Maktabah Bab-Ul-Ilm Ltd
Charity 1158963
Overview
Summary
Maktabah Bab-Ul-Ilm Ltd appears to be a small, faith-rooted educational organisation whose practical centre of gravity is a madrassah for children, while its charitable remit extends more broadly into youth support, community relief and interfaith understanding. Its development from one pupil and teacher to around 60 pupils and four teachers suggests a locally sustained institution rather than a short-term project. The available evidence indicates a potentially important neighbourhood role, but gives limited visibility of delivery beyond Islamic education.
Operational geography
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Hall Green North
Confidence: low
Direct current evidence from the organisation identifies St Michael's Church Centre in Hall Green as the place from which it is operating and where its children's Islamic education activity is delivered. This supports a neighbourhood-based operational footprint in Hall Green. However, the available evidence does not directly establish the ward assignment of the venue, so the specific ward classification remains uncertain.
- Maktabah Bab-Ul-Ilm website (mbui.org)
The website states, "We are currently operating from St. Michael's Church." It describes a madrassah providing Islamic education to around 60 students with four teachers. - Birmingham City Council, St Michael's Church Centre directory entry
The Council lists St Michael's Church Centre, corroborating that the named venue is a physical community site. - Birmingham City Council, Hall Green North ward map
The Council publishes a current Hall Green North ward map.
Remaining uncertainties
- The available evidence establishes use of St Michael's Church Centre as a current operating venue, but does not state the days, frequency, or full range of services delivered there.
- The organisation's website shows that it operates from St Michael's Church, but does not evidence a formal delivery partnership with the church; the relationship may be venue hire or informal hosting rather than a material operational partnership.
- The Charity Commission records Birmingham City as the area in which the charity operates, but this is a broad regulatory return and does not identify active delivery locations elsewhere in Birmingham. It is insufficient, on its own, to classify current operational reality as citywide.
- The registered office in Birmingham is separate from the current delivery venue. Available evidence does not show that services are delivered from the registered office, so it has not been treated as an operational area.
- No current evidence identifies additional sites, outreach locations, beneficiary catchments, or delivery partnerships outside the named Hall Green venue.
Additional evidence needed
- A current timetable or programme information confirming which activities take place at St Michael's Church Centre and how regularly.
- The organisation's latest annual return narrative, activity report, or impact report identifying all current delivery sites and the geographic origin of service users.
- Written confirmation from Maktabah Bab-Ul-Ilm or St Michael's Church Centre about the nature and duration of the venue arrangement.
- Evidence of any current outreach, supplementary tuition, relief, advice, or religious-harmony activity delivered outside the named Hall Green venue.
Areas of work
- Education/training
- Religious Activities
Who they help
- Children/young People
- People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
- The General Public/mankind
How they help
- Provides Services
Discoveries involving this organisation
The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.
Observations
A madrassah is the organisation's operational core
Although its objects permit a wide range of religious, educational and support activities, the clearest evidence of ongoing delivery concerns children's Islamic education. The organisation appears to use a madrassah model as its main route into community engagement.
Why it matters
This distinguishes its likely day-to-day role from its broader legal purposes. Potential partners should understand it primarily as a trusted faith-and-learning setting for children and families.
Show evidence
“The madrassah grew from one student and one teacher to some 60 students and 4 teachers.”
Source:Organisation“Children have been taught how to read the Qur’an with Tajweed, both visually and with memorisation.”
Source:Organisation
Its public-benefit ambition is broader than its visible activity
The charity's formal purposes include supplementary academic classes, interfaith education and support for people facing disadvantage, but the available website material gives little indication of how these aims are currently delivered. These may be emerging, occasional or less publicly documented strands.
Why it matters
This identifies both unrealised potential and an evidence gap. The organisation may hold a broader community mandate than external observers would infer from its public-facing material alone.
Show evidence
“Its objects include supplementary classes in maths, English and science for children and young people.”
Source:Charity Commission“Its objects include promoting religious harmony and providing advice, guidance, support, recreational activities and a day centre for people in need.”
Source:Charity Commission“The organisation describes its activities as helping struggling youths and helping them with maths and English.”
Source:Organisation
The organisation may function as a bridge between faith formation and civic belonging
Its stated emphasis on sincerity, morals and responsible citizenship suggests that religious teaching is framed not only as devotional learning but also as preparation for participation in wider community life.
Why it matters
This may make the organisation a relevant partner for youth-development, family-support or cohesion initiatives, provided its practical approach and relationships are explored further.
Show evidence
“The organisation wants to instil sincerity and morals in children so they become responsible citizens and role models.”
Source:Organisation“Its objects include promoting knowledge, mutual understanding and respect between different religious faiths.”
Source:Charity Commission
- Whether maths, English, science, youth-support, relief and interfaith activities are currently delivered, and at what scale.
- Which communities use the organisation, beyond its stated focus on children, young people and people of a particular ethnic or racial origin.
- Whether operating from St. Michael’s Church reflects an active cross-faith relationship, temporary premises or another arrangement.
Remaining uncertainties
- Recent annual reports or activity updates showing programmes, participant numbers, outcomes and funding use.
- Information on partnerships, referral routes, use of church premises and any interfaith or neighbourhood collaboration.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
The advancement of Islamic education, the promotion of religious harmony, the relief of those in need, to help struggling youths find their way in life and also help them with school subjects such as Maths and English. 1. We are collecting funds for Masjid Bab-Ul-Ilm. 2. Our school of thought is Ahle Sunnah wa Jamaa?a Fiqh Hanafi Maslak Deoband.
Charity objects
1) TO ADVANCE ISLAM AND ISLAMIC RELIGIOUS EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE HOLDING OF PRAYER MEETINGS, LECTURES, PUBLIC CELEBRATION OF RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS, PRODUCING AND/OR DISTRIBUTING LITERATURE ON ISLAM TO ENLIGHTEN OTHERS ABOUT THE ISLAMIC RELIGION. 2) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AMONG CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE, IN PARTICULAR IN THE SUBJECTS OF MATHS, ENGLISH AND SCIENCE BY THE PROVISION OF SUPPLEMENTARY CLASSES. 3) THE PROMOTION OF RELIGIOUS HARMONY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY: (A) EDUCATING THE PUBLIC IN DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS BELIEFS INCLUDING AN AWARENESS OF THEIR DISTINCTIVE FEATURES AND THEIR COMMON GROUND TO PROMOTE GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN PERSONS OF DIFFERENT FAITHS; (B) PROMOTING KNOWLEDGE AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND RESPECT OF THE BELIEFS AND PRACTICES OF DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS FAITHS. 4) THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF A DAY CENTRE, RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, ADVICE, GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT.