St Martin'S Social Care Project Limited

Charity 1092860

Overview

Summary

Sources:Civic AtlasAI-assisted

St Martin'S Social Care Project Limited appears to be a place-based support organisation focused on improving later life in Perry Common and nearby areas. Its role seems broader than direct care: the stated purposes combine practical welfare, health, learning and social participation, while its methods include advice, research and support for other voluntary bodies. The available evidence suggests an organisation that may operate as part of a local support network for older residents and carers, though its actual delivery model and partnerships remain unclear.

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Operational geography

Sources:ONSCivic AtlasAI-assisted

Coverage: Neighbourhood

Operational areas:

Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Perry Common

Confidence: high

Multiple current public sources identify recurring services delivered from St Martin's Church in Perry Common. The charity's stated area of benefit is Perry Common, and its activities are framed as provision for local older people and carers.

  • Charity Commission register, ST MARTIN'S SOCIAL CARE PROJECT LIMITED (charity 1092860)
    The charity's area of benefit is recorded as Perry Common, Birmingham, West Midlands; its charitable objects concern older people and carers living in Perry Common and surrounding areas.
  • Birmingham City Council, St Martin's Social Care Project directory entry
    Lists the project at St Martin's Church in Perry Common, with regular Tuesday, Thursday and Friday activities including a community shed, gardening and craft group, exercise, social activities and meals.
  • Body Mind Spirit Partnership, St Martin's Social Care Project delivery-partner page
    States that the project is based at St Martin's Church in Perry Common and currently offers activities on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays for local older people and carers.
  • A Church Near You, St Martin's events page
    Lists recurring Social Care Project activities, including Thursday afternoon sessions and a gardening and craft group, at St Martin's in Perry Common.
Remaining uncertainties
  • The evidence confirms delivery from one Perry Common venue, but does not establish that the organisation directly delivers regular services in Erdington, Kingstanding, Short Heath or Witton. These areas are named on the Body Mind Spirit Partnership page, but the page does not specify whether they are a catchment, referral network or separate delivery locations.
  • The charity's objects refer to the Parish of St Martin's and surrounding areas. This supports a locally oriented beneficiary focus but does not define a precise current service boundary or demonstrate operations across every surrounding neighbourhood.
  • The organisation is presented as a delivery partner of Body Mind Spirit Partnership/Thrive Together Birmingham. Available evidence confirms this relationship but does not show that it gives St Martin's Social Care Project additional venues or a materially wider direct delivery footprint.
  • The Charity Commission records that the charity does not own or lease land or property. St Martin's Church is therefore best understood as a host venue used for delivery rather than confirmed charity-owned premises.
Additional evidence needed
  • A current annual report, programme timetable or service leaflet identifying participant catchments, outreach activity and any venues beyond St Martin's Church.
  • Confirmation from the organisation or Body Mind Spirit Partnership of what the listed areas Erdington, Kingstanding, Perry Common, Short Heath and Witton signify for this project.
  • Evidence of any formal referral, outreach or mobile services that operate away from the Perry Common church site.

Areas of work

Source:Charity Commission
  • Education/training
  • Religious Activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Who they help

Source:Charity Commission
  • Elderly/old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind

How they help

Source:Charity Commission
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides Services
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Discoveries involving this organisation

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

Observations

Sources:Civic AtlasAI-assisted

  • A broad later-life wellbeing model

    The organisation appears to treat poverty, sickness, education and leisure as connected influences on older people's quality of life, rather than as separate needs.

    Why it matters

    This suggests its potential value lies in addressing the social and practical conditions of ageing together, including opportunities for connection and participation.

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    • “Its objects include advancing education, relieving poverty and sickness, and providing recreation and leisure-time facilities to improve quality of life.”

      Source:Charity Commission

    • “Its activities include education, poverty and sickness relief, and leisure-time occupation for older people and carers.”

      Source:Organisation

  • Potentially a local civic connector, not only a service provider

    Alongside providing services and information, the organisation may play a connective role by undertaking research and acting as an umbrella or resource body for voluntary organisations.

    Why it matters

    If borne out in practice, this would make it relevant not just to individual residents but to the capacity and coordination of Perry Common's wider voluntary sector.

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    • “The charity helps by providing services, advocacy, advice and information, undertaking research, and acting as an umbrella or resource body.”

      Source:Charity Commission

    • “Other charities or voluntary bodies are among the groups the charity helps.”

      Source:Charity Commission

  • Carers are treated as part of the support system

    The explicit inclusion of carers suggests the organisation recognises that older residents' wellbeing is shaped by the people supporting them, not solely by individual services.

    Why it matters

    This may create opportunities for collaboration with carers' organisations, health services and community groups concerned with isolation or unpaid care.

    Show evidence

    • “The objects refer to older people and their carers living in Perry Common Birmingham and surrounding areas.”

      Source:Charity Commission

    • “The activities refer to older people and their carers within the Parish of St Martin's and surrounding areas.”

      Source:Organisation

    Remaining uncertainties

  • Whether the organisation primarily delivers activities itself, coordinates other providers, or combines both approaches.
  • Why the stated age threshold differs between the objects (over 60) and activities (over 55).
  • Which local communities, partners and unmet needs shape its work in practice.

    Additional evidence needed

  • Recent annual reports, service descriptions and beneficiary numbers by activity.
  • Evidence of local partnerships, referral routes, research outputs and support provided to other voluntary bodies.
Charity Commission profile
Source:Charity Commission

Activities

To advance education, relieve poverty & sickness and to provide facilities for recreation & other leisure-time occupation for older people over the age of 55 years and their carers living within the Parish of St Martin's & surrounding areas in the interest of social welfare and with the object of improving their quality of life.

Charity objects

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, RELIEVE POVERTY AND SICKNESS AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION FOR OLDER PEOPLE (OVER THE AGE OF 60 YEARS) AND THEIR CARERS LIVING IN PERRY COMMON BIRMINGHAM AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE.