The Parochial Church Council Of The Ecclesiastical Parish Of St. Michael'S Boldmere
Charity 1128965
Overview
Summary
The available evidence suggests that St. Michael’s Boldmere is a parish-based civic institution whose role extends beyond worship services into providing space, people and support for the wider local community. Its broad beneficiary groups and stated ability to make grants indicate a potentially enabling role: not only delivering religious activity directly, but also supporting other voluntary activity. However, the evidence does not yet show how these functions are balanced in practice or which local relationships are most important.
Operational geography
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Sutton Vesey
Confidence: low
Direct evidence shows that St Michael's delivers regular worship, children's activities and a weekly Place of Welcome in Boldmere. The available evidence does not establish that this activity takes place throughout Sutton Vesey ward.
- St Michael's Church official website — Home
The church identifies itself as a Christian community in Boldmere. - St Michael's Church official website — Regular Services
The church advertises weekly Sunday worship and children's groups, plus a Friday Place of Welcome in Boldmere; the Place of Welcome offers free refreshments, listening support and winter warm-space provision. - Charity Commission register, charity 1128965
The charity's stated area of benefit is local in practice.
Remaining uncertainties
- The evidence strongly establishes a single active church-based operational hub in Boldmere, but does not provide a current map of the ecclesiastical parish or evidence that regular delivery takes place throughout every part of Sutton Vesey ward.
- The church supports Aston and Nechells Food Bank through food and toiletry collections, but the available evidence does not show that the PCC itself delivers services at food-bank sites in Aston or Nechells; these wards are therefore not recorded as operational areas.
- Members contribute to Sutton Pastors in Royal Sutton Coldfield, and the church financially supports several local organisations. These are meaningful partnership and support links, but available evidence does not establish PCC-run services at their locations.
- The church also supports mission partners in Guatemala, Zambia and elsewhere in Africa. The evidence describes partner-led work and financial or congregational support rather than direct PCC service delivery, so it does not change the assessment of the PCC's principal operational identity as neighbourhood-based within Birmingham.
Additional evidence needed
- A current PCC annual report or activity report detailing all delivery venues, outreach activities and the proportion of activity undertaken through partners.
- An official current map of the ecclesiastical parish boundary, together with evidence of services delivered away from the church site.
- Confirmation from Sutton Pastors, Aston and Nechells Food Bank, and other named partners of the PCC's current role, delivery locations and level of operational responsibility.
Areas of work
- Religious Activities
Who they help
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- The General Public/mankind
How they help
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Human Resources
- Provides Services
Discoveries involving this organisation
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Observations
A faith-based organisation with a potentially wider civic infrastructure role
The organisation appears to operate as more than a provider of religious events. Its stated provision of buildings, facilities, human resources and services may make it a local platform through which community activity can happen.
Why it matters
This changes how the organisation should be understood: its greatest local value may partly lie in the practical infrastructure it makes available, not only in its directly religious work.
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“Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services.”
Source:Charity Commission“The charity sets out to provide a range of religious activities across a broad spectrum of ages within the Parish of Boldmere.”
Source:Charity Commission
Its remit spans generations rather than a narrowly defined congregation
The organisation appears to frame its mission around a geographically defined parish while explicitly including children, young people, older people and the general public. This may indicate an aspiration to be a cross-generational presence in Boldmere.
Why it matters
A cross-generational remit can position the organisation as a potential connector between groups that are often served separately, especially where shared spaces or intergenerational activity are valuable.
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“Children/young People, Elderly/old People, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind.”
Source:Charity Commission“Promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church.”
Source:Charity Commission
There may be an overlooked intermediary role with other voluntary organisations
The ability to make grants and the explicit inclusion of other charities or voluntary bodies suggest that the organisation may support local civic activity indirectly as well as through its own programmes.
Why it matters
If active in practice, this could make St. Michael’s a useful bridge to smaller organisations needing funding, volunteers, premises or trusted local relationships.
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“Makes Grants To Organisations.”
Source:Charity Commission“Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies.”
Source:Charity Commission
- Whether buildings and facilities are regularly available to organisations beyond church activity.
- Which age groups, communities and voluntary organisations currently benefit in practice.
- Whether grants are a significant part of its operating model or only an occasional capability.
- What partnerships, networks or unmet local needs shape its work.
Remaining uncertainties
- A current programme calendar, facility-use information and details of regular community groups.
- Annual reports or financial information showing grants, property use and allocation of resources.
- Examples of partner organisations, referrals, shared projects and local community outcomes.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
The charity sets out to provide a range of religious activities across a broad spectrum of ages within the Parish of Boldmere
Charity objects
Promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church.