Green Lane Masjid And Community Centre
Charity 1125833
Overview
Summary
Green Lane Masjid and Community Centre appears to be a faith-rooted civic hub rather than a mosque operating only as a place of worship. Its Islamic charitable purpose provides the organising foundation, while its reported activities suggest a broad model combining community space, education, advice, poverty relief, development and international aid. The available evidence indicates an organisation positioned to connect religious life with practical support and community participation, although its specific programmes, partnerships and local reach remain unclear.
Operational geography
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Small Heath
Confidence: high
Direct evidence: the organisation’s official website identifies Green Lane Masjid and Community Centre as its active mosque and community-centre base. Its current services include worship, education, welfare, counselling, food support and overnight winter shelter activity based around the masjid. Reasonable interpretation: this is the principal, neighbourhood-based Birmingham operational hub rather than merely a registered address.
- Green Lane Masjid official website, Home page
Lists Green Lane Masjid and Community Centre in Birmingham; states that more than 5,000 congregants attend weekly religious services and refers to ongoing Madrasah, education and community-service activity. - Green Lane Masjid official website, Annual Reports page
The 2024 report describes the masjid as the heart of the community and records continuing worship, Ramadan, educational, welfare and youth activity. - Charity Commission register, charity 1125833
States that the charity operates a mosque and Islamic community centre in Small Heath, Birmingham, and records its area of benefit in practice as local.
Bordesley Green
Confidence: high
Direct evidence: the organisation’s current GLM Football Club page identifies Green Lane Playing Fields in Bordesley Green as the location for its Saturday coaching sessions for children aged 6–15. This is a second, recurring delivery venue rather than evidence of a general service presence across the ward.
- Green Lane Masjid official website, GLM FC page
States that GLM Football Club provides coaching for ages 6–15 at Green Lane Playing Fields in Bordesley Green.
Remaining uncertainties
- The organisation states that its homeless team distributes food to people experiencing homelessness in Birmingham, but it does not identify the routes, neighbourhoods or distribution points. This supports a wider Birmingham service reach but does not justify assigning activity to a further supplied ward or to City Centre.
- The official site describes food provision using Greggs, other local supermarkets and donations, but the available evidence does not show that these partnerships create additional fixed operational sites or a geographically defined delivery network.
- The 2024 annual-report narrative says Taskforce GLM provides essential aid around the world. This supports an international overall footprint, but the available material does not identify countries, delivery partners, or the extent to which aid is delivered directly versus through local partners.
- The principal Birmingham identity remains neighbourhood-centred around Small Heath, with one evidenced recurring youth venue in Bordesley Green. Available evidence does not establish routine delivery across all Birmingham wards.
Additional evidence needed
- A current detailed service timetable or venue list showing the locations of welfare, youth, educational, outreach and food-distribution sessions.
- Current Taskforce GLM project documentation identifying countries, implementing partners and whether overseas aid is directly delivered or grant/partner delivered.
- A current partnership list or partner confirmations that specify any Birmingham venues or neighbourhoods in which joint services operate.
- Current records of homeless-outreach routes or distribution locations, if publication would not create safeguarding or security risks.
Areas of work
- Amateur Sport
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Education/training
- General Charitable Purposes
- Overseas Aid/famine Relief
- Religious Activities
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who they help
- Children/young People
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- The General Public/mankind
How they help
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
Discoveries involving this organisation
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Observations
Faith purpose appears to underpin a broad civic role
The organisation appears to use its Islamic foundation as a platform for activity extending beyond worship, including education, advice, poverty relief and community development.
Why it matters
This suggests its role may be understood as both religious and civic: a trusted institution potentially addressing practical needs alongside spiritual life.
Show evidence
“THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ( THE OBJECTS ) ARE TO ADVANCE THE ISLAMIC FAITH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.”
Source:Charity Commission“General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Overseas Aid/famine Relief, Religious Activities, Amateur Sport, Economic/community Development/employment”
Source:Charity Commission
The physical site may be central to its operating model
Operating both a mosque and community centre, alongside providing buildings and facilities, suggests the organisation's premises may enable multiple forms of support, gathering and participation.
Why it matters
A place-based facility can make the organisation a recurring point of contact between residents, community groups and services, rather than only a provider of discrete interventions.
Show evidence
“Green Lane Masjid and Community Centre operates a mosque and an Islamic community centre on Green Lane, Small Heath in Birmingham.”
Source:Organisation“Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information”
Source:Charity Commission
Its stated beneficiary groups imply an outward-facing orientation
By identifying children and young people, other voluntary bodies and the general public, the organisation appears to frame its remit more widely than a single congregational audience.
Why it matters
This may indicate potential for bridging roles: supporting younger people directly, hosting or assisting other organisations, and engaging a wider public. It would be worth investigating whether this breadth is reflected in practice.
Show evidence
“Children/young People, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind”
Source:Charity Commission“Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information”
Source:Charity Commission
- Which services are delivered locally, internationally, or through partner organisations.
- Whether other charities use its facilities or collaborate with it.
- Which communities access its services beyond its worshipping congregation.
Remaining uncertainties
- Recent annual reports or programme information showing services, reach and outcomes.
- Evidence of partnerships, facility users and referral relationships in Small Heath and Birmingham.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
Green Lane Masjid and Community Centre operates a mosque and an Islamic community centre on Green Lane, Small Heath in Birmingham.
Charity objects
THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ( THE OBJECTS ) ARE TO ADVANCE THE ISLAMIC FAITH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.