St Gabriel'S Centre Weoley Castle

Charity 1145626

www.stgabrielsweoleycastle.com

Overview

Summary

Sources:Civic AtlasAI-assisted

St Gabriel's Centre Weoley Castle appears to be a place-based community anchor: its core role is to maintain a shared local venue while using it to connect residents, public bodies and voluntary organisations around education, poverty relief, wellbeing and recreation. Its relationship with St Gabriel's Church suggests a locally embedded civic ecosystem rather than a standalone service provider. The available evidence establishes a broad inclusive mandate, but gives little visibility of the Centre's current programmes, partnerships, reach or outcomes.

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Operational geography

No operational geography is currently available for this organisation.

Areas of work

Source:Charity Commission
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Who they help

Source:Charity Commission
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities

How they help

Source:Charity Commission
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services

Discoveries involving this organisation

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

Observations

Sources:Civic AtlasAI-assisted

  • A community anchor built around shared space

    The Centre appears to use stewardship of a physical venue as its operating base for wider community development, rather than treating premises simply as an administrative asset.

    Why it matters

    This suggests its potential value lies in convening activity and relationships locally, including activities delivered by others, as well as in services it may deliver directly.

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    • “The charity's objects include providing, maintaining and managing a centre for the community within the parish of St Gabriel and surrounding neighbourhoods.”

      Source:Charity Commission

    • “The charity reports providing buildings, facilities or open space, services, and advocacy, advice or information.”

      Source:Charity Commission

  • Its stated model depends on cross-sector association

    The organisation appears designed to bring residents together with local authorities and voluntary or other organisations, making partnership-building part of its charitable purpose rather than an optional addition.

    Why it matters

    This makes the Centre a potentially important local connector and suggests that its effectiveness may depend on the strength and diversity of relationships around it.

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    • “The objects seek to associate inhabitants, local authorities, voluntary organisations and other bodies in a common effort.”

      Source:Charity Commission

    • “Its purposes include education, poverty relief, social welfare, recreation, economic or community development and employment.”

      Source:Charity Commission

  • Church and Centre share a local flourishing narrative

    The Centre appears closely connected to St Gabriel's Church while presenting itself as one of two partner organisations with a shared ambition for communities, individuals and families to flourish.

    Why it matters

    This may give the Centre access to trust, networks and safeguarding infrastructure, while also raising useful questions about how its charitable activity is governed and experienced independently of church activity.

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    • “St Gabriel's Church and Centre are two partner organisations who share a common vision to enable local communities, individuals and families to flourish.”

      Source:Organisation

    • “The website presents weekly activities, services, events, family fun days and regular clubs and activities.”

      Source:Organisation

    Remaining uncertainties

  • Which activities are run by the Centre, the Church, or external partners.
  • Whether the named beneficiary groups are actively reached and in what numbers.
  • What current poverty-relief, education, advice or employment support is available.
  • Which local organisations and public bodies currently use or work through the Centre.

    Additional evidence needed

  • A current programme timetable identifying providers, audiences, costs and venue use.
  • Recent annual reports, accounts or impact reports showing income, expenditure, partnerships and outcomes.
  • Evidence from participants and local partners about unmet needs, accessibility and the Centre's convening role.
Charity Commission profile
Source:Charity Commission

Activities

Providing a centre for the benefit of the community within the parish of St Gabriel and its surrounding neighbourhood and to maintain and manage the same. Promoting the benefits of inhabitants of the area, without distinction, by associating together with the inhabitants and the local authorities, voluntary and other organisations in a common effort to advance education & relieve poverty.

Charity objects

1) TO PROVIDE A CENTRE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY WITHIN THE PARISH OF ST GABRIEL AND ITS SURROUNDING NEIGHBOURHOODS ("THE AREA OF BENEFIT")AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME WHETHER ALONE OR IN COOPERATION WITH LOCAL AUTHORITY OR OTHER PERSON OR BODY OR BODIES. 2) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF AGE, SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR POLITICAL BELIEFS, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTEER AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, RELIEVE POVERTY AND DISADVANTAGE ARISING THERE FROM AND SICKNESS AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA BENEFIT