Wyre Forest Life Line Ambulance Service
Charity 515390
Overview
Summary
Wyre Forest Life Line Ambulance Service appears to occupy a practical, community-facing role at the intersection of emergency preparedness and inclusion. Its stated charitable purpose centres disabled, older and blind people, while its activities extend into first-aid education for the public and ambulance-related training for the private sector. This suggests an organisation whose local value may lie less in direct clinical provision alone than in building everyday response capability, visibility and safety awareness across the wider Wyre Forest community.
Operational geography
Coverage: District
Operational areas:
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Remaining uncertainties
- The available current evidence does not identify any Birmingham venue, community event, training delivery location or other service location.
- The registered address is in Birmingham, but it may be a correspondence address and is not sufficient evidence of an operational site or service delivery in a Birmingham ward.
- The charity's stated objects refer to Wyre Forest and its surrounding area, while its registered address is in Birmingham. The evidence does not establish whether current activity continues in Wyre Forest, extends into Birmingham, or is presently limited.
- The latest recorded income and expenditure are both £0 for the year ending 31 May 2025. This raises uncertainty about the scale or continuity of current delivery, although the charity remains registered and up to date with reporting.
- No material partnerships, ambulance-sector contracts or named community-event organisers were identified in the available evidence.
Additional evidence needed
- A current activity report, annual report or trustee update identifying where first-aid and ambulance-aid training has been delivered.
- Current event listings, course information or booking records naming Birmingham venues or wards.
- Confirmation from the charity of whether its registered address is an operational base, a training venue or correspondence-only address.
- Evidence of any current arrangements with ambulance providers, community-event organisers, schools or voluntary organisations that extend delivery into Birmingham.
Areas of work
- Education/training
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who they help
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- People With Disabilities
- The General Public/mankind
How they help
- Provides Services
Discoveries involving this organisation
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Observations
A disability-focused purpose delivered through broader community capability
The organisation appears to pursue a specific inclusion-focused charitable purpose partly by strengthening first-aid and ambulance-aid knowledge among the general public and relevant service providers.
Why it matters
This suggests its impact may be indirect as well as direct: improving how confidently local people and providers can respond to emergencies affecting people with additional vulnerabilities.
Show evidence
“To relieve the handicapped, the aged and the blind and persons otherwise disabled in the Wyre Forest or surrounding area.”
Source:Charity Commission“The teaching of First Aid, and Ambulance Aid, to members of the public and the Ambulance Service Private Sector.”
Source:Organisation
A bridge between civic life and ambulance-related practice
Its combination of public training, private-sector ambulance training and attendance at fetes and carnivals suggests a bridging role between specialist emergency-response knowledge and ordinary community settings.
Why it matters
This may make the organisation a useful local connector: visible in informal civic spaces while also able to engage organisations operating closer to ambulance services.
Show evidence
“The teaching of First Aid, and Ambulance Aid, to members of the public and the Ambulance Service Private Sector.”
Source:Organisation“The attendance of Community activities I.E. fetes, carnivals etc.”
Source:Organisation
Public presence may be part of its operating model
Community-event attendance appears likely to serve more than a ceremonial function, potentially creating opportunities for public education, trust-building and contact with people who may not seek formal training.
Why it matters
This points to outreach as a possible distinctive strength, especially for a charity whose stated beneficiaries include groups who can be overlooked by conventional service channels.
Show evidence
“The attendance of Community activities I.E. fetes, carnivals etc.”
Source:Organisation“Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind.”
Source:Charity Commission
- Whether the organisation provides ambulance transport, event medical cover, direct support or only training and outreach.
- How disabled, older and blind people specifically benefit from its activities.
- Which local organisations, ambulance providers or community groups it works with.
Remaining uncertainties
- Details of services delivered, training recipients, event roles and annual activity volumes.
- Evidence of beneficiary outcomes, accessibility practices, referral routes and partnerships.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
The teaching of First Aid, and Ambulance Aid, to members of the public and the Ambulance Service Private Sector. The attendance of Community activities I.E. fetes, carnivals etc.
Charity objects
TO RELIEVE THE HANDICAPPED, THE AGED AND THE BLIND AND PERSONS OTHERWISE DISABLED IN THE WYRE FOREST OR SURROUNDING AREA. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CONSTITUTION)