West Midland Foundation
Charity 1137085
www.Alawali26foundation.org.com
Overview
Summary
West Midland Foundation appears to be a broad-based charitable vehicle centred on reducing poverty and expanding opportunity, with Bangladesh as its clearest geographic anchor but an activity description that reaches beyond it. Its stated model is unusually expansive: it can fund people and organisations, deliver services and facilities, provide advice and research, and act as an umbrella body. This suggests potential flexibility and convening capacity, although the available evidence does not show which of these roles is active in practice.
Operational geography
Coverage: International
Operational areas:
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Remaining uncertainties
- The Charity Commission record lists Birmingham City among the places where the charity operates, but gives no Birmingham service address, project location, ward, recognised place, delivery activity or partner through which this can be mapped to an approved Birmingham area.
- The charity's most recently recorded financial year ended on 30 June 2020 with £0 income and £0 expenditure, and its statutory reporting is overdue. This materially limits confidence that the recorded operational geography reflects current activity.
- The charity's registered contact address is in London and the Charity Commission states that it does not own or lease land or property; there is therefore no evidenced Birmingham physical site.
- No evidence was found of current Birmingham partnerships that materially extend the organisation's reach.
- The available evidence supports an international stated footprint, including Bangladesh, Birmingham City and London, but does not establish whether Birmingham activity is neighbourhood-based, district-wide or citywide in operational practice.
Additional evidence needed
- A current annual report, trustees' report or activity update identifying services, grants or projects delivered in Birmingham.
- Publicly advertised Birmingham delivery venues, outreach locations or funded partner organisations.
- Evidence from official partner organisations confirming current joint delivery in Birmingham.
- Confirmation from the organisation of whether its Charity Commission 'Birmingham City' operating-area entry remains current.
Areas of work
- Accommodation/housing
- Amateur Sport
- Disability
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Education/training
- General Charitable Purposes
- Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- Other Charitable Purposes
- Overseas Aid/famine Relief
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- 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
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- 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
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Discoveries involving this organisation
The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.
Observations
Bangladesh-focused purpose, potentially wider operational reach
The organisation appears to have a specific charitable mandate focused on people in Bangladesh, especially people experiencing poverty and hardship, while its activity statement suggests a wider ambition to address similar needs internationally. This may indicate an organisation balancing a core place-based commitment with broader humanitarian activity.
Why it matters
This distinction is important for understanding who the foundation may be most accountable to and where partnerships or local knowledge are likely to be most valuable. It also raises a useful question about whether activity beyond Bangladesh is occasional, strategic or central.
Show evidence
“The objects promote the benefit of people in Bangladesh, particularly but not exclusively orphans and people experiencing poverty.”
Source:Charity Commission“Its activities refer to relieving poverty and hardship among people living in Bangladesh and around the world.”
Source:Organisation
A potentially hybrid funder, provider and connector
The foundation appears designed to operate through several routes rather than one fixed delivery model: grants, direct services, finance, facilities, advice, research and support for other voluntary bodies. This may indicate a capacity to connect needs, resources and organisations as well as support beneficiaries directly.
Why it matters
Understanding this possible hybrid role helps identify the foundation as a prospective collaborator or intermediary, not only a service provider. Its most distinctive contribution may lie in combining financial support with practical and organisational support.
Show evidence
“The charity can make grants to individuals and organisations, provide finance, human resources, buildings, services, advocacy, research and other charitable activities.”
Source:Charity Commission“The charity may act as an umbrella or resource body.”
Source:Charity Commission
Opportunity is framed as more than emergency relief
Although poverty relief is central, education, training and employment opportunity are also prominent. This may suggest an orientation toward longer-term capability and economic participation alongside immediate support such as food, health care, shelter and accommodation.
Why it matters
This broad framing could create opportunities for collaboration between humanitarian, education, disability, housing and employment-focused organisations. It also suggests that the foundation may view poverty as interconnected with access to learning, health and livelihoods.
Show evidence
“The activities include the advancement of education, training and employment opportunity.”
Source:Organisation“The charity's purposes include education and training, health, poverty relief, overseas aid, accommodation and economic or community development and employment.”
Source:Charity Commission
- Whether the foundation primarily funds others, delivers programmes directly, or combines both approaches.
- Which countries, communities and beneficiary groups receive most of its current support.
- Whether its extensive listed purposes represent active work or broad constitutional capacity.
Remaining uncertainties
- Recent annual reports, accounts or grant lists showing expenditure, delivery methods and locations.
- Programme descriptions, partner information and beneficiary evidence showing current priorities and relationships.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
WEST MIDLAND'S FOUNDATION'S CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES;THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION-TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY. THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND HARDSHIP A MANY PEOPLE LIVING IN BANGLADESH AND AROUND THE WORLD OF SHELTER- FOOD-HEALTH CARE-EDUCATION AND OTHER SUCH CHARITABLE SERVICES AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME APPROPRIATE.
Charity objects
TO PROMOTE FOR THE CHARITY IN FURTHERING THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS: ("THE OBJECTS") TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF PEOPLE IN BANGLADESH, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY ORPHANS AND THE POOR BY: A. THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND HARDSHIP AMONG PEOPLE LIVING IN BANGLADESH BY THE PROVISION OF SHELTER FOOD HEALTH CARE EDUCATION AND OTHER SUCH CHARITABLE SERVICES AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME DEEM APPROPRIATE