Pak Pashtoon Association (UK) Ltd
Charity 1159693
https://www.pakpashtoon.co.uk/
Overview
Summary
Pak Pashtoon Association (UK) Ltd appears to be a Birmingham-based, community-rooted organisation whose venue functions as both a cultural and faith-informed gathering point and a practical support base. Its role seems broader than event delivery: it combines community infrastructure, welfare and advocacy, cultural continuity, bereavement support, and engagement with public-sector partners. The available evidence suggests it may be especially important as a trusted intermediary between Pashtoon community members and wider civic institutions, although current reach and delivery scale are unclear.
Operational geography
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Small Heath
Confidence: high
The association's official website identifies British Pushtoon House in Small Heath as its venue, contact location and place for meetings, condolences and events. The Charity Commission records the same Small Heath location.
- Pak Pashtoon Association official website
The website gives British Pushtoon House in Small Heath as the organisation's location, lists daily opening hours, and describes the premises as a venue for condolences, meetings and events. - Charity Commission register, charity 1159693
The registered charity contact address is British Pushtoon House in Small Heath, Birmingham; its reported activities include maintaining or managing a community centre and providing social, recreational and advocacy support.
Remaining uncertainties
- The website demonstrates an operational venue in Small Heath, rather than merely a correspondence address, but much of its described programme material is dated 2021. There is limited public evidence of the frequency, scale or range of services currently delivered there.
- The Charity Commission records Birmingham City as the area in which the charity operates, but this is a broad self-reported geographic classification and does not identify current delivery locations elsewhere in Birmingham.
- Publicly available sources contain a minor discrepancy in the recorded address details. This does not materially alter the ward-level conclusion.
- A Birmingham City Council county-lines and gang-violence workshop is recorded at the Small Heath venue, but it is dated November 2021. It evidences a historical partnership activity at the venue, not a current partnership that demonstrably extends operations beyond Small Heath.
- There is no sufficiently current, location-specific evidence of active delivery in other Birmingham wards, despite the charity's Birmingham-wide objects and Charity Commission operating-area declaration.
Additional evidence needed
- A current annual report, activity report or programme timetable identifying services delivered during 2025-26 and their locations.
- Current confirmation from the organisation of whether British Pushtoon House remains its active service venue and clarification of the recorded location details.
- Evidence from Birmingham City Council or other current partners showing whether joint programmes continue and whether they are delivered outside Small Heath.
- Anonymised, area-level service-user or event data showing whether routine activity is confined to the local neighbourhood or delivered across multiple Birmingham areas.
Areas of work
- Economic/community Development/employment
- General Charitable Purposes
- Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- Recreation
- Religious Activities
Who they help
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
- People With Disabilities
- The General Public/mankind
How they help
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Human Resources
Discoveries involving this organisation
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Observations
A community venue is the organisation's core operating asset
The association appears to organise much of its role around maintaining accessible physical space, rather than around a single programme. This may enable it to respond flexibly to social, cultural, religious and welfare needs as they arise.
Why it matters
This helps explain how seemingly diverse activities can belong to one model: the venue may be the infrastructure through which relationships, support and community life are sustained.
Show evidence
“The charity has power to establish, maintain, manage or cooperate in managing a community centre.”
Source:Charity Commission“The organisation lists its location at 112 Hob Moor Road, Birmingham, B10 9AZ, with opening hours Monday to Sunday, 09:00 to 18:00.”
Source:Organisation
It may act as a trusted bridge into wider civic systems
The association appears to combine culturally specific community support with links to public institutions and civic figures. Its advocacy role may therefore extend beyond internal community welfare into helping members navigate wider systems.
Why it matters
Organisations with this bridging role can reduce isolation and improve the accessibility of public information, safeguarding and support for communities less well reached through mainstream channels.
Show evidence
“The charity reports providing advocacy, advice and information, and acting as an umbrella or resource body.”
Source:Charity Commission“The organisation publicised workshops with Birmingham City Council on county lines and gang violence, and an event attended by West Midlands Police representatives.”
Source:Organisation
Bereavement support may be a distinctive source of social cohesion
The detailed rules, access arrangements and membership reference to funeral expenditure suggest that condolences and bereavement support may be a significant practical function, not merely an incidental use of the premises.
Why it matters
This indicates an organisation embedded in moments of high need and trust. Such functions can create relationships that are deeper and more durable than those generated through occasional events alone.
Show evidence
“The website provides venue rules for condolences and dua, including use of rooms and available beds.”
Source:Organisation“The annual subscription is described as varying partly according to the previous year's expenditure and number of funerals.”
Source:Organisation
- There is no evidence of current participant numbers, geographic reach, frequency of activities or outcomes for beneficiaries.
- It is unclear how the association balances member-focused services with its wider charitable commitment to Birmingham residents and the general public.
- The available website material is dated mainly from 2021, so the present level of activity and governance arrangements are uncertain.
Remaining uncertainties
- Recent annual reports, accounts and activity records showing current services, attendance, expenditure and partnerships.
- Evidence from beneficiaries and partner organisations about referrals, advocacy outcomes, bereavement support and the venue's role in the local area.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
To maintain or manage or co-operate with any statutory authority in the maintenance and management of a community centre for activities promoted by the charity in furtherance of the above objects. Activities include Social and Recreational including promoting the interest and welfare of the local community and advocacy support.
Charity objects
1) TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF BIRMINGHAM AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS. IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER: TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN OR MANAGE OR CO-OPERATE WITH ANY STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE CHARITY IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS. 2) TO ADVANCE THE MUSLIM FAITH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE HOLDING OF PRAYER MEETINGS, CELEBRATION OF RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS, LECTURES PRODUCING AND/OR DISTRIBUTING LITERATURE ON THE MUSLIM FAITH TO ENLIGHTEN OTHERS ABOUT THE MUSLIM FAITH.