Midlands Social Care Management Trust

Charity 1138574

www.midlandsscmt.weebly.com

Overview

Summary

Sources:Civic AtlasAI-assisted

Midlands Social Care Management Trust appears to position itself as a broad social-inclusion charity centred on homelessness, adverse housing and exclusion, while also claiming a wide disability and care remit. Its stated model spans direct support, accommodation, training, advice, finance and capacity-building for other bodies. The available evidence suggests an organisation designed to work across multiple forms of vulnerability, but it does not yet show which activities are actually delivered, at what scale, or for whom.

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Operational geography

Sources:ONSCivic AtlasAI-assisted

Coverage: International

Operational areas:

    Evidence and reasoning
    Supporting evidence
    Remaining uncertainties
    • Direct evidence: the Charity Commission records Birmingham City among the places where the charity operates. However, neither the Commission record nor the organisation's website identifies a Birmingham service location, ward, venue, delivery programme or beneficiary catchment.
    • Reasonable interpretation: Birmingham may be one of several broad service areas reported by the charity rather than a location with a permanent operational base. This cannot be tested from the available evidence.
    • The organisation's official website describes work across the United Kingdom and globally, but does not provide dated evidence that services are currently active in Birmingham specifically.
    • No material Birmingham partnerships, commissioned services, delivery venues or subsidiary organisations were evidenced.
    • No physical Birmingham site was evidenced. The Charity Commission states that the charity does not own or lease land or property.
    • Because no evidence connects activity to a supplied Birmingham ward or to City Centre, no operational area has been assigned.
    Additional evidence needed
    • A current annual report, trustees' report or service-delivery return identifying Birmingham activity, including the nature and period of delivery.
    • Current evidence of locations or venue details for any Birmingham-based services, outreach, supported accommodation, care provision or offices.
    • Evidence from Birmingham commissioners, care providers, voluntary-sector partners or referral agencies confirming active delivery relationships and locations.
    • A current statement from the organisation distinguishing active Birmingham provision from historic, intended or occasional activity.

    Areas of work

    Source:Charity Commission
    • Accommodation/housing
    • Amateur Sport
    • Animals
    • Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency
    • Arts/culture/heritage/science
    • Disability
    • Economic/community Development/employment
    • Education/training
    • Environment/conservation/heritage
    • General Charitable Purposes
    • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
    • Other Charitable Purposes
    • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
    • Recreation
    • Religious Activities
    • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
    • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

    Who they help

    Source:Charity Commission
    • Children/young People
    • Elderly/old People
    • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
    • Other Defined Groups
    • People With Disabilities
    • The General Public/mankind

    How they help

    Source:Charity Commission
    • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
    • Makes Grants To Individuals
    • Makes Grants To Organisations
    • Other Charitable Activities
    • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
    • Provides Human Resources
    • Provides Other Finance
    • Provides Services
    • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

    Discoveries involving this organisation

    The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.

    Observations

    Sources:Civic AtlasAI-assisted

    • A broad inclusion mandate anchored in housing insecurity

      The Trust appears to treat homelessness as part of a wider pattern of social and economic exclusion, rather than as a housing issue alone. Its role may therefore combine practical support with longer-term inclusion.

      Why it matters

      This suggests potential relevance to organisations working across housing, poverty, disability, health and community connection, not only homelessness services.

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      • “The objects include relieving people in need because of social and economic circumstances, particularly people who are homeless, living in adverse housing conditions or socially excluded.”

        Source:Charity Commission

      • “The objects include providing care, support, accommodation, training and other services to combat homelessness and promote social inclusion.”

        Source:Charity Commission

    • An unusually expansive declared operating model

      The Trust may be intended to act through more than direct service delivery: its stated methods include grants, finance, buildings, research and support for other voluntary bodies. This could indicate a potential convening or enabling role.

      Why it matters

      Understanding whether it is a provider, funder, infrastructure body or combination of these would materially affect how other organisations might engage with it.

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      • “The charity states that it makes grants to individuals and organisations, provides other finance, and provides human resources.”

        Source:Charity Commission

      • “The charity states that it provides buildings or facilities, services, advocacy, research, and acts as an umbrella or resource body.”

        Source:Charity Commission

    • A possible bridge between disability care and social exclusion

      The listed service areas suggest the Trust may connect specialist care needs with broader social-inclusion objectives. Its focus spans learning disabilities, autism, sensory and physical impairment, mental disabilities, epilepsy and older people.

      Why it matters

      This combination may create opportunities for collaboration with housing and homelessness organisations that need stronger capability around complex support needs.

      Show evidence

      • “The listed service provision areas include learning disabilities, autism, sensory impairment, physical disabilities, mental disabilities, elderly people and epilepsy.”

        Source:Organisation

      • “The charity identifies people with disabilities, children or young people, elderly people and other defined groups among those it helps.”

        Source:Charity Commission

      Remaining uncertainties

    • Which services, grants or facilities are currently active and where they operate.
    • Whether homelessness, disability support or another activity area is the Trust's main practical focus.
    • Which organisations, commissioners or communities the Trust currently works with.

      Additional evidence needed

    • Recent annual reports, accounts and service descriptions showing actual delivery, expenditure and beneficiary numbers.
    • Information on current projects, locations, partnerships, governance and referral routes.
    Charity Commission profile
    Source:Charity Commission

    Activities

    The Charity s Principle Activities & foundation background Include the service provision areas targeted here below:- a. Learning disabilities b. Autisms c. Sensory impaired d. Physical disabilities e. Mentally disabilities f. Elderly & E.M. I. g. Epilepsy etc

    Charity objects

    FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO RELIEVE THOSE IN NEED BECAUSE OF THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, PARTICULARLY THE HOMELESS, THOSE WHO ARE LIVING IN ADVERSE HOUSING CONDITIONS OR ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED FOR ANY OTHER REASON IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF CARE, SUPPORT, ACCOMMODATION, TRAINING, AND ANY OTHER SERVICES DEEMED NECESSARY TO COMBAT HOMELESSNESS AND PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION.