The Birmingham Samaritans

Charity 1166821

Overview

Summary

Sources:Civic AtlasAI-assisted

The Civic Atlas currently has no substantive evidence about The Birmingham Samaritans beyond its name. It is therefore not yet possible to develop a reliable understanding of its role, operating model, relationships, strategy or distinctive contribution to Birmingham. The absence of evidence is itself important: assumptions based on the organisation’s name or associations with similarly named bodies would risk confusing inference with fact.

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Operational geography

Sources:ONSCivic AtlasAI-assisted

Coverage: Citywide

Operational areas:

Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Ladywood

Confidence: high

The branch’s official page identifies 13 Bow Street, B1 1DW as its current accessible branch building. The postcode is mapped to Ladywood ward.

  • Birmingham Samaritans official branch page
    Lists the branch at 13 Bow Street, Birmingham B1 1DW; states that the building is accessible to volunteers and that telephone support is available day and night.
  • Birmingham City Council / postcode geography evidence
    B1 1DW is within Birmingham’s Ladywood ward.
Soho and Jewellery Quarter

Confidence: high

The branch’s official page explicitly states that it supports people in HMP Birmingham, and the prison’s official address postcode, B18 4AS, is within Soho and Jewellery Quarter ward.

  • Birmingham Samaritans official branch page
    Under 'Prisons outreach', states: 'We support people in HMP Birmingham (Winson Green)'.
  • GOV.UK: Birmingham Prison
    Lists HMP Birmingham at Winson Green Road, Birmingham, B18 4AS.
  • Birmingham City Council / postcode geography evidence
    B18 4AS is within Birmingham’s Soho and Jewellery Quarter ward.
Remaining uncertainties
  • The evidence directly confirms a branch site in Ladywood and prison outreach in Soho and Jewellery Quarter, but does not identify other current Birmingham venues for outreach, training, events, schools, hospitals, workplaces or homelessness services.
  • The branch declares that it works in Birmingham and provides telephone support continuously, which supports a citywide operational identity; however, no current ward-level service-delivery data is published, so activity cannot be reliably allocated across Birmingham’s wards.
  • HMP Birmingham is a material delivery location, but the available evidence does not describe the formal arrangements with the prison or identify whether any other agencies materially extend this outreach.
  • The Charity Commission describes services available across the wider Samaritans network, including face-to-face, email, text and outreach settings. It does not establish that each of those modes or settings is currently delivered by the Birmingham branch. The branch page specifically says it is not currently offering face-to-face support.
Additional evidence needed
  • A current Birmingham branch annual report or impact report specifying active outreach locations, partner organisations and service settings.
  • Branch-confirmed information on the geographic scope of calls and other contacts handled by Birmingham volunteers, including whether the branch serves a defined Birmingham catchment or contributes principally to the national Samaritans system.
  • Current information from HMP Birmingham or Birmingham Samaritans describing the prison-outreach arrangement and its frequency.
  • A current list of schools, hospitals, workplaces, community venues or events where Birmingham Samaritans delivers direct outreach.

Areas of work

Source:Charity Commission

    Who they help

    Source:Charity Commission

      How they help

      Source:Charity Commission

        Discoveries involving this organisation

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        Observations

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            Remaining uncertainties

          • The organisation’s legal status, charitable purposes, governance and geographic scope are unknown.
          • There is no evidence of its services, beneficiaries, volunteer model, partnerships, funding or recent strategic changes.
          • It is unclear whether and how the organisation relates to other Samaritans entities or local health and community systems.

            Additional evidence needed

          • The organisation’s website, annual report, governing document and Charity Commission record.
          • Evidence of service activity, volunteer participation, referral relationships, funding sources and local partnerships.
          • Recent strategic plans, impact reporting and accounts showing change over time.
          Charity Commission profile
          Source:Charity Commission

          Activities

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