Sutton And Erdington Muslim Welfare Association
Charity 1020820
Overview
Summary
Sutton And Erdington Muslim Welfare Association appears to operate Sutton Coldfield Masjid as more than a place of worship: it is a community anchor combining congregational life, children’s education, volunteer mobilisation, practical wellbeing activity and outward-facing engagement. Its recent communications suggest an organisation adapting its facilities and logistics to a growing, high-demand congregation, while using the mosque’s trusted local relationships to support both faith formation and wider community participation.
Operational geography
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Sutton Trinity
Confidence: low
The organisation’s current website describes regular worship, Maktab education, youth activities, new-Muslim support, scouting, school visits and community volunteering as taking place at its mosque in Sutton Coldfield. However, the reviewed evidence does not directly identify the mosque as being within Sutton Trinity ward.
- Sutton Coldfield Muslim Association website, Contact page
Gives the organisation’s address in Sutton Coldfield. - Sutton Coldfield Muslim Association website, Weekly Schedule and Scouts pages
Lists regular Maktab classes, Qur'an and new-Muslim sessions, youth groups and a Scout group meeting at the mosque. - Birmingham City Council planning records
Planning material relating to the organisation’s address was reviewed. - Charity Commission annual-report material for charity 1020820
States that the charity’s main focus is providing facilities for the Sutton Coldfield community and identifies Sutton Coldfield Muslim Association/SCMA as an operating name.
Sutton Vesey
Confidence: medium
The association has used Sutton Park's Boldmere Gate for Eid prayer events, including confirmed arrangements in June 2025 and announced arrangements in May 2026. This is evidence of recurring, but occasional rather than continuous, delivery outside its main mosque ward. The venue is in Sutton Vesey ward.
- Sutton Coldfield Muslim Association website, Eid Prayers Confirmation & Schedule, 5 June 2025
Confirmed that Eid Salah would take place at Sutton Park, Boldmere Gate, Sutton Coldfield, with additional congregations at the Masjid. - Sutton Coldfield Muslim Association website, Eid Prayers to be performed at Sutton Park, 19 May 2026
Announced planned Eid Salah at Sutton Park, Boldmere Gate, weather permitting. - Birmingham City Council, Sutton Vesey Ward Action Plan
Identifies Boldmere Gate as a Sutton Park entrance within Sutton Vesey ward.
Remaining uncertainties
- The evidence supports a Sutton Coldfield district focus rather than citywide delivery. The Charity Commission records Birmingham City as the area of operation, but this is a broad regulatory geography and does not by itself evidence routine services across Birmingham.
- The website identifies Sutton Coldfield Muslim Association as charity number 1198049, while the supplied organisation record and Charity Commission entry are for charity number 1020820. Charity Commission material for 1020820 identifies SCMA/Sutton Coldfield Muslim Association as operating names, which supports a connection, but the current legal and organisational relationship between the two charity numbers is not fully clear from the reviewed evidence.
- There is no sufficiently specific current evidence that the association directly delivers services in Erdington or in other Birmingham wards, despite its historic legal name including Erdington.
- The Scout District, Muslim Scout Fellowship, British Islamic Medical Association and local schools appear to be meaningful delivery partners or users of the mosque, but the available evidence places those activities at the mosque rather than showing that they extend the association’s own operational footprint into additional wards.
Additional evidence needed
- The latest trustees’ annual report and accounts for charity 1020820, or a current report from the organisation, setting out service locations, beneficiary catchments and any delivery outside Sutton Coldfield.
- Charity Commission records or governing documents clarifying whether charity 1198049 is a successor CIO, a separate entity, or otherwise formally connected to charity 1020820.
- Current project information for the foodbank, advice/advocacy activity and room-hire services, including whether these are delivered solely from the mosque or at other locations.
- Evidence of any formal agreements with Sutton Park, Scout organisations, health partners or schools that establish regular off-site delivery.
Areas of work
- Education/training
- Religious Activities
Who they help
- Children/young People
- People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
How they help
- Other Charitable Activities
- 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
The mosque functions as civic infrastructure as well as religious infrastructure
The available evidence suggests the association uses its building, congregation and volunteer base to deliver community-facing functions alongside worship, including school visits, first-aid learning, advice and advocacy, and health-related preparedness.
Why it matters
This reframes the organisation from a narrowly religious provider to a potential local connector: a trusted venue through which schools, health professionals and volunteers can reach parts of the Muslim community.
Show evidence
“It provides supplementary education, advice and advocacy and work to improve community relations.”
Source:Charity Commission“Sutton Coldfield Masjid is pleased to host visits from local schools.”
Source:Organisation“The British Islamic Medical Association conducted Lifesavers courses covering Basic Life Support, Recovery Position and Choking Management.”
Source:Organisation“A defibrillator is available on-site at the Masjid.”
Source:Organisation
Capacity pressure appears to be shaping organisational strategy
Repeated changes to prayer arrangements, parking guidance and refurbishment communications may indicate that managing growth and peak-time demand has become a major operational priority.
Why it matters
Congregational growth can create opportunities for volunteering and wider programmes, but it can also consume leadership attention and create friction with neighbours, transport and equitable access—especially for women and people with limited mobility.
Show evidence
“A third Friday congregation was introduced to address increasing overcrowding, parking challenges and building work.”
Source:Organisation“Refurbishment work began in mid-September 2025 to improve and expand facilities.”
Source:Organisation“During refurbishment, women had one Friday congregation at 3:30 PM and access to the back room only.”
Source:Organisation“The mosque listed more than 1,300 parking spaces within a 10-minute walk for Eid prayers.”
Source:Organisation
It is investing in belonging across generations and stages of faith
Its programme mix suggests a deliberate effort to sustain Muslim identity among children while also creating entry points for people newly joining the faith, rather than serving only established adult worshippers.
Why it matters
This may make the association an important site of social continuity and inclusion in a locality where people can otherwise be isolated by age, background or unfamiliarity with local Muslim networks.
Show evidence
“Maktab classes are available for girls and boys on weekday evenings.”
Source:Organisation“Children aged 5 to 14 attend the Madressah.”
Source:Organisation“SCMA hosted a Ramadan Awareness programme for new Muslim brothers and sisters.”
Source:Organisation“A New Muslims: Let's Get Together event was advertised.”
Source:Organisation
- There is no evidence of the number, demographics or unmet needs of people using its education, advice, health or volunteer activities.
- It is unclear whether relationships with schools, medical professionals and aid charities are sustained partnerships or occasional events.
- The evidence does not show how refurbishment and capacity pressures affect accessibility, especially for women, disabled people and nearby residents.
Remaining uncertainties
- Annual reports or service data showing participation, repeat attendance, volunteer numbers and outcomes across programmes.
- Information on formal partners, referral routes and feedback from school visitors, new Muslims, families and local residents.
- A facilities and accessibility plan showing post-refurbishment capacity, gender-inclusive provision, disability access and parking or travel strategy.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
The charity is faith based and carries out its activities to fulfil the social, cultural, educational, charitable and religious needs of the community.It is non political and doesn't ascribe to any particular sect. It provides supplementary education, advice and advocacy and work to improve community relations.
Charity objects
TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE THE RELIGION OF ISLAM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TENENTS AND DOCTINES OF SUNNI SHARI'AH (JURISPRUDENCE), AND TO ENDEAVOUR AND ASSIST IN PROMOTING THE ACTION OF PRAYER AND UNDERSTANDING TO THE ENTIRE SUNNI MUSLIM COMMUNITY ON NON-POLITICAL BASIS INCLUDING TABLIG JAMAT