St Peter'S, Saltley Trust
Charity 528915
Overview
Summary
St Peter’s Saltley Trust appears to operate less as a direct-service charity than as a regional catalyst at the intersection of Christian formation, education and public life. Its role combines funding with partnership, research, evaluation and resource development, suggesting it seeks to influence the quality and direction of faith-related learning through other organisations as well as its own initiatives. Its distinctive focus on further education, schools and disadvantaged lay Christians positions it across institutional and community settings.
Operational geography
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Edgbaston
Confidence: low
Direct current evidence identifies the Trust as the employing organisation for a West Midlands-wide FE chaplaincy project and gives a contact address in Birmingham. This does not establish operational activity in Edgbaston or show that public-facing services are delivered from the site.
- Saltley Trust, 'Could you be the next Further Education Chaplaincy Ambassador for the WM Region?' (updated May 2026)
The page states that St Peter's Saltley Trust is the employing organisation for the project and provides a contact address in Birmingham. - Charity Commission register entry for St Peter's, Saltley Trust, charity 528915
The charity is registered and its 2024-25 annual return and accounts were submitted on time, supporting that the organisation remains active.
Remaining uncertainties
- The evidence supports a regional operational identity rather than a Birmingham neighbourhood, district or citywide one: the Trust says it works across the dioceses of Birmingham, Coventry, Hereford, Lichfield and Worcester, and across the wider West Midlands region.
- The Trust's current project activity includes work with seven Baptist churches in Birmingham and a regional FE chaplaincy gathering held in Birmingham, but the available evidence does not identify the wards of the participating churches or the gathering venue. Those activities therefore cannot be assigned reliably to supplied Birmingham ward or place identifiers.
- The Birmingham Baptist Churches research project was published in March 2025, but the available page does not explicitly confirm its present completion status. It is evidence of recent Birmingham partnership activity, not sufficient evidence for a current citywide service footprint.
- No evidence was found of additional Trust-operated premises, regular service venues, or delivery sites within Birmingham beyond the Trust's contact base.
Additional evidence needed
- A current grant or project portfolio naming active Birmingham partner schools, colleges, churches and venues, and identifying the areas in which activity takes place.
- A current annual report or impact report distinguishing live projects from completed projects and identifying their locations.
- Confirmation from the Trust whether its Birmingham contact base is solely an administrative office or also hosts training, meetings or direct programme delivery.
Areas of work
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Education/training
- Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- Religious Activities
Who they help
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- Other Defined Groups
- People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
- People With Disabilities
How they help
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Provides Human Resources
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Discoveries involving this organisation
The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.
Observations
A capacity-building funder rather than a conventional grant-maker
The Trust appears to use grants as one element of a broader support model, working alongside educators and organisations as a partner, critical friend, researcher and evaluator. This may indicate an intention to shape projects’ learning and longer-term capability, not only finance them.
Why it matters
This helps explain how the Trust may exert influence beyond the scale of its own delivery: through the practice, confidence and evidence base of partner organisations.
Show evidence
“We work as funders, critical friends, researchers and evaluators, resource developers and project partners.”
Source:Organisation“Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Human Resources, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research.”
Source:Charity Commission
Further education is an unusually specific bridge between church and society
The Trust’s attention to Christian presence in further education and lifelong learning suggests it sees colleges as an important but potentially under-supported setting for faith, learning and community engagement.
Why it matters
This focus distinguishes the Trust from organisations centred only on churches or schools, and may make it a useful connector between education providers, local churches and adult learners.
Show evidence
“The churches’ work in, and contribution to, the FE and lifelong learning sectors.”
Source:Organisation“The identification and strengthening of Christian presence in further education.”
Source:Charity Commission
Its strategy appears to combine institutional influence with attention to faith at the margins
Alongside work in schools, colleges and churches, the Trust explicitly prioritises lay Christians experiencing disadvantage and has developed work on faith at ‘fringes’ and ‘edges’. This may indicate an effort to connect mainstream educational institutions with less-heard experiences of faith.
Why it matters
The combination could create opportunities for religious education and discipleship to be informed by people whose perspectives may otherwise be overlooked.
Show evidence
“The continuing theological education of lay Christians particularly those who suffer disadvantage in contemporary church and society.”
Source:Charity Commission“Edgy Faith, Edgy Learning – learning about faith on the ‘fringes’ and ‘edges’ research.”
Source:Organisation
- Which West Midlands communities, institutions and partners receive the Trust’s support.
- How grants, research and partnership work are balanced in practice.
- Whether its stated focus on disadvantaged Christians is reflected in funded projects and governance.
Remaining uncertainties
- A recent grants list showing recipients, project themes, locations and funding amounts.
- Annual reports or evaluations showing outcomes, participant voices and sustained partnerships.
- Information on governance, decision-making and how communities experiencing disadvantage influence priorities.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
ST PETER'S SALTLEY TRUST IS AN EDUCATIONAL CHARITY WITH THREE MAIN AREAS OF INTEREST: THE CONTINUING THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION OF LAY CHRISTIANS PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO SUFFER DISADVANTAGE IN CONTEMPORARY CHURCH AND SOCIETY: THE IDENTIFICATION AND STRENGTHENING OF CHRISTIAN PRESENCE IN FURTHER EDUCATION: THE DEVELOPMENT OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS.
Charity objects
TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND RELIGION IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT