Rotary Club Of Solihull St Alphege Trust Fund
Charity 1021181
http://www.rotarystalphege.org.uk
Overview
Summary
The Rotary Club Of Solihull St Alphege Trust Fund appears to function as a locally governed charitable funding vehicle embedded in a wider Rotary membership network. Its role is broader than a single cause: club members direct funds and volunteer capacity toward changing local priorities, while retaining links to national and international Rotary themes. Recent evidence suggests a practical emphasis on convening partners and completing defined projects, particularly around children, health and community support.
Operational geography
Coverage: Regional
Operational areas:
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Remaining uncertainties
- The Charity Commission records Birmingham City among the places where the charity operates, but neither the register entry nor the club website identifies any current Birmingham ward, City Centre activity, delivery site or beneficiary location.
- The website says the club is planning a further project with an organisation described as the “Birmingham Universities Trust”, but gives no confirmed project scope, delivery location or timing; this is not sufficient evidence of current operation in a Birmingham area.
- The charity has no owned or leased land or property recorded by the Charity Commission. Its listed contact address, regular meeting venue and current hospital fundraising project are in Solihull rather than Birmingham.
Additional evidence needed
- A current grants or project list showing recipient organisations, service locations or beneficiary locations within Birmingham.
- Confirmation from the proposed Birmingham partner that a project is agreed, active and located in a specific Birmingham ward or recognised place.
- Current club reports or minutes identifying where volunteer activity, fundraising-supported services or recurring partnerships are delivered in Birmingham.
Areas of work
- Disability
- Education/training
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Overseas Aid/famine Relief
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who they help
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- People With Disabilities
How they help
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Human Resources
Discoveries involving this organisation
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Observations
A flexible local grant-maker with volunteer capacity
The trust appears to be a flexible mechanism through which Rotary members can respond to local needs, combining grants with members' time rather than operating a narrowly defined service.
Why it matters
This helps explain why its stated charitable scope is unusually broad: its value may lie in enabling support across gaps identified by members, rather than building specialist provision in one field.
Show evidence
“Members of the Rotary Club of Solihull St Alphege decide on which beneficiaries to support on a monthly or annual basis.”
Source:Charity Commission“The charity makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.”
Source:Charity Commission
Project delivery seems to depend on partnership rather than solitary provision
The organisation appears to use its network, fundraising and convening role to help make discrete local projects viable alongside other institutions.
Why it matters
Potential collaborators may find the club most useful as a bridge between donors, voluntary groups and public-facing institutions, rather than as a long-term frontline provider.
Show evidence
“In March 2025 we launched our project to raise funds for Solihull Hospital.”
Source:Organisation“This is to create a Paediatric Consultation Area within the Urgent Treatment Centre.”
Source:Organisation“We were pleased to get the Variety Club on board to help with this and all the necessary funds have now been raised.”
Source:Organisation
Children may be an emerging practical focus within a broad remit
Although the trust supports many beneficiary groups and causes, recent visible activity suggests children and young people may currently be a particularly important point of local engagement.
Why it matters
This could reveal a useful connection between health infrastructure, young carers and wider child-focused support that is not obvious from the charity's broad formal objects.
Show evidence
“The charity helps children/young people.”
Source:Charity Commission“The project for Solihull Hospital is to create a Paediatric Consultation Area.”
Source:Organisation“The club plans to visit Solihull Young Carers at Blackwell Court.”
Source:Organisation
- How grants are selected, sized and distributed across local, national and overseas causes is unclear.
- There is insufficient evidence about the trust's annual income, repeat beneficiaries, volunteer capacity or measurable outcomes.
- It is unclear whether the planned Birmingham Universities Trust project continues the child-health focus or represents a different strategic direction.
Remaining uncertainties
- Recent annual reports or grant lists showing beneficiaries, amounts, locations and repeat support.
- Information on the club's partnership criteria, member capacity and outcomes from completed projects.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
The charity assists with funds for local good causes and charities in Solihull and the West Midlands UK. Members of the Rotary Club of Solihull St Alphege decide on which beneficiaries to support on a monthly or annual basis.
Charity objects
THE RELIEF OF TH POOR AND NEEDY,OR TO OR FOR SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE,INSTITUTION,SOCIETY OR OBJECT