Southgate Family Church
Charity 1133003
Overview
Summary
Southgate Family Church appears to be a faith-centred organisation with a deliberately broad public-benefit remit. Its formal purpose is exclusively the advancement of Christianity, yet its stated beneficiaries include both children and young people and the general public, suggesting it may understand religious activity as a community-facing practice rather than one limited to a defined congregation. The available evidence indicates potential for both direct service and informational or advisory support, but does not show how these are delivered in practice.
Operational geography
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
King’s Norton South
Confidence: high
Direct evidence identifies regular worship, debt-relief and seasonal community activity in the Kings Norton 3 Estates. Birmingham City Council records place the Primrose Hill Estate in King's Norton South ward. This supports a concentrated, estate-based operational footprint rather than general activity across Birmingham.
- Charity Commission for England and Wales, Southgate Family Church charity overview (charity no. 1133003; financial year ending 30 June 2025)
The charity reports holding regular Christian worship services in the '3-estates of Kings Norton', operating a debt relief centre with Christians Against Poverty, and delivering seasonal activities including community barbecues and carol services involving local residents. - Charity Commission for England and Wales, Southgate Family Church contact information
The recorded principal address is in Kings Norton, Birmingham. - Birmingham City Council planning record 07015012
The council identifies Primrose Hill Estate, Kings Norton as within King's Norton South ward.
Remaining uncertainties
- The evidence does not identify the precise venues used for worship, debt-relief appointments, barbecues, carol services or other activities. The registered/principal address should not by itself be treated as proof that all services are delivered there.
- The 'Kings Norton 3 Estates' are the organisation's stated focus, but the available current evidence does not separately name each estate or confirm whether every activity takes place in each one.
- The partnership with Christians Against Poverty materially supports the debt-relief offer, but no current evidence establishes the debt centre's client catchment or demonstrates routine delivery in other Birmingham wards.
- The supplied organisation record uses charity number 1217583, while the available Charity Commission activity record is for Southgate Family Church charity number 1133003. The relationship between these records and the continuity of activities should be confirmed.
Additional evidence needed
- A current official service timetable, annual report or organisation statement naming worship and community-activity venues and the estates served.
- Confirmation from Southgate Family Church or Christians Against Poverty of the current debt centre location, delivery model and geographic catchment.
- Charity Commission confirmation of whether charity number 1217583 is the successor or current registration for the activities reported under charity number 1133003.
Areas of work
- Amateur Sport
- Education/training
- General Charitable Purposes
- Other Charitable Purposes
- Religious Activities
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who they help
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- People With Disabilities
- The General Public/mankind
How they help
- Other Charitable Activities
- Provides Human Resources
- Provides Services
Discoveries involving this organisation
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Observations
A broad community-facing faith remit
The charity appears positioned to serve beyond its own membership. Including the general public alongside children and young people may indicate that it treats the advancement of faith as having a wider civic and community dimension.
Why it matters
This suggests the church could be relevant to local networks concerned with community connection and youth support, not only to religious organisations.
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“Who the charity helps: Children/young People, The General Public/mankind.”
Source:Charity Commission“What the charity does: Religious Activities.”
Source:Charity Commission
Potentially more than a worship provider
The recorded methods of help suggest the organisation may combine religious activity with practical services and the sharing of advice or information. This may indicate a role that extends beyond formal worship.
Why it matters
If confirmed, this would make the church a possible connector between faith activity, family or youth support, and local advice networks.
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“How the charity helps: Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information.”
Source:Charity Commission“Who the charity helps: Children/young People, The General Public/mankind.”
Source:Charity Commission
A flexible but opaque operating model
The object gives trustees discretion over the ways in which the Christian faith is advanced. This may allow the organisation to adapt its activities as local needs or opportunities change, but the current evidence does not reveal its priorities.
Why it matters
Understanding this discretion is important because the organisation's formal purpose alone does not predict its practical contribution or partnership potential.
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“To advance the Christian faith in such ways as the charity trustees may from time to time decide.”
Source:Charity Commission
- Which specific services, advice or advocacy activities the church provides.
- Whether children and young people are a central focus or one beneficiary group among many.
- Which local organisations, communities or places it works with.
Remaining uncertainties
- A current description of programmes, attendance and intended beneficiaries.
- Annual reports, website content or social media showing activities and partnerships.
- Evidence of referral routes, community use of facilities and collaborative projects.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
WE HOLD: REGULAR SERVICES FOR CHRISTIAN WORSHIP IN THE 3-ESTATES OF KINGS NORTON. A DEBT RELIEF CENTRE WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CAP (CHRISTIANS AGAINST POVERTY). THERE ARE ALSO NUMEROUS SEASONAL ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING: CAMPING, OUTWARD BOUND ACTIVITIES, COMMUNITY BBQ'S AND CAROL SERVICE, THESE EVENTS INVOLVE HUNDREDS OF LOCAL RESIDENTS AND MOBILISE MANY VOLUNTEERS (100+).
Charity objects
THE ADVANCEMENT OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION TO ALL PEOPLE, WORLD-WIDE