The Birmingham Lighthouse Upc
Charity 1116721
Overview
Summary
The Birmingham Lighthouse Upc appears to be a faith-led charity whose civic role extends beyond worship into practical support for people experiencing need, hardship, illness or age-related vulnerability. Its stated reach across both younger and older people, alongside a focus on people of particular ethnic or racial origins, suggests an organisation positioned to connect religious practice with support and information for a potentially diverse local constituency. The available evidence establishes its broad purpose, but not its actual delivery model, scale or partnerships.
Operational geography
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Oscott
Confidence: low
The charity's current Charity Commission contact information and its 2024 trustees' annual report both list Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Birmingham as an address. A contact or principal address is not, by itself, evidence of operational activity and does not establish an operational connection to Oscott. It does not independently confirm that worship, support services or other public-facing activity are delivered there.
- Charity Commission Register, contact information for charity 1116721
Lists the charity's address as Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Birmingham. - Charity Commission Register, trustees' annual report for year ending 31 December 2024
Records Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Birmingham as the charity's principal address.
Remaining uncertainties
- Direct evidence confirms that the charity reports operating in Birmingham City, but does not identify the neighbourhoods, venues or service locations through which that activity is delivered.
- The reported address may be a correspondence or administrative address rather than a regular service-delivery or worship site; the available evidence does not resolve this.
- Although the Charity Commission record says that the charity owns and/or leases land or property, it does not identify the property or establish whether it is the reported address.
- No current evidence was found of material delivery partnerships, satellite sites, or partner organisations extending the charity's operational reach within Birmingham.
- No substantive current content from the organisation's official website was available to verify current meeting locations, projects or partnerships.
Additional evidence needed
- A current official programme, service timetable or church meeting schedule identifying regular venues and the areas served.
- Confirmation from the organisation of whether the reported address is used for worship, service delivery, administration only, or another purpose.
- The current annual report or impact narrative with details of activities, beneficiary catchments, outreach locations and delivery partners.
- Official partner or venue listings that confirm any recurring work outside the reported Birmingham address.
Areas of work
- Religious Activities
Who they help
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
- The General Public/mankind
How they help
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Provides Services
Discoveries involving this organisation
The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.
Observations
Faith is the organising framework for wider support
The organisation appears to treat Christian ministry and relief of hardship as connected rather than separate strands of work. Practical support may be delivered as part of a faith-centred community role.
Why it matters
This helps distinguish the charity from a congregation focused only on religious observance or a general welfare provider without a faith basis. Its values, trusted relationships and referral routes may be shaped by both roles.
Show evidence
“Its objects include advancing the Christian faith and relieving persons in need, hardship, old age or sickness.”
Source:Charity Commission“It advances the Christian faith and relieves people who are young or old, in need, hardship or sickness.”
Source:Organisation
Potentially broad, but not clearly targeted, support offer
The charity signals an intention to serve several distinct groups, including young people, older people and people of particular ethnic or racial origins, but the evidence does not identify a specific priority population or service pathway.
Why it matters
This may indicate flexibility and community responsiveness, but it also leaves open whether the organisation has specialist capability, a focused constituency, or a largely general support function.
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“The charity helps children or young people, elderly or old people, people of a particular ethnic or racial origin, and the general public.”
Source:Charity Commission“The charity provides services and advocacy, advice or information.”
Source:Charity Commission
Information and advocacy may be an important bridge function
Alongside providing services, the organisation may help people navigate needs through advice, information or advocacy. This could position it as a trusted intermediary between community members and other sources of support.
Why it matters
If this role is active, the charity's value may lie partly in relationships and guidance rather than only direct provision—creating potential for collaboration with specialist health, welfare and community organisations.
Show evidence
“The charity provides services and advocacy, advice or information.”
Source:Charity Commission“Its objects include relieving distress caused by need, hardship, old age or sickness.”
Source:Charity Commission
- What services, advice or advocacy are actually delivered, and how frequently.
- Whether support is primarily local to Birmingham or delivered more widely.
- Which communities use the charity and whether ethnic or racial inclusion reflects a specific constituency.
- Whether the organisation works with public services, other churches or specialist charities.
Remaining uncertainties
- Recent annual reports or activity updates describing services, beneficiaries and outcomes.
- Information on referral pathways, partnerships, locations and volunteer or staff capacity.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
To advance the Christian faith, both locally and nationally. To relieve persons who are both young or old, in conditions of need, hardship or sick.
Charity objects
I) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO IN BIRMINGHAM AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND TO FULFIL SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED WITH THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE TRUST. II) TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED OR HARDSHIP OR WHO ARE AGED OR SICK AND TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS CAUSED THEREBY IN THE SAID LOCATION AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.