Muslim Khalifa Sunnat Jamat (Wolverhampton And Bilston)

Charity 1068003

Overview

Summary

Sources:Civic AtlasAI-assisted

Muslim Khalifa Sunnat Jamat appears to be constituted as more than a place of worship: its objects frame faith practice as a base for wider community benefit across Wolverhampton, Bilston and nearby areas. The available evidence suggests an intended bridging role, connecting Muslim residents, other inhabitants, public authorities and voluntary organisations around education, welfare and leisure. However, the unusually broad recorded activity categories make its current operating model difficult to determine without evidence of actual delivery.

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Operational geography

Sources:ONSCivic AtlasAI-assisted

Coverage: Regional

Operational areas:

    Evidence and reasoning
    Supporting evidence
    Remaining uncertainties
    • Direct evidence from the Charity Commission records Birmingham City among the local-authority areas where the charity operates, but it does not identify any Birmingham service venue, project, ward, neighbourhood or partner.
    • The Charity Commission record provides no description of current activities and shows that statutory reporting is overdue. This substantially limits confidence that its recorded geographical coverage reflects current operational delivery.
    • The charity's governing document defines its primary area of benefit as Wolverhampton, Bilston and the neighbourhood. Its Bilston contact address is not evidence of any physical site within Birmingham.
    • Regional coverage is a reasonable interpretation of the Charity Commission's recorded operation across Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall and Wolverhampton; it is not evidence of district-wide or citywide delivery within Birmingham itself.
    • No material partnerships extending the charity's operational reach into Birmingham were identified from the available authoritative evidence.
    Additional evidence needed
    • A current annual return, trustees' report or impact report specifying active services and their delivery locations.
    • Official organisation information identifying any current Birmingham venue, mosque, community facility, outreach location or programme.
    • Evidence from named official partners or funders confirming current Birmingham-based delivery and the relevant ward or recognised place.

    Areas of work

    Source:Charity Commission
    • Accommodation/housing
    • Amateur Sport
    • Animals
    • Arts/culture/heritage/science
    • Economic/community Development/employment
    • General Charitable Purposes

    Who they help

    Source:Charity Commission
    • Children/young People
    • Elderly/old People
    • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
    • The General Public/mankind

    How they help

    Source:Charity Commission
    • Provides Advocacy/advice/information

    Discoveries involving this organisation

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

    Observations

    Sources:Civic AtlasAI-assisted

    • Faith institution with a civic-facing remit

      The organisation appears to use the advancement of Muslim faith as its core purpose while also positioning itself to improve social welfare and conditions of life in its local area.

      Why it matters

      This suggests it may be relevant not only to religious networks but also to local education, wellbeing and community-development partnerships.

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      • “The objects include advancing the Muslim religion through religious education, maintaining doctrines and observances, and providing and maintaining a place of worship.”

        Source:Charity Commission

      • “The objects include advancing education and providing recreation or leisure facilities in the interests of social welfare and improving conditions of life.”

        Source:Charity Commission

    • Potential convenor across community boundaries

      Its constitution appears to envisage a convening role: associating local inhabitants, authorities, voluntary organisations and others in a common effort, rather than acting solely as a service provider to a single congregation.

      Why it matters

      If active in this way, the organisation could hold relationships useful for collaboration between Muslim communities, civic institutions and voluntary-sector organisations.

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      • “The objects include associating inhabitants, authorities, voluntary and other organisations in a common effort.”

        Source:Charity Commission

      • “The area of benefit is Wolverhampton, Bilston and the neighbourhood, primarily benefiting Muslim inhabitants without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, race or political or other opinions.”

        Source:Charity Commission

    • Recorded activity profile is unusually broad and needs testing

      The listed charitable activities span housing, culture, sport, animals and employment alongside general charitable purposes. This may indicate a wide practical remit, but may also reflect broad registration categories rather than active programmes.

      Why it matters

      Clarifying this would prevent other organisations from either overlooking potential capabilities or assuming services exist where they do not.

      Show evidence

      • “The charity's recorded activities include accommodation/housing, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport, animals, and economic/community development/employment.”

        Source:Charity Commission

      • “The charity is recorded as providing advocacy, advice and information.”

        Source:Charity Commission

      Remaining uncertainties

    • Which of the recorded activity areas are currently delivered, and at what scale.
    • Whether it operates facilities beyond a place of worship, including housing, recreation or advice services.
    • Which public bodies, voluntary organisations and community groups it currently works with.

      Additional evidence needed

    • Recent annual reports, accounts or activity reports describing programmes, beneficiaries and delivery locations.
    • Information on current facilities, staff or volunteers, partnerships, referral routes and community engagement.
    Charity Commission profile
    Source:Charity Commission

    Activities

    Charity objects

    A) THE OBJECT OF THE ASSOCIATION IS THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE MUSLIM RELIGION OR FAITH THROUGH RELIGIOUS EDUCATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE DOCTRINES AND TENETS OF THE SAID RELIGION OR FAITH AND OF THE OBSERVANCES THAT SERVE TO PROMOTE AND MANIFEST IT AND IN CONNECTION THEREWITH TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN A PLACE OF WORSHIP AND OTHER RELIGIOUS CHARITABLE PURPOSES. B) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS AND PRIMARILY THE MUSLIM INHABITANTS OF WOLVERHAMPTON, BILSTON AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD (HEREINAFTER CALLED "THE AREA OF BENEFIT") WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR SEXUAL ORIENTATION, OR RACE OR POLITICAL OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE SAID INHABITANTS AND PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE. C) TO PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED.