No 6 Inner Wheel District Committee Benevolent Fund
Charity 1024548
www.innerwheel-district6.co.uk
Overview
Summary
No 6 Inner Wheel District Committee Benevolent Fund appears to operate primarily as a grant-making or support vehicle for other voluntary organisations rather than as a direct-service charity. Its stated purposes combine poverty relief and education, while its activities extend to overseas aid and famine relief. This suggests a broad benevolent remit, potentially enabling the fund to direct resources where need is identified through charitable partners. However, the available evidence does not reveal its geographic focus, funding criteria, scale, or the organisations it supports.
Operational geography
Coverage: International
Operational areas:
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Remaining uncertainties
- The available evidence does not establish that the legally registered charity itself currently delivers services, holds a site, or makes grants within any Birmingham ward or the City Centre.
- The current Inner Wheel District 6 page evidences a wider District 6 network with a Wylde Green club and a past fundraising collection at ASDA Minworth, but it does not clearly distinguish activity of the District or its clubs from activity funded or directly undertaken by charity 1024548.
- The charity's Gloucestershire address appears to be a correspondence or trustee address; there is no evidence that it is an operational service site.
- Available evidence indicates overseas charitable activity, including support connected with Malawi, India and Uganda, but does not identify the charity's current grant recipients, delivery partners, or the precise geography of each funded activity.
Additional evidence needed
- The charity's latest trustees' annual report, accounts, or grant-making records identifying current beneficiaries, projects and delivery locations.
- Confirmation from the trustees of whether the Benevolent Fund directly finances or operates through any Inner Wheel District 6 clubs or activities in Birmingham.
- Current evidence of any Birmingham-based grants, regular fundraising activity, meetings, premises or formal delivery partnerships attributable specifically to charity 1024548 rather than to the wider District 6 network.
Areas of work
- General Charitable Purposes
- Overseas Aid/famine Relief
Who they help
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How they help
- Other Charitable Activities
Discoveries involving this organisation
The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.
Observations
An intermediary rather than a frontline role
The fund appears to strengthen civic activity indirectly by supporting other charities and voluntary bodies, rather than identifying individuals as its primary beneficiaries.
Why it matters
This changes how the organisation should be understood: its influence may lie in the networks and causes it enables, not in services delivered under its own name.
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“Who the charity helps: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies.”
Source:Charity Commission“Activities: Other Charities/Voluntary bodies.”
Source:Charity Commission
A broad remit may support responsive giving
Combining poverty relief, education, overseas aid and famine relief may indicate that the fund can respond to varied forms of need rather than being confined to one issue or service model.
Why it matters
A broad remit can make the fund a potentially flexible connector between charitable resources and emerging needs, but may also make its practical priorities difficult to infer without grant information.
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“Charity Objects: THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION.”
Source:Charity Commission“Activities: Overseas aid/Famine Relief.”
Source:Charity Commission
Its local relationship to place is unclear
Despite the district-based name, the inclusion of overseas aid and famine relief suggests the fund may operate beyond a single local area; the available evidence does not establish whether local and international giving are balanced or connected.
Why it matters
Understanding its geographic reach is essential for identifying potential partners, overlap with local funders, and the communities whose needs shape its decisions.
Show evidence
“Name: No 6 Inner Wheel District Committee Benevolent Fund.”
Source:Organisation“What the charity does: General Charitable Purposes, Overseas Aid/famine Relief.”
Source:Charity Commission
- Which charities or voluntary bodies receive support, and whether funding is regular or project-based.
- The geographic scope, scale, governance, and balance between poverty, education and overseas relief.
- Whether the fund prioritises causes connected to Inner Wheel networks or accepts wider applications.
Remaining uncertainties
- Recent annual reports, accounts, grant lists and donation amounts.
- Funding criteria, application processes and descriptions of supported projects.
- Information on trustees, partner organisations and geographic areas reached.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
General Charitable Purposes Overseas aid/Famine Relief Other Charities/Voluntary bodies
Charity objects
THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION