role is active in practice, the organisation could be a valuable relationship-holder and access point for partners seeking to engage communities who may not be reached through mainstream channels.
Show evidence
“The charity provides advocacy, advice and information.”
Source:Charity Commission“The charity acts as an umbrella or resource body.”
Source:Charity Commission
There is a notable breadth between its faith-specific mandate and its wider reported activity
The formal objects focus on Birmingham residents who profess the organisation's faith tradition, yet reported areas include housing, employment and community development. This may indicate that the organisation understands religious belonging and practical wellbeing as connected rather than separate concerns.
Why it matters
This breadth raises useful questions about whether the organisation has developed capabilities beyond its original educational and worship functions, and whether these could complement specialist housing, employment or disability-support organisations.
Show evidence
“The charity's objects are for persons who profess the faith of Dar Ul Uloom Islamia Rizwin (Bralawai) and are resident in Birmingham.”
Source:Charity Commission“The charity reports activities in accommodation and housing, economic and community development, and employment.”
Source:Charity Commission“The charity helps people with disabilities and people of a particular ethnic or racial origin.”
Source:Charity Commission
- Whether the school exists and operates directly, and the age groups or number of learners it serves.
- Whether housing, employment, disability and advocacy activity is delivered directly, through referrals or through partner organisations.
- Which communities beyond its stated faith constituency can access support, if any.
Remaining uncertainties
- Current programmes, service descriptions and participation data, including school provision and bursary recipients.
- Information on partnerships, referral routes, governance and the practical meaning of its umbrella or resource-body role.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
The principal object of the charity is to provide a place of worship, religious teachings, community services and education centre for the benefit of the local community
Charity objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY SHALL BE TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF PERSONS WHO PROFESS THE FAITH OF DAR UL ULOOM ISLAMIA RIZWIN (BRALAWAI) AND WHO ARE RESIDENT IN THE CITY OF BIRMINGHAM BY:- (A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION PARTICULARLY RELIGIOUS EDUCATION AND IN THE PRINCIPLES OF THE ISLAMIC FAITH BY THE ESTABLISHMENT, SUPPORT, MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF A SCHOOL AND BY THE PROVISIONS OF SCHOLARSHIPS AND BURSARIES TENABLE AT THE SAID SCHOOL. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS OF OBJECTS SEE CLAUSE 2 OF THE TRUST DEED).