Shirley Round Table Charitable Trust

Charity 1052874

http://shirley.roundtable.co.uk/

Overview

Summary

Sources:Civic AtlasAI-assisted

Shirley Round Table Charitable Trust appears to be a locally oriented grant-making vehicle linked to the wider Round Table of Britain and Ireland network. Its role is not defined by a specialist cause or service model, but by converting locally raised funds into discretionary support for people and voluntary organisations. This gives it potential flexibility and responsiveness, while making its practical priorities, geographic reach and decision-making criteria unclear from the available evidence.

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Operational geography

Sources:ONSCivic AtlasAI-assisted

Coverage: District

Operational areas:

    Evidence and reasoning
    Supporting evidence
    Remaining uncertainties
    • The available current evidence consistently describes fundraising and grant-making as focused on Shirley and the wider Solihull area, which lie outside Birmingham City Council's ward geography. It does not evidence current direct delivery, a physical site, or a recurring operational activity within any supplied Birmingham ward or the City Centre.
    • The charity's support for Community Essentials and other local causes may indirectly benefit people in areas beyond Shirley, but the evidence does not establish that Shirley Round Table Charitable Trust itself operates services in Birmingham.
    • The website refers to the beer festival as being in Birmingham in promotional material elsewhere, but the festival's own venue page places it at Camp Hill Rugby Club, Shirley, Solihull; this is not sufficient evidence for a Birmingham operational area.
    Additional evidence needed
    • Current official route maps or street lists for the Santa Sleigh programme, showing whether any routes enter Birmingham wards.
    • Current grant reports or beneficiary lists identifying grants specifically delivered to organisations, projects or individuals based in Birmingham.
    • Official details of any regular events, delivery venues or formal partnerships located within Birmingham City Council boundaries.

    Areas of work

    Source:Charity Commission
    • General Charitable Purposes

    Who they help

    Source:Charity Commission
    • Children/young People
    • Elderly/old People
    • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
    • People With Disabilities

    How they help

    Source:Charity Commission
    • Makes Grants To Individuals
    • Makes Grants To Organisations

    Discoveries involving this organisation

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

    Observations

    Sources:Civic AtlasAI-assisted

    • A flexible local funding intermediary

      The trust appears to operate primarily as an intermediary: raising money through its Round Table connection and redistributing it through grants rather than delivering services directly.

      Why it matters

      This distinguishes the organisation from frontline charities. Its civic value may lie in identifying and supporting needs that other local organisations or individuals cannot readily fund.

      Show evidence

      • “As part of the Round Table of Britain and Ireland [RTBI] organisation we raise money for local charities and indivduals.”

        Source:Organisation

      • “Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations”

        Source:Charity Commission

    • Broad discretion may enable responsiveness but obscures priorities

      Its unrestricted charitable object suggests the trustees can respond to varied local circumstances, rather than being confined to one issue or beneficiary group.

      Why it matters

      This flexibility could make the trust useful where needs fall between specialist funders' criteria. It also means that understanding its actual role requires evidence of grants made, not objects alone.

      Show evidence

      • “FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE.”

        Source:Charity Commission

      • “General Charitable Purposes”

        Source:Charity Commission

    • Potential bridge across generations and local organisations

      The stated beneficiary groups suggest the trust may connect support for children, older people and disabled people with funding for other voluntary bodies, rather than concentrating on a single community.

      Why it matters

      This may position it as a cross-cutting local funder able to reinforce organisations serving different parts of the community. Whether this breadth is reflected in actual allocations remains unverified.

      Show evidence

      • “Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies”

        Source:Charity Commission

      • “Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations”

        Source:Charity Commission

      Remaining uncertainties

    • The geographic meaning of "local" and the communities actually reached are not specified.
    • There is no evidence of grant size, selection criteria, frequency, fundraising methods or recent recipients.
    • It is unclear how closely the trust's decisions and resources are connected to the wider RTBI network.

      Additional evidence needed

    • Recent annual reports, accounts and grant recipient lists.
    • Information on eligibility, referral routes and trustee decision-making.
    • Evidence of local partnerships, fundraising activity and beneficiary feedback.
    Charity Commission profile
    Source:Charity Commission

    Activities

    As part of the Round Table of Britain and Ireland [RTBI] organisation we raise money for local charities and indivduals.

    Charity objects

    FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE.