St Paul'S Community Development Trust
Charity 508943
Overview
Summary
St Paul’s Community Development Trust appears to operate as a place-based, multi-service civic institution rather than a single-purpose charity. Its combination of education, family support, youth provision, community facilities and a city farm suggests an operating model built around sustained relationships with children, families and the wider Balsall Heath community. The organisation’s remit also includes strengthening other voluntary groups, potentially giving it an influence beyond its directly delivered services.
Operational geography
No operational geography is currently available for this organisation.
Areas of work
- Amateur Sport
- Animals
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Education/training
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who they help
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Other Defined Groups
- People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
- People With Disabilities
- The General Public/mankind
How they help
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Human Resources
- Provides Services
Discoveries involving this organisation
The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.
Observations
A neighbourhood institution built around life stages
The available evidence suggests the Trust is designed to support people across interconnected stages of family and community life, from early years provision through school, youth activities and family support, rather than responding to one isolated need.
Why it matters
This helps explain its likely role as a long-term local anchor: relationships formed through one service may enable families to access support, learning and community activity elsewhere in the Trust.
Show evidence
“Together St Paul’s is a nursery, specialist school, family support centre, community hub and city farm in Balsall Heath, Birmingham.”
Source:Organisation“The website lists 0–19 family support, early years family hub, parenting programmes, breastfeeding support, after-school childcare and playschemes.”
Source:Organisation
Community infrastructure is part of its charitable purpose
The Trust appears to combine direct support with enabling functions: it provides premises, management and administrative support, and resource-body activity for other voluntary and community groups.
Why it matters
Its local contribution may therefore include strengthening the capacity of other organisations, not only delivering its own programmes. This could make it a useful connector or host within the local civic ecosystem.
Show evidence
“The charity objects include the provision of management and administrative support to other voluntary and community groups.”
Source:Charity Commission“The charity reports that it provides buildings, facilities or open space and acts as an umbrella or resource body.”
Source:Charity Commission
The city farm may be a distinctive bridge between services and place
Including a city farm alongside educational, health, family and community functions may indicate an unusually broad view of wellbeing, where environmental activity and accessible shared spaces complement formal support services.
Why it matters
This is a potential distinctive asset for collaboration: the farm may create opportunities for learning, recreation, environmental engagement and relationship-building that conventional service settings cannot easily provide.
Show evidence
“Together St Paul’s is a nursery, specialist school, family support centre, community hub and city farm.”
Source:Organisation“The charity objects include the establishment and management of environmental projects.”
Source:Charity Commission
- How services are funded, governed and coordinated across the Trust is not evidenced.
- There is no evidence on reach, beneficiary experience, outcomes or partnerships with other local organisations.
- It is unclear whether the organisation’s geographical focus has shifted beyond Balsall Heath and nearby areas.
Remaining uncertainties
- Recent annual reports, accounts and impact reporting showing service scale, funding sources and outcomes.
- Evidence of referral pathways, formal partnerships and support provided to other voluntary and community groups.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
The main activities of the Charity are facilities and services for education, support, training, recreation and leisure time occupation for children and young people resident in Balsall Heath and the surrounding area, and where appropriate the remainder of the community, including: the establishment and management of environmental projects, health services, family support services, community etc.
Charity objects
THE PROVISION OF ACCOMMODATION, FACILITIES AND SERVICES FOR EDUCATION, SUPPORT, TRAINING, RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS RESIDENT IN BALSALL HEATH AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, AND WHERE APPROPRIATE THE REMAINDER OF THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS, HEALTH SERVICES, FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES, COMMUNITY EVENTS, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, CAPACITY BUILDING AND THE PROVISION OF MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT TO OTHER VOLUNTARY AND COMMUNITY GROUPS, BEING FACILITIES - (A) OF WHICH SUCH PERSONS HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, POVERTY, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY; AND (B) WHICH WILL IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR SUCH PERSONS BY PROMOTING THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING..