Darul Elm Community Centre Ltd
Charity 1160892
Overview
Summary
Darul Elm Community Centre Ltd appears to use a faith-based community centre model: its Islamic religious role is combined with education and practical support for children, young people and people facing social disadvantage. The available evidence suggests that the mosque is not framed solely as a place of worship, but as a locally rooted institution through which tuition, youth activity, advice and access to facilities can be organised. Its objects also indicate a potentially outward-facing role, although the extent of this is unclear.
Operational geography
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Soho and Jewellery Quarter
Confidence: low
There is strong evidence that the organisation's stated premises are an active delivery site rather than only a correspondence address: both the organisation's current site and Birmingham City Council's community directory describe worship, education, youth and community activity there. However, the available evidence does not directly confirm that the premises are within this ward.
- Darul Elm Masjid official website
The site describes daily and Friday prayers, lectures, educational courses, youth activities and community services at the masjid's premises. - Birmingham City Council, Connect to Support community directory
The council directory lists Darul Elm Community Centre and describes local provision through events, food, football, prayer, religious support and education.
Handsworth
Confidence: medium
The organisation explicitly presents itself as serving the Handsworth community, and its Charity Commission objects and area of benefit are specifically framed around Handsworth. This supports Handsworth as its principal service neighbourhood, although the available evidence does not identify separate delivery premises within the ward.
- Darul Elm Masjid official website
The organisation states that Masjid Darul Elm has been serving the Handsworth community in Birmingham since 2007 and describes its work as serving the local community. - Charity Commission Register of Charities, Darul Elm Community Centre Ltd (1160892)
The charity's stated area of benefit is the Handsworth area of Birmingham, and its objects include advancing the Islamic faith there through prayer meetings, lectures and Eid celebrations.
Remaining uncertainties
- The evidence supports one active site at the organisation's stated premises and a service focus on Handsworth, but does not establish whether the organisation delivers regular services at any additional venues.
- The Charity Commission record classifies the charity as operating in Birmingham City, while recent annual-report material refers to supporting Somali and wider African communities in the West Midlands. Neither source identifies specific service locations beyond its stated premises, so this is insufficient to conclude citywide or regional operational delivery.
- No specific current partner organisation, jointly operated venue or commissioned service was evidenced. References to community, public and private-sector partners are not sufficiently specific to map a partnership-based operational reach.
Additional evidence needed
- A current programme timetable or annual report identifying the locations of tuition, youth, advice, food or welfare activity.
- Confirmation from the organisation of whether its stated premises are its only active service site and whether it hires or uses other venues.
- Named partnership agreements, delivery contracts or partner pages that specify where joint activity takes place.
- Direct evidence confirming the ward in which the organisation operates.
Areas of work
- Education/training
- General Charitable Purposes
- Religious Activities
Who they help
- Children/young People
- People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
How they help
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Provides Services
Discoveries involving this organisation
The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.
Observations
Faith appears to be the organising infrastructure for wider support
The organisation appears to connect religious practice, Islamic education and community support through one institutional setting. Its support activity may therefore be shaped by relationships and trust built around the mosque, rather than operating as a separate generic service provider.
Why it matters
This helps explain how the organisation may reach families and young people: religious participation may provide both a source of legitimacy and a route into educational and support services.
Show evidence
“The objects include advancing the Islamic faith through prayer meetings, lectures, Eid celebrations and literature.”
Source:Charity Commission“Activities include Community Support Centre, Youth programs and Child Tuition Centre.”
Source:Organisation
Children and young people are likely to be a strategic core, not a peripheral audience
Islamic education for children and young Muslims, alongside tuition and youth programmes, suggests an emphasis on supporting younger generations across both learning and community participation.
Why it matters
This indicates that the organisation may play a continuing role in local social infrastructure, helping connect faith, education and youth development rather than delivering occasional religious events alone.
Show evidence
“The objects include advancing the education of children and young Muslims in the Islamic faith.”
Source:Charity Commission“Activities include Youth programs and Child Tuition Centre.”
Source:Organisation
There is a stated potential to serve beyond the immediate Muslim congregation
The governing objects allow facilities to be provided to groups including non-Muslim organisations where this is compatible with Islamic principles and mosque activity. This may indicate capacity for the centre to act as a shared local asset, but with clear faith-based boundaries.
Why it matters
This is important for understanding possible partnerships: the organisation may be a bridge into wider community activity, while its operating conditions may shape which collaborations are practical.
Show evidence
“The objects allow facilities to be provided or assisted for groups or organisations, including non-Muslim groups or organisations.”
Source:Charity Commission“The provision of facilities must be compatible with Islamic principles and the religious activities of the mosque.”
Source:Charity Commission
- Whether community support and advice services are open to the wider Handsworth population or primarily serve Muslim families.
- Which external groups, if any, use the centre's facilities or collaborate with the organisation.
- The scale, frequency and outcomes of its tuition, youth and support activities.
Remaining uncertainties
- Recent service information showing eligibility, attendance, referral routes and the communities reached.
- Evidence of partnerships, facility users and community activities involving organisations beyond the mosque.
- Annual reports or beneficiary feedback describing needs addressed and outcomes achieved.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
Community Support Centre Youth programs Child Tuition Centre
Charity objects
1. TO ADVANCE THE ISLAMIC FAITH IN THE HANDSWORTH AREA BIRMINGHAM FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH HOLDING OF PRAYER MEETINGS, LECTURES, CELEBRATION OF EID FESTIVALS, PRODUCING AND DISTRIBUTING LITERATURE ON THE ISLAMIC FAITH TO ENLIGHTEN OTHERS ABOUT THE ISLAMIC RELIGION. 2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG MUSLIMS IN THE ISLAMIC FAITH; PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES TO GROUPS OR ORGANISATIONS (INCLUDING NON-MUSLIM GROUPS OR ORGANISATIONS) WHOSE MEMBERS HAVE NEED OF SUCH SOCIAL OR RECREATIONAL FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR AGE, YOUTH, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE, PROVIDED THAT THE PROVISION OF SUCH FACILITIES IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF THE ISLAMIC RELIGION AND THE RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES OF THE MOSQUE. ?