Dayspring Church Birmingham
Charity 1208596
Overview
Summary
Dayspring Church Birmingham appears to operate as a faith-rooted community support organisation as well as a place of worship. Its stated role combines Christian teaching and fellowship with pastoral, emotional and practical support, reaching beyond congregational life into the wider Birmingham community. The charity’s declared ability to provide services, advice and grants suggests a potentially flexible support model, although the available evidence does not show how extensively each route is used or which communities are most actively reached.
Operational geography
Coverage: Citywide
Operational areas:
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Remaining uncertainties
- The Charity Commission records Birmingham City as the area where the charity operates, but neither the Commission entry nor the trustees’ report identifies the Birmingham neighbourhoods, wards or venues in which regular worship, pastoral care, welfare support or monthly outreach take place.
- The charity’s 2024 trustees’ report states that it was leasing church premises at £1,558.33 per month, while the Charity Commission register states that the charity does not own or lease land or property. The location and current status of the leased premises cannot therefore be established reliably.
- The registered contact address is residential, and there is no direct evidence that services are delivered there. It has not been treated as an operational site.
- The 2024 report describes monthly outreach, welfare support, regular gatherings, youth activity and public events, but gives no locations for them. It is therefore unclear whether practical activity is principally neighbourhood-based despite the organisation's Birmingham-wide reported operating area.
- The report records a children's outing, but this appears to be a discrete activity rather than evidence of an ongoing operational footprint in that area.
Additional evidence needed
- Current official church communications or venue listings confirming the venue of regular worship, outreach and pastoral-care activity.
- A current annual report or accounts giving locations, beneficiary catchments or attendance information for outreach, welfare and youth work.
- Confirmation from the charity of the location and leaseholder status of its church premises, resolving the inconsistency between the 2024 trustees’ report and the Charity Commission land-and-property record.
- Information identifying whether monthly outreaches and community events are delivered across Birmingham or centred on a particular local community.
Areas of work
- General Charitable Purposes
- Religious Activities
Who they help
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
- People With Disabilities
- The General Public/mankind
How they help
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Provides Services
Discoveries involving this organisation
The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.
Observations
Worship appears to be a platform for wider community care
The organisation appears to treat religious activity and community support as interconnected rather than separate functions. Prayer, teaching and evangelism are presented alongside counselling, pastoral care and support for physical and emotional needs.
Why it matters
This suggests that its civic role may be built on trusted relationships formed through faith community, potentially making it a meaningful point of contact for people seeking both spiritual and personal support.
Show evidence
“The charity advances the Christian faith through worship, prayer, religious education, fellowship, outreach and pastoral care in the local community.”
Source:Charity Commission“It supports physical, emotional and spiritual needs through prayer, pastoral care, counselling and more.”
Source:Organisation
The organisation may have a broader support toolkit than a typical congregational church
In addition to directly providing support, Dayspring Church Birmingham is registered as making grants to individuals and organisations and providing advice or information. This may indicate a role in enabling other people or voluntary groups, not solely serving its own members.
Why it matters
If active in practice, these routes could position the church as a small local connector or resource distributor, with influence extending beyond services delivered by its own volunteers or leaders.
Show evidence
“The charity makes grants to individuals and organisations.”
Source:Charity Commission“The charity provides services and advocacy, advice or information.”
Source:Charity Commission
Its intended reach spans several groups, but prioritisation is unclear
The charity identifies children and young people, older people, disabled people, people of particular ethnic or racial origins, voluntary bodies and the general public. This may reflect an inclusive community mandate, but does not show whether these groups receive distinct provision.
Why it matters
The breadth of intended beneficiaries creates an important question about focus: the organisation may be a bridge across different needs and communities, or its support may be concentrated in only a subset of these groups.
Show evidence
“The charity helps children and young people, elderly or old people, people with disabilities, people of a particular ethnic or racial origin, other charities or voluntary bodies, and the general public.”
Source:Charity Commission
- Whether grants to individuals or organisations are actively made, and at what scale.
- Whether support is primarily for church members, neighbourhood residents or a wider Birmingham population.
- Which beneficiary groups receive dedicated activity, and whether any are underserved.
Remaining uncertainties
- Recent annual reports or accounts describing programmes, grantmaking and expenditure.
- Information on service locations, partner organisations, beneficiary reach and outcomes.
- Evidence of how counselling, pastoral care and practical support are delivered and accessed.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
Our activities include teaching, preaching and propagating Bible based Christianity. We support and share the gospel of Jesus Christ with our community. We also support the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of our church members and community through prayer, pastoral care, counselling and more.
Charity objects
ADVANCING THE CHRISTIAN FAITH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN BIRMINGHAM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF FAITH BY PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR WORSHIP AND PRAYER, RELIGIOUS EDUCATION, CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP, OUTREACH AND PASTORAL CARE IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.