Walsall Independent Evangelical Church
Charity 1142391
Overview
Summary
Walsall Independent Evangelical Church appears to be a faith-centred charity with a potentially broad civic-facing remit. Its stated core is public Christian worship, learning and outreach, while its reported beneficiary groups, methods and activity areas suggest it may also function as a platform through which practical support, facilities, funding and voluntary-sector assistance can be offered. The available evidence does not show how extensively those wider functions are delivered in practice.
Operational geography
Coverage: International
Operational areas:
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Remaining uncertainties
- Direct evidence: the Charity Commission record for charity 1142391 lists Birmingham City among the places where the charity operates. It does not identify any Birmingham service, venue, partner, neighbourhood or beneficiary group.
- Reasonable interpretation: the organisation's evidenced physical base and regular congregational activities are at Bath Street Centre, Walsall, rather than in Birmingham. The available evidence therefore does not support assigning activity to any more specific Birmingham area.
- The Charity Commission record also lists Hong Kong, Spain and Vietnam as places of operation, which supports an international overall footprint; however, the available material does not show whether this reach is through direct delivery, grants or missionary partnerships.
- The official Bath Street Centre website now identifies Walsall Independent Evangelical Church as charity 1213782, while the supplied organisation record is charity 1142391. It is unclear from the accessible evidence whether this is a legal-structure transition and whether all historic geographic declarations for 1142391 should be treated as current for 1213782.
- No current evidence was found of a material Birmingham-based partnership extending the organisation's operational reach.
Additional evidence needed
- A current annual report or activity report identifying the Birmingham projects, grants, mission partners or services reported to the Charity Commission.
- Official programme information identifying any Birmingham-based delivery locations or areas.
- Confirmation from the organisation of the relationship between charity 1142391 and the recently registered CIO, charity 1213782, including which entity currently delivers services and holds operational assets.
Areas of work
- Accommodation/housing
- Amateur Sport
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Education/training
- Overseas Aid/famine Relief
- Recreation
- Religious Activities
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who they help
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Other Defined Groups
- People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
- People With Disabilities
- The General Public/mankind
How they help
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Other Charitable Activities
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Human Resources
- Provides Other Finance
- Provides Services
Discoveries involving this organisation
The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.
Observations
Faith activity appears to be the organisation's organising centre
The available evidence suggests that preaching, prayer, religious education and public celebration are not peripheral activities but the primary framework through which the organisation understands its public benefit.
Why it matters
This helps distinguish the church from a general community charity that happens to have a religious affiliation: its potential relationships, resources and priorities are likely to be shaped first by its evangelical mission.
Show evidence
“To advance the Christian faith for the benefit of the public through prayer meetings, lectures, study courses, public religious celebrations and literature.”
Source:Charity Commission“Advancing the Christian faith for the benefit of the public through preaching services, prayer meetings, lectures and study courses.”
Source:Organisation
There is a notably broad potential support footprint beyond worship
Its reported methods and beneficiaries may indicate capacity to combine religious activity with practical support, including use of buildings, advice, finance, grants and volunteer resources.
Why it matters
This raises the possibility that the church could be a locally useful connector or delivery base for needs that are not exclusively religious, particularly where space, trusted relationships or small-scale support are valuable.
Show evidence
“Makes grants to individuals and organisations, provides other finance, human resources, buildings, facilities, services, advocacy, advice and information.”
Source:Charity Commission“Helps children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, people of particular ethnic or racial origin, other charities or voluntary bodies, other defined groups and the general public.”
Source:Charity Commission
Its formal remit is wider than its specific activity narrative
The charity has a legal mechanism to pursue other charitable purposes, while its public activity description remains focused on advancing Christianity. This may indicate flexibility for future or occasional community initiatives rather than evidence of a fully diversified operating model.
Why it matters
The distinction is important when assessing partnership potential: broad registered purposes should not be mistaken for confirmed delivery across every reported activity area.
Show evidence
“To further such other charitable purposes within the law of England and Wales as the trustees shall from time to time determine.”
Source:Charity Commission“Activities focus on preaching services, prayer meetings, lectures, study courses, religious festivals and literature.”
Source:Organisation
- Which of the reported non-religious activity areas are currently delivered, and at what scale.
- Whether grants, facilities and support for other voluntary bodies are regular services or infrequent possibilities.
- Which communities benefit in practice and how people access support.
Remaining uncertainties
- Recent annual reports, accounts or trustee reports describing programmes, grants, partnerships and use of premises.
- Information on service users, local catchment, volunteer capacity and collaborations with other organisations.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
Advancing the Christian faith for the benefit of the public (in accordance with our STATEMENTS OF BELIEF) by the holding of preaching services, prayer meeting, lectures and study courses, public celebrations of religious festivals, producing and/or distributing literature to enlighten others about the Christian faith.
Charity objects
(1) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENTS OF BELIEF APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO BY THE HOLDING OF PRAYER MEETINGS, LECTURES AND STUDY COURSES, PUBLIC CELEBRATIONS OF RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS, PRODUCING AND/OR DISTRIBUTING LITERATURE TO ENLIGHTEN OTHERS ABOUT THE CHRISTIAN FAITH. (2) TO FURTHER SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES WITHIN THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.