The Social Cohesion Foundation
Charity 1204757
Overview
Summary
The Social Cohesion Foundation appears to be a service-delivery charity focused on immediate poverty relief while also holding a broader mandate spanning health, education, water and sanitation. Its reported activity—food packages alongside health advisory workshops—suggests an approach that combines material support with practical health information. The organisation presents itself as serving a wide range of people affected by hardship, including groups who may face additional barriers, although the available evidence does not show where it works, how services are targeted, or whether its wider charitable objects are active programmes.
Operational geography
Coverage: International
Operational areas:
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Remaining uncertainties
- The Charity Commission record states that the charity operates in Birmingham City, but does not identify any Birmingham ward, recognised place, venue or service-delivery location. The supplied evidence therefore does not support identifying a more specific Birmingham operational area.
- The charity's reported income and expenditure were both £0 for the financial years ending 5 April 2024 and 5 April 2025. This makes the extent and recency of actual service delivery uncertain, despite its declared operating areas and stated activities.
- No evidence was found of physical service sites in Birmingham. The registered contact address is in Solihull and should not be treated as a Birmingham operational site.
- No material partnerships extending the charity's Birmingham reach were identified in the consulted official records.
Additional evidence needed
- A current annual report, activity report or service timetable identifying where Birmingham food-package distribution and health-advisory workshops are delivered.
- Official evidence of any Birmingham venues, outreach locations or host organisations used by the charity.
- Confirmation from the charity of whether it has delivered services in Birmingham during or after the financial year ending 5 April 2025, including the relevant wards or places.
- Details of any delivery partnerships that provide access to Birmingham communities.
Areas of work
- Disability
- General Charitable Purposes
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who they help
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- People With Disabilities
- The General Public/mankind
How they help
- Provides Services
Discoveries involving this organisation
The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.
Observations
Immediate relief is paired with preventative support
The available evidence suggests the organisation may combine short-term assistance with advice intended to help people manage health-related risks or needs. Food packages address immediate hardship, while health workshops may represent a more preventative element.
Why it matters
This helps distinguish the organisation from a purely emergency food provider. Its role may sit at the intersection of poverty relief and health resilience, creating potential links with health, disability and community-support organisations.
Show evidence
“food package and health advisory workshop”
Source:Organisation“THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION AND HEALTHCARE PROJECTS AND ACCESS TO CLEAN WATER AND SANITATION.”
Source:Charity Commission
Its formal ambition is broader than its reported activity
There appears to be a gap between the organisation's wide charitable objects—covering education, healthcare, clean water and sanitation—and the limited activity evidence currently available, which names food packages and health advice.
Why it matters
This may indicate either an organisation with a broad enabling mandate or one whose current delivery is concentrated in a narrower set of services. Clarifying this would improve understanding of its strategic direction and possible partners.
Show evidence
“THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION AND HEALTHCARE PROJECTS AND ACCESS TO CLEAN WATER AND SANITATION.”
Source:Charity Commission“food package and health advisory workshop”
Source:Organisation
The intended beneficiary base is notably broad
The organisation appears to frame poverty and hardship as affecting the general public while explicitly recognising children, older people and people with disabilities as groups it helps.
Why it matters
This broad remit may support inclusive access, but it also leaves open an important question: whether services are designed around the distinct needs of these groups or simply available to all.
Show evidence
“Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, The General Public/mankind”
Source:Charity Commission“Provides Services”
Source:Charity Commission
- Where the organisation operates and which communities it reaches.
- Whether education, water and sanitation are active programmes or only part of its charitable remit.
- How services are targeted, delivered and adapted for disabled people, children and older people.
Remaining uncertainties
- Recent activity reports showing programmes, locations, beneficiary numbers and outcomes.
- Information on delivery partners, referral routes, funding and the content of health advisory workshops.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
food package and health advisory workshop
Charity objects
THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION AND HEALTHCARE PROJECTS AND ACCESS TO CLEAN WATER AND SANITATION.