The Parochial Church Council Of The Ecclesiastical Parish Of St Peter'S, Maney
Charity 1140021
http://www.stpetersmaney.org.uk/
Overview
Summary
St Peter’s, Maney appears to function as both a parish church and a modest community anchor: its religious purpose is expressed through worship, pastoral occasions and shared physical space, while its stated activities extend across age groups and support for other charities. The organisation’s role seems to depend substantially on its buildings, volunteers and wider Church networks. Its current clergy vacancy may make this distributed operating model especially important, while also creating a period in which continuity and local relationships matter.
Operational geography
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Sutton Wylde Green
Confidence: high
The church and church hall are evidenced as active service and community-facility locations at St Peter's Church, Maney. Birmingham City Council lists St Peter's Church Hall as a polling-station venue in Sutton Wylde Green ward. The available evidence indicates that direct delivery is concentrated at this single Maney site and serves the local parish/community.
- St Peter's Church, Maney — Service Timetable
The church advertises regular Sunday family/communion services and a Thursday communion service at St Peter's Church, Maney, Sutton Coldfield. - St Peter's Church, Maney — Church Hall
The organisation makes its church hall and upper room at the church site available for hire, evidencing an operated community facility. - Charity Commission — accounts and annual report for year ended 31 December 2024
The PCC reported income from hall lettings, expenditure on hall costs, costs of services, and a church hall building asset, confirming continuing operation of the church-and-hall site. - Birmingham City Council — Notice of Poll and Persons Nominated
The council lists St Peter's Church Hall as a polling-station venue in Sutton Wylde Green ward. - Birmingham City Council — St Peter's Church, Maney directory entry
The council lists a Wednesday Gathering Place at St Peter's Church Hall, with food, activities and practical facilities, providing corroborating evidence of locally delivered community provision at the site.
Remaining uncertainties
- The evidence does not establish the full catchment of worship, hall users, pastoral support or the Gathering Place; people may attend from elsewhere in Sutton Coldfield, but this does not demonstrate delivery in additional wards.
- The charity reports charitable giving and support for other charities in the UK and overseas, but the current evidence does not identify recipient organisations or demonstrate that the PCC directly operates services outside Maney.
- The church's historical parish profile describes collaboration with other Sutton Coldfield churches and wider deanery bodies, but the available current evidence does not show that these arrangements create additional PCC-operated sites or regular direct delivery beyond the Maney site.
Additional evidence needed
- A current parish map or up-to-date annual report narrative identifying where pastoral visiting, youth work, family activity and community support are delivered.
- A current list of hall-based activities and external users, including whether any are operated directly by the PCC or are independent hirers.
- Current details of named funded partners and whether grants involve PCC-delivered activity outside the parish.
Areas of work
- Religious Activities
Who they help
- The General Public/mankind
How they help
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
Discoveries involving this organisation
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Observations
A faith institution operating as community infrastructure
The available evidence suggests that St Peter’s uses its church and associated facilities not only for worship but as a platform for community-facing activity, including groups for older people, parents and toddlers, young people and people with additional needs.
Why it matters
This indicates that the organisation may be an accessible local convenor whose value lies partly in maintaining space, routine and connection across different life stages—not solely in religious services.
Show evidence
“Activities include a youth club, activities for senior citizens, parents and toddlers, and other special need groups.”
Source:Charity Commission“The website describes the church as meeting in the centre of the community and includes hall hire.”
Source:Organisation
Continuity currently rests on a distributed support network
The stated clergy vacancy suggests that leadership and service continuity are presently being sustained through churchwardens, staff, volunteers and clergy beyond the parish.
Why it matters
This reveals an operating model that may be resilient through shared responsibility, but potentially dependent on goodwill and capacity outside a single permanent post.
Show evidence
“The church is in a period of vacancy following its vicar’s departure.”
Source:Organisation“Churchwardens, clergy from the wider deanery, staff and volunteers are supporting the continuing life and ministry of St Peter’s.”
Source:Organisation
Its mission combines local presence with outward charitable support
St Peter’s appears to connect place-based pastoral activity with a wider charitable orientation, using grants alongside facilities and services rather than concentrating exclusively on parish provision.
Why it matters
This may make the church a potential bridge between local residents, Church networks and causes beyond the immediate neighbourhood.
Show evidence
“The charity supports other charities in the UK and overseas.”
Source:Charity Commission“The charity makes grants to organisations, provides buildings, facilities or open space, and provides services.”
Source:Charity Commission
- The scale, frequency and current participation of the community groups are not known.
- It is unclear which local organisations use the hall or collaborate with the church.
- There is no evidence about the duration or practical effects of the clergy vacancy.
Remaining uncertainties
- Recent annual report, accounts and parish reports showing attendance, group participation, grants and hall use.
- Information on community partners, referral relationships and plans for leadership during and after the vacancy.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
Regular public worship open to all. The provision of sacred space for personal prayer and contemplation. The provision of a youth club with a Christian ethos. Promoting the whole mission of the Church through provision of activities for senior citizens, parents and toddlers and other special need groups. Supporting other charities in the UK and overseas.
Charity objects
Promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church.