Touba Tawfeex Birmingham Charity
Charity 1193576
Overview
Summary
Touba Tawfeex Birmingham Charity appears to combine a faith-based community with a broader inclusion role for Birmingham residents, particularly Senegalese and Gambian communities. Its stated model is not limited to worship: it links Mouride religious practice, practical support for people facing exclusion, and the potential development of shared community facilities. This suggests an organisation positioned to provide both cultural belonging and a bridge into wider civic life, although the available evidence does not show how these roles operate in practice.
Operational geography
Coverage: Citywide
Operational areas:
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Remaining uncertainties
- The Charity Commission-derived activity description states that the charity advances Islam and Mouridism in Birmingham and promotes social inclusion, but it does not identify the neighbourhoods, wards or venues where current services, prayer meetings, lectures or festivals are delivered.
- The registered address is not established by available evidence as a service-delivery site, community centre or publicly accessible venue.
- No current official evidence was found of a community centre operated or managed by the charity, despite its governing document allowing it to establish or cooperate in managing one.
- No material delivery partnerships, host venues, local-authority arrangements or subsidiary organisations were identified from the available evidence.
- Citywide coverage is a cautious interpretation of the charity's stated Birmingham-wide activity and beneficiary scope, not evidence of regular delivery across all Birmingham neighbourhoods.
Additional evidence needed
- A current annual report or trustees' report describing activities undertaken, events held and the locations used during the most recent reporting year.
- Official event listings, venue agreements or programme information identifying where prayer meetings, lectures, religious festivals and social-inclusion activity are currently delivered.
- Confirmation from the charity of whether its registered address is solely a correspondence address or an operational base.
- Details of any community-centre management, venue-hosting or partnership arrangements that extend delivery beyond the charity's registered address.
Areas of work
- Disability
- General Charitable Purposes
- 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
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Discoveries involving this organisation
The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.
Observations
Faith community as an inclusion platform
The charity appears to use a Mouride Islamic identity as a foundation for social inclusion, rather than treating religious activity and community support as separate strands.
Why it matters
This helps explain its likely role as a trusted intermediary: religious and cultural connection may enable support for people who could otherwise be poorly reached by mainstream services.
Show evidence
“The charity advances Islam and Mouridism through prayer meetings, lectures, religious festivals and literature.”
Source:Charity Commission“The charity promotes social inclusion for people excluded on grounds including ethnic origin, religion, belief or creed, particularly Senegalese and Gambian communities.”
Source:Charity Commission
Potentially place-based community infrastructure
The organisation appears designed to become, manage or work through a community centre, suggesting an ambition to create a durable local gathering point rather than only deliver occasional activities.
Why it matters
A physical community base could support relationships across generations, services and voluntary organisations, making the charity a potential connector within Birmingham's civic infrastructure.
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“The trustees have power to establish, maintain, manage or cooperate in managing a community centre.”
Source:Charity Commission“The charity provides buildings, facilities or open space.”
Source:Charity Commission
A broad beneficiary model may conceal priorities
The charity's remit spans children, young people, older people, ethnic communities and the wider public, which may indicate an intergenerational community role but leaves its practical priority groups unclear.
Why it matters
Understanding whether it concentrates on particular life stages or needs would clarify where it complements other local organisations and where partnership opportunities may lie.
Show evidence
“The charity helps children and young people, elderly people, people of a particular ethnic or racial origin, and the general public.”
Source:Charity Commission“The charity makes grants to individuals.”
Source:Charity Commission
- Whether the charity operates a community centre, and what activities take place there.
- How grants to individuals are allocated and which needs they address.
- Whether it works with local authorities, voluntary organisations or other faith communities in practice.
Remaining uncertainties
- Recent annual reports, accounts or activity reports showing services, grant recipients and beneficiary reach.
- Information on premises, partnerships, events and community participation.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
Advance the Islamic religion and Mouridism in Birmingham, promote social inclusion for the benefit of people who are socially excluded on the grounds of their ethnic origin. religion belief.
Charity objects
1. TO ADVANCE THE ISLAMIC RELIGION AND MOURIDISM IN BIRMINGHAM FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE HOLDING OF PRAYER MEETINGS, LECTURES, PUBLIC CELEBRATION OF RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS, PRODUCING AND/OR DISTRIBUTING LITERATURE ON ISLAM AND MOURIDISM TO ENLIGHTEN OTHERS ABOUT THE ISLAMIC RELIGION AND MOURIDISM. 2. TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY WORKING WITH PEOPLE IN BIRMINGHAM WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF OR CREED (IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY MEMBERS OF THE SENEGALESE AND GAMBIAN COMMUNITIES) TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF SUCH PEOPLE AND ASSIST THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY. 3. TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF BIRMINGHAM, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THOSE OF SENEGALESE AND GAMBIAN ORIGIN, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATIONS WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS. IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN OR MANAGE OR CO-OPERATE WITH ANY STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE CHARITY IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.