Lamehlak - Dementia And Mental Health Support
Charity 1206326
Overview
Summary
Lamehlak appears to be a cross-generational support organisation operating at the intersection of dementia, poverty and mental health. Its role is distinctive because it combines practical help for people with dementia and their families with developmental and wellbeing support for disadvantaged young people, especially those with care experience. Rather than being defined by a single service, it appears to respond to gaps that leave people unable to sustain independence, wellbeing or participation in community life.
Operational geography
Coverage: Regional
Operational areas:
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Remaining uncertainties
- The Charity Commission records Birmingham City as an area where the charity operates, but do not identify any Birmingham ward, recognised place, delivery venue or service base. It is therefore not possible to evidence an operational area using the supplied Birmingham identifiers.
- The charity's stated activities describe support across the West Midlands and Worcestershire, while its governing objects name Birmingham, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull and Wolverhampton. These sources support a regional footprint, but do not show the relative volume, frequency or type of activity in Birmingham.
- The charity's registered contact address is not evidence of a Birmingham operational site. Although the Charity Commission says the charity owns and/or leases land or property, it does not disclose its location or use.
- No current official website content, project pages, annual-report narrative or official partner evidence was available to establish whether Birmingham delivery is neighbourhood-based, district-wide or citywide in practice.
- No material partnerships extending the organisation's operational reach within Birmingham could be verified from the consulted evidence.
Additional evidence needed
- A current service-delivery or impact report showing the Birmingham locations, referral routes and numbers of beneficiaries served.
- Official organisation information identifying any Birmingham service venues, outreach locations, offices or community delivery partners.
- The trustees' annual report or accounts narrative for the financial year ending 1 April 2025, particularly any description of projects, grants or property used for charitable delivery.
- Confirmation from the organisation of whether services are delivered directly in Birmingham, remotely, through grants, or through partner organisations.
Areas of work
- Disability
- Economic/community Development/employment
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who they help
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Other Defined Groups
- People With Disabilities
How they help
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Provides Services
Discoveries involving this organisation
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Observations
A bridge between two often separate support systems
The organisation appears to connect dementia-related support for older people and families with mental-health and life-chances support for young people. These are commonly treated as separate fields, but Lamehlak’s objects suggest a single organisation is working across both.
Why it matters
This may give Lamehlak a broader view of how caring responsibilities, financial hardship, mental health and life transitions affect households across generations. It could make the organisation a useful connector between services that otherwise operate separately.
Show evidence
“The charity relieves the needs of people diagnosed with dementia and their families and carers.”
Source:Charity Commission“The charity supports economically disadvantaged young people aged 14–25, particularly those living in care and care leavers.”
Source:Charity Commission
Practical independence is central to its dementia work
Lamehlak appears to treat dementia support not only as advice or emotional support, but as a practical means of helping people remain at home when financial resources or local provision are insufficient.
Why it matters
This suggests the organisation may occupy a gap-filling role alongside statutory, health and care services, using grants and guidance to address barriers that can undermine independent living.
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“The charity provides support, advice and financial grants to enable people diagnosed with dementia to receive necessary assistance and continue living independently in their own homes.”
Source:Charity Commission“Support includes advice, guidance, information and funding to address identified gaps in provision.”
Source:Organisation
The organisation is positioned around unmet need rather than a fixed service offer
Its language suggests a responsive operating model: identifying gaps in dementia provision and tailoring support for young people facing multifaceted mental-health challenges.
Why it matters
This may make Lamehlak particularly relevant where standard services do not fit people’s circumstances. It also raises questions about how it identifies unmet need and how its priorities change across places.
Show evidence
“Funding is provided to address identified gaps in provision and alleviate challenging experiences faced by some families.”
Source:Organisation“Young people aged 14–25 experiencing mental-health problems receive tailored support and advice.”
Source:Organisation
- Whether dementia and youth mental-health support are delivered through separate programmes, shared networks or linked family-focused work.
- Which gaps in provision the organisation prioritises, and how its work differs across the West Midlands and Worcestershire.
- The scale of grants, services, advocacy and partnerships, including relationships with health, care and youth-support providers.
Remaining uncertainties
- Recent annual reports or impact information showing beneficiary numbers, grant purposes, outcomes and geographic reach.
- Programme descriptions, referral routes and partnership information from the organisation or local service providers.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
Providing support to families living with dementia in the West Midlands and Worcestershire region, to include advice, guidance, information and funding to address identified gaps in provision and alleviate the challenging experiences some families face. Also to address the multi-faceted problems young people aged 14-25 that are suffering from mental health face, via tailored support and advice.
Charity objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO, TO BE CARRIED OUT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN BIRMINGHAM, DUDLEY, SANDWELL, SOLIHULL AND WOLVERHAMPTON, ARE: 1) TO RELIEVE THE CHARITABLE NEEDS OF PEOPLE DIAGNOSED WITH DEMENTIA WHO LACK FINANCIAL MEANS, AND BY EXTENSION THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT, ADVICE AND FINANCIAL GRANTS DESIGNED TO ENABLE SUCH PEOPLE TO RECEIVE NECESSARY SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE AND CONTINUE TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY WITHIN THEIR OWN HOMES. 2) TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 14 – 25, FROM ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED BACKGROUNDS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THOSE LIVING IN CARE AND CARE LEAVERS, BY: A) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS. B) PRESERVING AND PROTECTING GOOD HEALTH THROUGH THE PROVISION OF MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING SUPPORT.