Jubilee Church Solihull
Charity 1157124
Overview
Summary
Jubilee Church Solihull appears to be a congregation-centred Christian charity whose civic role extends beyond worship through pastoral support, chaplaincy and a named children’s poverty-relief activity. Its operating model seems to combine regular, relationship-based participation—weekly meetings, children’s work and small groups—with practical support for people experiencing hardship. The available evidence suggests a locally rooted organisation with broad charitable permissions, but provides limited visibility of the scale, reach and delivery model of its community-facing work.
Operational geography
Coverage: Citywide
Operational areas:
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Remaining uncertainties
- Direct evidence places Jubilee Church's meeting venue, office and Children's Storehouse in Solihull rather than within Birmingham City Council boundaries.
- The Children's Storehouse explicitly accepts referrals from statutory organisations across the Birmingham and Solihull area and directs Birmingham residents to local Early Help Teams. This supports a reasonable interpretation of Birmingham-wide service reach through referral partnerships, but does not identify delivery activity, partner locations or beneficiary volumes in particular Birmingham wards.
- There is no current evidence that Jubilee Church itself maintains a physical site, runs regular activities, or delivers services in any specific Birmingham ward or in the City Centre.
- The charity's wider worship, pastoral support, small groups and chaplaincy activity appears primarily rooted in Solihull; the available evidence does not establish their Birmingham geography.
Additional evidence needed
- A current referral-partner list or service data showing which Birmingham localities, wards or agencies regularly refer families to the Children's Storehouse.
- Current annual-report or impact-report evidence identifying the home locations of Children’s Storehouse beneficiaries, where publication would not create safeguarding or privacy concerns.
- Evidence of any Birmingham-based chaplaincy, small groups, outreach activities or delivery venues operated directly by Jubilee Church.
Areas of work
- Recreation
- Religious Activities
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who they help
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- The General Public/mankind
How they help
- Provides Human Resources
- Provides Services
Discoveries involving this organisation
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Observations
Faith community as the delivery infrastructure
The organisation appears to use its regular worship, small groups and pastoral support as a relational infrastructure through which care and practical assistance can be offered, rather than operating solely as a standalone service provider.
Why it matters
This helps explain how religious activity and poverty relief may reinforce one another: repeated contact may enable needs to be noticed earlier and support to be sustained through relationships.
Show evidence
“Weekly public meetings include worship, prayer and teaching from the bible.”
Source:Organisation“Weekly small group meetings and pastoral support are operated.”
Source:Organisation“The charity's activities include the prevention or relief of poverty.”
Source:Charity Commission
Children may be its clearest community-facing focus
Although the charity is authorised to support people across age groups, the named operation of The Children's Storehouse and children’s work suggest that children and families may be a particularly visible route through which it contributes beyond its congregation.
Why it matters
A named children’s initiative may represent a practical point of connection with local families and with other organisations addressing child poverty or family wellbeing.
Show evidence
“The charity operates The Children's Storehouse.”
Source:Organisation“Children's work takes place during weekly meetings.”
Source:Organisation“The charity helps children and young people, elderly people and the general public.”
Source:Charity Commission
Local presence with potentially outward-facing capacity
Jubilee Church appears rooted in Solihull through its meeting and office locations, while its objects permit work across the United Kingdom and internationally. This may give it scope to connect local activity with wider faith, relief or educational networks.
Why it matters
The distinction matters because the organisation may be both a local civic actor and a potential conduit for resources, relationships or learning beyond Solihull.
Show evidence
“Meetings are held at Solihull Preparatory School Malvern Hall, Brueton Avenue, Solihull.”
Source:Organisation“The office is at 677a Warwick Road, Solihull.”
Source:Organisation“The objects permit charitable work in Solihull, elsewhere in the United Kingdom or the world.”
Source:Charity Commission
- The scale, eligibility criteria and material support provided through The Children's Storehouse are unknown.
- It is unclear whether chaplaincy serves schools, healthcare, workplaces or another setting.
- No evidence identifies partners, referral routes, funding sources or the communities reached.
Remaining uncertainties
- Annual reports or service information describing beneficiaries, volumes of support and outcomes for The Children's Storehouse and chaplaincy.
- Information on local partnerships, referral arrangements and whether community services are open beyond the congregation.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
Weekly public meetings including worship, prayer and teaching from the bible. Children's work during the weekly meetings. Weekly small group meetings. Pastoral support. Chaplaincy Service. Operate The Children's Storehouse.
Charity objects
THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ("THE OBJECTS") ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND ARE RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING: (A)TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO ATTACHED IN SUCH PARTS OF SOLIHULL, THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND TO FULFIL SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED WITH THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHARITY; (B)TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SICKNESS AND WHO MAY BE AGED AND TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS CAUSED THEREBY IN THE SAID LOCATION AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT; (C) TO ADVANCE CHRISTIAN EDUCATION IN THE SAID LOCATION AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT; (D)TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.