Ecclesia International
Charity 1148134
www.ecclesiainternational.org.uk
Overview
Summary
Ecclesia International appears to combine a broad faith-based charitable mandate with a locally oriented education role centred on alternative provision for young people and their families. Its stated purposes allow it to work across religion, poverty relief, health and education, while its reported activity suggests that alternative provision is currently a practical focal point. This may position the organisation as a bridge between educational support, family circumstances and wider pastoral or community resources, although the available evidence does not show its scale, partners or delivery model.
Operational geography
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Hall Green North
Confidence: low
The supplied evidence supports current school activity in Hall Green, but does not directly establish the Hall Green North ward as an operational area. The ward entry is retained pending evidence that identifies operational activity at ward level.
- Ofsted, Inspection of Aspire AP School, 1–3 July 2025. ([files.ofsted.gov.uk](https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50286198))
The report identifies Aspire AP School as an independent day school in Hall Green, Birmingham, and names Ecclesia International Church as its proprietor. It states that the school serves pupils aged 11 to 16 who are at risk of, or have experienced, permanent exclusion and/or have social, emotional and mental health issues. - Aspire AP School, Contact Us. ([aspireapschool.org](https://www.aspireapschool.org/school-one/contact?utm_source=openai))
The school's current contact page identifies Ecclesia International, charity number 1148134, as the registered charity.
Remaining uncertainties
- The evidence establishes one current Birmingham delivery site, rather than a wider network of Ecclesia International-operated sites.
- The available evidence does not establish the formal arrangement governing use of the school premises, such as a lease, licence or partnership agreement.
- Ofsted says pupils are referred by local authorities, mainstream schools and other agencies. This indicates that the school may draw referrals from beyond Hall Green, but it does not evidence Ecclesia International delivering services in particular additional Birmingham areas or citywide.
- The Charity Commission records Birmingham City, Coventry City, India and Pakistan as places where the charity operates. This supports the international coverage classification, but does not identify the charity's current operational sites or intensity of activity in those other locations.
- The charity's Coventry correspondence address should not be treated as evidence of a Birmingham service site or of any additional operational location.
Additional evidence needed
- The latest trustees' annual report or accounts describing each current programme, delivery location and beneficiary catchment.
- Current documentation from Ecclesia International or the premises operator confirming the basis on which the school uses the premises.
- A current referral, commissioning or service agreement showing whether Aspire AP School serves a defined Birmingham district, the whole city or multiple local-authority areas.
- Evidence of any current Birmingham-based church, outreach, advice, food-support or community activity separate from Aspire AP School.
Areas of work
- Education/training
- Religious Activities
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who they help
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- People With Disabilities
How they help
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Human Resources
- Provides Services
Discoveries involving this organisation
The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.
Observations
Alternative provision may be the organisation's operational anchor
Although its charitable objects are wide-ranging, the reported activity specifically identifies work with young people and families through an alternative provision school. This suggests education may be the main route through which its broader charitable aims are currently expressed.
Why it matters
This distinguishes a potentially service-delivering education organisation from a charity whose broad objects alone might imply a more general religious or grant-making role.
Show evidence
“Works in community helping Young People and their families through Alternative Provision School”
Source:Organisation“To advance education in such ways and in such parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the Church Council from time to time may think fit.”
Source:Charity Commission
The organisation may address educational exclusion through a family-facing model
Its focus is not limited to young people: it explicitly includes their families, while also reporting advice, advocacy, services, facilities and human resources. This may indicate an approach that recognises educational difficulties as connected to wider family needs.
Why it matters
If supported by further evidence, this would make Ecclesia International a potentially relevant connector for organisations working across education, family support, poverty and wellbeing rather than solely schools.
Show evidence
“Works in community helping Young People and their families through Alternative Provision School”
Source:Organisation“Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information”
Source:Charity Commission
There is a broad mandate but an unclear connection between beneficiary groups
The charity reports helping children and young people, older people and people with disabilities, yet its only described activity concerns young people and families. This may indicate wider services not described here, or a charitable scope that exceeds current visible delivery.
Why it matters
Clarifying this would reveal whether the organisation has under-recognised cross-generational and disability-related capabilities, or whether its current civic role is more concentrated than its beneficiary categories suggest.
Show evidence
“Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities”
Source:Charity Commission“Works in community helping Young People and their families through Alternative Provision School”
Source:Organisation
- Whether Ecclesia International directly operates an alternative provision school or supports one through another arrangement.
- Which services are provided to older people and people with disabilities, and how these relate to its education work.
- Its geographic focus, scale, funding model and relationships with schools, local authorities or community organisations.
Remaining uncertainties
- Details of the alternative provision offer, including referral routes, pupil needs, family support and outcomes.
- Recent annual report, accounts or service information showing activities, partnerships, locations and beneficiary numbers.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
Works in community helping Young People and their families through Alternative Provision School
Charity objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CHURCH (THE OBJECTS) ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC: (A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE CHURCH COUNCIL FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT; (B) TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE GOOD HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS, GOODS OR SERVICES OF ANY KIND INCLUDING THROUGH THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE CHURCH COUNCIL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT; AND (C) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE CHURCH COUNCIL FORM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT.