Solihull Moors Foundation
Charity 1177282
https://www.solihullmoorsfc.co.uk/the-moors-foundation/
Overview
Summary
Solihull Moors Foundation appears to be a sport-led community charity whose role extends beyond football provision. Its charitable framework positions facilities and organised activity as mechanisms for improving health, inclusion and life chances across Birmingham, Solihull and nearby areas. The organisation may therefore operate at the intersection of recreation, wellbeing and education, with particular relevance to people facing age-, disability- or circumstance-related barriers to participation. The available evidence does not yet show how broadly these aims are delivered in practice.
Operational geography
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Acocks Green
Confidence: low
Direct current programme information identifies weekly Foundation-led foster-family sessions at The Gig in Acocks Green, and a weekly Bringing Families Together project at the same venue, but does not establish the ward in which the venue is located.
- Solihull Moors Foundation – Foster Families Support
The Foundation states that its weekly foster-family sessions are held at The Gig in Acocks Green every Thursday. - Solihull Moors Foundation – Bringing Families Together
The Foundation states that its Bringing Families Together project runs weekly at The Gig in Acocks Green for families in North Solihull and East Birmingham.
Remaining uncertainties
- Direct evidence supports a regular operational site in Acocks Green, but the available evidence does not establish the ward in which the venue is located or identify the Birmingham wards in which the Foundation's school partnerships are currently active.
- The Foundation says it works with primary and secondary schools 'across Solihull and Birmingham'. This is direct evidence of delivery across Birmingham as a whole, and reasonably supports a citywide Birmingham coverage classification, but it does not establish delivery in every ward.
- Most named football, holiday-camp and SEND provision is based in Solihull rather than Birmingham. The available evidence therefore indicates that Birmingham is an important secondary delivery geography within a wider Solihull-centred operation.
- The Foundation lists partners including Solihull Council, Solihull College and University Centre, Sport 4 Life UK and the National League Trust, but the available partner information does not specify which Birmingham locations or services each partnership currently extends.
Additional evidence needed
- A current list of partner schools or ward-level school-programme data for Birmingham.
- A current programme timetable or impact report showing the locations, frequency and participant reach of all Birmingham-based activities.
- Confirmation of whether The Gig is a formally commissioned or partner-hosted venue for the two Acocks Green family-support programmes, and whether further Birmingham venues are in use.
Areas of work
- Amateur Sport
- Recreation
Who they help
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- People With Disabilities
How they help
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
Discoveries involving this organisation
The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.
Observations
Sport appears to be the organisation's delivery mechanism, not its only intended outcome
The evidence suggests that football and other healthy recreation are intended to create wider benefits in physical and mental health, social welfare and education, rather than being treated solely as sporting activities.
Why it matters
This frames the Foundation as a potential contributor to local wellbeing and inclusion systems, not simply a provider of amateur sport. It may have relevance to partners in health, youth support, disability inclusion and community development.
Show evidence
“The objects include preserving and promoting physical and mental health through healthy recreation.”
Source:Charity Commission“The objects include advancing the academic, social and physical education of children and other persons.”
Source:Charity Commission
Access and inclusion are embedded in the charity's intended purpose
The Foundation appears designed to address unequal access to recreation, especially for people affected by disability, financial hardship, age, youth or wider social and economic circumstances.
Why it matters
This suggests that its most distinctive civic role may lie in reducing barriers to participation. Understanding which barriers it actively addresses would help identify complementary organisations and underserved groups.
Show evidence
“The objects refer to people needing facilities because of youth, age, infirmity or disablement, financial hardship, poverty or social and economic circumstances.”
Source:Charity Commission“The charity helps children and young people, elderly or old people, and people with disabilities.”
Source:Charity Commission
The organisation may combine place-based infrastructure with programme delivery
The Foundation appears able, or intended, to support participation through both physical assets and organised services, rather than relying on one model alone.
Why it matters
This could make it a useful local connector: facilities can provide a durable community base, while services can adapt activity to different groups. It would be valuable to establish whether both functions are active in practice.
Show evidence
“The charity provides buildings, facilities or open space and provides services.”
Source:Charity Commission“The objects define facilities as land, buildings, equipment and organising sporting activities.”
Source:Charity Commission
- Which activities, facilities and services are currently delivered, and at what scale.
- Whether the intended beneficiary groups participate equally or are reached through distinct programmes.
- Which schools, health services, community groups or other organisations the Foundation works with.
Remaining uncertainties
- Recent annual reports, programme descriptions and participation data by age, disability and locality.
- Information on facilities, referral routes, partnerships and outcomes for participants.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
THE CIO'S OBJECTS (OBJECTS) ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC GENERALLY AND, IN PARTICULAR, THE INHABITANTS OF BIRMINGHAM, SOLIHULL AND THEIR SURROUNDING AREAS: (1) TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR THE PLAYING OF ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL AND OTHER SPORTS CAPABLE OF IMPROVING HEALTH
Charity objects
THE CIO'S OBJECTS (OBJECTS) ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC GENERALLY AND, IN PARTICULAR, THE INHABITANTS OF BIRMINGHAM, SOLIHULL AND THEIR SURROUNDING AREAS: (1) TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR THE PLAYING OF ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL AND OTHER SPORTS CAPABLE OF IMPROVING HEALTH (FACILITIES IN THIS CLAUSE 3 MEANS LAND, BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT AND ORGANISING SPORTING ACTIVITIES); (2) TO PROVIDE AND ASSIST IN PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR SPORT, RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF SUCH PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED FOR SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; (3) TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND TO PRESERVE AND PROMOTE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH THROUGH HEALTHY RECREATION AND SUCH CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT; (4) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION (INCLUDING ACADEMIC, SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION) OF CHILDREN AND OTHER PERSONS THROUGH SUCH CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT.