Saheli Hub
Charity 1153202
Overview
Summary
Saheli Hub appears to be a women-centred wellbeing and participation organisation that uses physical activity, recreation and practical learning as routes into wider agency, inclusion and community involvement. Its model seems to combine commissioned health provision with accessible leisure, cultural inclusion and skills-building, anchored in a named wellbeing hub in Balsall Heath. The evidence suggests that activity is not an end in itself: it may be a platform through which women, including younger women, can build confidence, make personal choices and participate more fully in community decision-making.
Operational geography
No operational geography is currently available for this organisation.
Areas of work
- Amateur Sport
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Education/training
- General Charitable Purposes
- Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- Recreation
- 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 Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
- People With Disabilities
- The General Public/mankind
How they help
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Discoveries involving this organisation
The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.
Observations
Physical activity appears to be a route to wider agency
The available evidence suggests Saheli Hub uses exercise, recreation and adventure activities not only to improve health, but as practical settings for confidence, choice-making and greater involvement in community decisions.
Why it matters
This distinguishes the organisation from a conventional sports provider. Its likely value lies in connecting wellbeing with social participation, which may make it relevant to health, equality and community-development partners.
Show evidence
“We help thousands of women each year to get active and stay active.”
Source:Organisation“Training to enable women to be more involved in making personal choices and be more involved in the decision making processes within their own communities.”
Source:Charity Commission“Support and provision of recreation and leisure activities.”
Source:Charity Commission
A hybrid model may bridge health commissioning and community inclusion
Saheli Hub appears to operate across formal health pathways and broader community activity, through commissioned exercise referral alongside cultural awareness, inclusion and leisure provision.
Why it matters
This may position it as a bridge between clinical or public-health referral systems and community-based participation, potentially helping people remain active beyond a time-limited referral.
Show evidence
“Provider of Commissioned Exercise Referral Program.”
Source:Charity Commission“Cultural awareness and inclusion activities.”
Source:Charity Commission“The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives.”
Source:Charity Commission
Its beneficiary scope is broader than its public-facing women-centred identity
Although its website presents a strong focus on women, its registered beneficiary categories include young people, older people, disabled people, ethnic or racial groups, voluntary bodies and the general public. This may indicate a women-led core offer with wider community reach or partnership activity.
Why it matters
Clarifying this boundary would help potential collaborators understand whether Saheli Hub is principally a specialist women’s organisation, a wider community hub, or both.
Show evidence
“We help thousands of women each year to get active and stay active.”
Source:Organisation“Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind”
Source:Charity Commission
- Which women and communities use the organisation’s activities, and whether its services are restricted by geography, age or referral status.
- Whether exercise referral participants progress into longer-term community activity.
- Which health, local authority, voluntary-sector or cultural partners commission or collaborate with Saheli Hub.
Remaining uncertainties
- Recent annual reports or impact data showing participation, outcomes, repeat engagement and demographic reach.
- Details of commissioned programmes, referral partners, activity locations and formal collaborations.
- Information on how the Calthorpe Wellbeing Hub is used by Saheli Hub and other community organisations.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
Saheli Hub - Provider of Commissioned Exercise Referral Program;Support and provision of recreation and leisure activities; Provision of adventure schemes for younger women; Cultural awareness and inclusion activities; Training to enable women to be more involved in making personal choices and be more involved in the decision making processes within their own communities.
Charity objects
IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 31(2) OF THE COMPANIES ACT 2006, THE OBJECTS ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE PROMOTION OF THE BENEFITS OF THE COMMUNITY BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.