Red Sun Organisation

Charity 1140349

www.redsun.org.uk

Overview

Summary

Sources:Civic AtlasAI-assisted

Red Sun Organisation appears to occupy a practical settlement-support role for Kurdish and Middle Eastern asylum seekers and refugees in Birmingham. Its core model is not direct material provision but specialist, volunteer-delivered information, advice and guidance that may help people navigate employment, training, housing, benefits and related hardship. The breadth of its charitable purposes suggests an ambition to support longer-term inclusion, although the available activity evidence is much more specific than its stated range of charitable aims.

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Operational geography

Sources:ONSCivic AtlasAI-assisted

Coverage: Regional

Operational areas:

    Evidence and reasoning
    Supporting evidence
    Remaining uncertainties
    • The Charity Commission's current register entry states that the charity operates in Birmingham City, Dudley, Solihull, Walsall and Wolverhampton, indicating a regional footprint. However, its current activity description specifically describes information, advice and guidance services for asylum seekers, refugees and their families 'in Birmingham'; it does not identify delivery locations in the other listed local authorities.
    • There is no direct evidence that face-to-face appointments take place at the charity's contact address. This is recorded as the charity's contact address, but the Charity Commission states that the charity does not own or lease land or property, so it should not be treated as a confirmed operational site.
    • No current evidence identifies Birmingham wards, neighbourhoods, or specific venues where services are delivered. Birmingham-wide service delivery is supported, but a more local operational geography cannot be assigned confidently.
    • The charity reported zero income and zero expenditure for each of the financial years ending 31 March 2021 to 31 March 2025. Although its reporting is current and its activity statement says services are delivered by volunteers, this leaves uncertainty about the present scale and regularity of activity.
    Additional evidence needed
    • A current service directory, appointment information or official website content confirming where face-to-face appointments are held in Birmingham.
    • Confirmation from the organisation or host venue of whether the charity's contact address is an active advice-delivery location rather than a correspondence address.
    • Current evidence describing services or partnerships in Dudley, Solihull, Walsall and Wolverhampton, to substantiate the regional operating-area declaration.
    • A recent annual report, activity report or equivalent evidence showing the volume, frequency and geographic reach of volunteer-delivered support.

    Areas of work

    Source:Charity Commission
    • Accommodation/housing
    • Amateur Sport
    • Arts/culture/heritage/science
    • Economic/community Development/employment
    • Education/training
    • General Charitable Purposes
    • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

    Who they help

    Source:Charity Commission
    • Other Defined Groups

    How they help

    Source:Charity Commission
    • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides Services

    Discoveries involving this organisation

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

    Observations

    Sources:Civic AtlasAI-assisted

    • A navigation-focused route into inclusion

      The organisation appears to address financial hardship and exclusion primarily by helping people understand and access systems, opportunities and entitlements, rather than by describing itself as a provider of jobs, housing or cash support.

      Why it matters

      This clarifies Red Sun's likely role within Birmingham's support ecosystem: it may be most valuable where people need trusted interpretation of complex pathways between displacement, welfare, housing, training and work.

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      • “Red Sun provides information, advice and guidance on employment and training to asylum seekers, refugees and their families in Birmingham.”

        Source:Organisation

      • “The charity objects include relief of financial hardship by providing advice on housing, employment and benefits relating to welfare.”

        Source:Charity Commission

    • Specialist knowledge is central to its delivery model

      Red Sun appears to rely on volunteers with specialist expertise, making professional knowledge and personal access to that knowledge a central organisational asset.

      Why it matters

      This may make the organisation flexible and relational, but could also mean capacity depends on volunteer availability, specialist recruitment and the consistency of appointment-based support.

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      • “The service is provided on a voluntary basis through volunteers who are specialists in the above fields.”

        Source:Organisation

      • “Support is available over the phone and face-to-face through appointments.”

        Source:Organisation

    • Its formal remit is broader than its evidenced current activity

      There is a notable gap between the wide range of charitable purposes and classifications and the narrowly described current service. This may indicate either a wider offer not captured here, or a charity whose operational focus has concentrated on advice, employment and training.

      Why it matters

      This distinction matters when assessing potential partnerships: Red Sun may hold wider ambitions or capabilities, but the available evidence supports confidence mainly in its advice-based settlement role.

      Show evidence

      • “The charity's stated work includes arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport, accommodation/housing and economic/community development/employment.”

        Source:Charity Commission

      • “Red Sun provides information, advice and guidance on employment and training.”

        Source:Organisation

      Remaining uncertainties

    • Whether Red Sun currently delivers activities beyond employment and training advice.
    • Which communities within the broad Kurdish and Middle Eastern population it reaches, and whether language or immigration-status barriers shape access.
    • Whether it works through referral partnerships with housing, welfare, legal, health or employment organisations.

      Additional evidence needed

    • Recent service data showing advice topics, number of people supported, referral routes and outcomes.
    • Information on volunteer roles, languages, specialist qualifications and capacity.
    • Evidence of partnerships, community outreach and any arts, sport, health or cultural activity.
    Charity Commission profile
    Source:Charity Commission

    Activities

    Red Sun Provides Information Advice and Guidance (IAG) on Employment and Training to Asylum Seekers, Refugees and their families in Birmingham. The service is provided on a voluntary basis through our Volunteers who are specialists in the above fields both over the phone and face-to-face through appointments.

    Charity objects

    TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF KURDISH AND MIDDLE EASTERN ASYLUM SEEKERS AND REFUGEES AND THEIR FAMILIES IN BIRMINGHAM BY A) THE PROMOTION OF GOOD HEALTH; B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING; C) THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP BY PROVIDING ADVICE ON HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT AND BENEFITS RELATING TO WELFARE