Gulzare Habib Birmingham
Charity 1189170
Overview
Summary
Gulzare Habib Birmingham appears to be a place-based religious organisation whose role extends beyond worship: it combines an Islamic centre with education and locally oriented social-welfare facilities. Its stated model suggests that a physical venue is central to how it creates value, potentially bringing worship, learning, advice and community support into one setting. The available evidence indicates a broad public-facing remit, but does not yet show which local needs it prioritises or how its welfare role operates in practice.
Operational geography
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Moseley
Confidence: high
The organisation's own site identifies Gulzare Habib Masjid and Education Centre in Moseley and lists prayer, education, funeral, community-centre, youth-centre and nikah services there. This is corroborated by the charity records, which describe its activities as providing an Islamic centre of worship, Islamic education and social-welfare facilities.
- Gulzare Habib Masjid & Islamic Centre website
Identifies the centre in Moseley, Birmingham and lists a masjid prayer hall, madrassa and education, funeral services, community centre, youth centre and nikah services. - Charity Commission register, charity 1189170
Describes its activities as providing an Islamic centre of worship, Islamic education and social-welfare facilities. - Companies House, company 12352560
Lists the active company's registered office in Moseley, Birmingham.
Remaining uncertainties
- The organisation's website and the Charity Commission and Companies House records give different addresses in Moseley. The evidence strongly supports a local operational base in Moseley, but does not resolve whether these are separate parts of one site or whether one address is administrative.
- The Charity Commission records Birmingham City as the area in which the charity operates. This supports an ability to serve people across Birmingham, but the available evidence does not demonstrate regular delivery, physical sites or materially active partnerships elsewhere in the city.
- No current authoritative evidence was found of additional service venues, satellite sites or partnerships that extend operational delivery beyond the Moseley base.
Additional evidence needed
- A current annual report, service timetable or programme information showing where attendees and activities are delivered beyond the Moseley site.
- Confirmation from the organisation of the relationship between the addresses it lists and which address or addresses are used for public-facing services.
- Current information on formal delivery partnerships, including partner venues and the locations of any jointly delivered activities.
Areas of work
- Religious Activities
Who they help
- The General Public/mankind
How they help
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
Discoveries involving this organisation
The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.
Observations
A faith institution with a wider civic function
The organisation appears to use its Islamic purpose as a foundation for broader community support, rather than treating worship as its sole role.
Why it matters
This positions it as a potential local anchor institution: a place where religious life, learning and social welfare may intersect. Understanding that combined role is more useful than viewing it only as a place of worship.
Show evidence
“To provide an Islamic centre of worship.”
Source:Charity Commission“To advance Islamic education and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare within the local community of Birmingham.”
Source:Charity Commission
Its premises may be its principal community asset
The repeated emphasis on providing a centre and facilities suggests that access to shared physical space may be a core part of its operating model.
Why it matters
If so, the organisation may have value not only through programmes it delivers, but through convening, hosting and making space available to local people or groups.
Show evidence
“Provide Islamic Centre of Worship.”
Source:Organisation“Provide facilities in the interest of Social Welfare.”
Source:Organisation“Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space.”
Source:Charity Commission
A broad stated beneficiary group may conceal a more specific local reach
Although the charity identifies the general public as beneficiaries, its objects specifically locate its welfare purpose within Birmingham's local community.
Why it matters
This creates an important question about scale: the organisation may be formally open to all while being practically rooted in particular neighbourhoods, faith communities or service needs.
Show evidence
“The General Public/mankind.”
Source:Charity Commission“To provide facilities in the interests of social welfare within the local community of Birmingham.”
Source:Charity Commission
- Which Birmingham communities use the centre and welfare facilities.
- What services, advice or advocacy are delivered beyond provision of space.
- Whether the organisation works with other charities, public bodies or community groups.
Remaining uncertainties
- Information on current programmes, facility use and numbers or types of beneficiaries.
- Annual reports, local partnerships and evidence of community needs addressed.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
Provide Islamic Centre of Worship Provide Islamic Education Provide facilities in the interest of Social Welfare
Charity objects
4 THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ("OBJECTS") ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING: 4.1 TO PROVIDE AN ISLAMIC CENTRE OF WORSHIP. 4.2 TO ADVANCE ISLAMIC EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITHIN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY OF BIRMINGHAM.