Harrison-Rogers-Lozo Foundation
Charity 505966
Overview
Summary
Harrison-Rogers-Lozo Foundation appears to be a narrowly targeted grant-making charity operating at the intersection of Anglican affiliation, local geography and welfare need. Its role seems less to provide services directly than to channel support through other organisations for people facing blindness, disability, poverty, age-related need or illness within the Diocese of Birmingham. This suggests a potentially quiet but distinctive place-based funding function, though the available evidence does not show its grant priorities, partners or practical reach.
Operational geography
Coverage: Citywide
Operational areas:
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Remaining uncertainties
- The Charity Commission records the charity as operating in Birmingham City, but does not identify the organisations receiving grants, the locations of funded activity, or the distribution of grants between Birmingham neighbourhoods.
- The registered address is a contact address and is not sufficient evidence of a service-delivery site. The Charity Commission also records that the charity does not own or lease land or property.
- The governing document permits benefit across the Diocese of Birmingham, but this is an area of benefit rather than direct evidence of current activity outside Birmingham City.
- No current public evidence identifies material delivery partnerships or grant-recipient organisations that would establish a more specific operational footprint within Birmingham.
Additional evidence needed
- A current grant list or trustees' report naming recipient organisations, funded projects and their locations.
- Confirmation from the charity or Church of England Birmingham of whether The Citadel is used for administration only or for any direct charitable activity.
- Information on any current formal partnerships, including whether they deliver activity at identifiable Birmingham locations.
Areas of work
- General Charitable Purposes
- Religious Activities
Who they help
- The General Public/mankind
How they help
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Discoveries involving this organisation
The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.
Observations
A tightly bounded charitable mandate
The foundation appears to define eligibility through several overlapping conditions: need, British birth, Anglican membership and residence in the Diocese of Birmingham. This may make it a specialist funder for a comparatively narrow constituency rather than a general local welfare charity.
Why it matters
Its distinctive value may lie in supporting people or organisations who fit criteria that broader funders do not prioritise. At the same time, these boundaries may limit who can benefit and shape which local needs become visible to the foundation.
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“For the relief or assistance of blind crippled poor aged or sick persons who are British born members of the Anglican Communion and resident for the being in the Diocese of Birmingham.”
Source:Charity Commission
An intermediary rather than a frontline provider
The foundation appears to pursue its purpose mainly by making grants to organisations, suggesting that its influence depends on relationships with delivery partners rather than direct contact with beneficiaries.
Why it matters
Understanding which organisations receive grants would be central to understanding the foundation's real civic role, since partners likely determine the practical services, communities and neighbourhoods reached.
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“Makes grant to organisations.”
Source:Charity Commission“Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Advocacy/advice/information.”
Source:Charity Commission
A bridge between faith-based and welfare systems
The combination of religious activities and general charitable purposes suggests the foundation may connect Anglican networks with welfare provision, rather than treating faith and social need as separate spheres.
Why it matters
This may create opportunities for collaboration with churches, diocesan bodies and specialist support organisations, especially where trusted local faith relationships help identify unmet need.
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“General Charitable Purposes, Religious Activities.”
Source:Charity Commission“For the relief or assistance of blind crippled poor aged or sick persons who are British born members of the Anglican Communion and resident for the being in the Diocese of Birmingham.”
Source:Charity Commission
- Which organisations receive grants and what services they deliver.
- Whether the eligibility criteria are actively applied in current grant decisions.
- The scale, frequency and geographic distribution of the foundation's support.
Remaining uncertainties
- Recent annual reports, accounts and grant lists.
- Information on trustees, referral routes and relationships with diocesan or community organisations.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
Makes grant to organisations
Charity objects
FOR THE RELIEF OR ASSISTANCE OF BLIND CRIPPLED POOR AGED OR SICK PERSONS WHO ARE BRITISH BORN MEMBERS OF THE ANGLICAN COMMUNION AND RESIDENT FOR THE BEING IN THE DIOCESE OF BIRMINGHAM.