Erdington Relief In Need Charity
Charity 243972
Overview
Summary
Erdington Relief In Need Charity appears to be a geographically rooted, last-mile poverty-relief fund for people living within Erdington Ward. Its role is distinctive not because it delivers a named service, but because it can provide direct, flexible support to individuals through cash grants or goods. By naming children, older people and people with disabilities, it appears positioned to respond across life stages where financial pressure may be especially acute, potentially complementing rather than replacing public assistance.
Operational geography
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Erdington
Confidence: high
The Charity Commission's current register entry states that the charity makes grants of money or gifts in kind to individuals resident in Erdington Ward, and its governing document defines Erdington Ward as its area of benefit.
- Charity Commission Register of Charities, charity overview for Erdington Relief In Need Charity (243972)
The charity states that it makes grants of money or gifts in kind to individuals resident in the Erdington Ward of the City of Birmingham for the relief of poverty. - Charity Commission Register of Charities, governing document for Erdington Relief In Need Charity (243972)
The charitable objects provide for relief of poor persons resident in the Erdington Ward of Birmingham, and the recorded area of benefit is Erdington Ward.
Remaining uncertainties
- The available evidence establishes where eligible beneficiaries live, but does not show whether grants are administered through a physical service venue in Erdington or remotely.
- The registered contact address in Erdington is not treated as a confirmed operational site. The Charity Commission record states that the charity does not own or lease land or property.
- No evidence was found of delivery partnerships, referral partners or other arrangements that materially extend the charity's reach beyond Erdington Ward.
- Although the charity's activity description remains current on the register, its reported expenditure for the year ended 31 December 2024 was £0. This creates uncertainty about the volume of grants actually made during that year.
Additional evidence needed
- Recent trustee reports, grant records or annual-return narrative confirming the number and location of grants awarded after 31 December 2024.
- Official information on how residents apply for support and whether any local venue is used for administration, assessment or distribution.
- Evidence of any active referral or delivery partners involved in identifying or supporting beneficiaries.
Areas of work
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who they help
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- People With Disabilities
How they help
- Makes Grants To Individuals
Discoveries involving this organisation
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Observations
A place-based safety net
The charity appears to operate as a highly local source of poverty relief, with eligibility defined primarily by residence in Erdington Ward rather than by membership of a particular group or service pathway.
Why it matters
This suggests it may fill gaps that citywide or specialist organisations cannot easily address, while also making its reach dependent on clear local awareness and referral routes.
Show evidence
“The charity provides relief to poor persons resident in the Erdington Ward of the City of Birmingham.”
Source:Charity Commission“The charity makes grants of money or gifts in kind to individuals resident in the Erdington Ward of the City of Birmingham.”
Source:Organisation
Flexible support rather than a single service
Its ability to offer either money or goods may indicate a flexible response model, allowing support to be tailored to immediate material needs rather than limited to one predefined intervention.
Why it matters
Flexibility can make a small grant-maker especially valuable when household needs do not fit standard programmes, though the evidence does not show how decisions are made or what needs are most commonly met.
Show evidence
“Relief may be provided in gifts in kind or grants of money.”
Source:Charity Commission“The charity makes grants of money or gifts in kind to individuals.”
Source:Organisation
A potential complement to public provision
The objects explicitly permit assistance that supplements public relief while prohibiting direct payment of rates, taxes or other public funds. This may indicate a role in addressing needs that remain after statutory support, rather than substituting for public systems.
Why it matters
This helps clarify a possible collaboration opportunity: advice, health, disability and family-support organisations may encounter residents whose urgent needs are not fully resolved by public assistance.
Show evidence
“Income shall not be applied directly in relief of rates, taxes or other public funds but may be applied in supplementing relief or assistance provided out of public funds.”
Source:Charity Commission“The charity works for the prevention or relief of poverty.”
Source:Organisation
- How residents learn about, apply for and are assessed for support.
- The scale, frequency and typical purpose of grants or gifts in kind.
- Whether the named beneficiary groups reflect priority criteria or only broad eligibility.
Remaining uncertainties
- Recent annual reports or grant data showing numbers helped, award values and types of need met.
- Information on referral pathways, decision-making criteria and relationships with local organisations.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
The charity makes grants of money or gifts in kind to individuals resident in the Erdington Ward of the City of Birmingham, for the relief of poverty.
Charity objects
FOR THE RELIEF OF POOR PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE ERDINGTON WARD OF THE CITY OF BIRMINGHAM EITHER IN GIFTS IN KIND OR GRANTS OF MONEY: PROVIDED THAT INCOME SHALL NOT BE APPLIED DIRECTLY IN RELIEF OF RATES, TAXES OR OTHER PUBLIC FUNDS BUT MAY BE APPLIED IN SUPPLEMENTING RELIEF OR ASSISTANCE PROVIDED OUT OF PUBLIC FUNDS.