Sutton Roughley

This summary reflects the Atlas' current understanding of the ward based on the evidence analysed so far.

Overview

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Summary

Based on the organisations currently reviewed by the Civic Atlas, Sutton Roughley appears to contain several unusually place-rooted civic assets: two primary-school communities, the Harvest Fields development and centre, sheltered and affordable housing, and services supporting people affected by serious illness. The strongest pattern is not a single coordinated network, but a small number of sites that host or anchor multiple forms of community activity.

Context

The available evidence identifies 15 charities associated with Sutton Roughley or with activity evidenced there. Operational evidence is strongest for specific sites rather than for ward-wide provision: Little Sutton Primary School, Moor Hall Primary School, Harvest Fields Centre and development, and Lench's Trust's Tanner's Close. The employment-deprivation figure is from 2019 and records a score of 4.6%; without comparative data, it should not be interpreted as showing how Sutton Roughley ranks against other wards. The coverage metadata records no overall completed review percentage, so these observations should be read as a developing, incomplete picture rather than a complete account of civic life in the ward.

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Profile

Political power: Local Conservatives

IMD: 4.6%

Civic organisations (15)

The Atlas has evidence of 15 organisations operating here.

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Discoveries involving organisations in this ward

The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving organisations in this ward yet.

Observations

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  • The Harvest Fields development looks like a concentrated civic ecosystem rather than simply a housing estate

    Several separately registered organisations are connected to the Harvest Fields area: Harvest Fields Centre provides a venue and community hub; Harvest Fields Community Church meets there; Little Sutton Nursery operates a dedicated 0–3 provision there; and Harvest Fields Homes and Quothquan Homes jointly own and manage rented homes on the development. Quothquan Trust also reports lending to the two housing charities. This suggests that housing, venue space, early-years provision, faith activity and charitable finance are unusually concentrated in one local geography. It would be worth exploring whether residents experience these as a joined-up local support system, or as neighbouring organisations with limited practical connection.

    Why it matters

    A place with several complementary assets in close proximity may be better positioned to build informal support, referrals and shared activity than a place where services are dispersed. It may also create an opportunity for collaboration around tenants, families with young children, and people using community space. However, co-location and related trusteeship do not by themselves demonstrate coordinated delivery.

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    • Harvest Fields Centre Ltd operational-area review:
      The charity operates the Harvest Fields Church and Community Centre in Sutton Roughley as a conference, community-event and room-hire venue.

    • Harvest Fields Community Church operational-area review:
      The church meets at Harvest Fields Centre, where it advertises regular parent-and-toddler and children's activities; the Charity Commission record says most members live on the Harvest Fields development.

    • The Little Sutton Club and Nursery School operational-area review:
      Little Sutton Nursery operates a dedicated 0–3 unit at Harvest Fields Centre as well as its core provision at Little Sutton Primary School.

    • Harvest Fields Homes and Quothquan Homes operational-area reviews:
      The available evidence states that the sister charities jointly own and manage 46 rented houses on the Harvest Fields development, although ownership of individual homes is not publicly separated.

    • Quothquan Trust operational-area review:
      The Trust's 2024 accounts report loans enabling Quothquan Homes and Harvest Fields Homes to acquire social housing.

  • School sites appear to be important civic platforms, not only education settings

    Little Sutton Primary School is linked to its parent charity, Friends of Little Sutton School, and to Little Sutton Nursery and Kids Club. Moor Hall Primary School is linked both to its Parents Association and to the Royal Sutton Coldfield Orchestra's weekly youth rehearsals. These are examples of school communities supporting activity across education, childcare, fundraising and arts participation. The pattern suggests that school premises and school relationships may be among the ward's most reliable routes into family and youth participation.

    Why it matters

    School-centred infrastructure can bring together children, parents, volunteers and local cultural activity without requiring separate standalone facilities. It may offer a practical route for organisations seeking to reach families, but it also raises a question about who is less likely to be reached: residents without children at these schools may not encounter the same networks.

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    • Friends of Little Sutton School operational-area review:
      The charity makes donations directly to Little Sutton Primary School and is identified by the school as its registered-charity PTA; the school is recorded in Sutton Roughley.

    • The Little Sutton Club and Nursery School operational-area review:
      The charity provides preschool education, childcare and out-of-school-hours provision from Little Sutton Primary School in Sutton Roughley.

    • Moor Hall School Parents Association operational-area review:
      The association fundraises for projects that enhance education at Moor Hall Primary School, which is recorded in Sutton Roughley.

    • The Royal Sutton Coldfield Orchestra operational-area review:
      Its Youth Orchestra and Youth Ensemble rehearse weekly at Moor Hall Primary School in Sutton Roughley.

  • There are signs of a local later-life and serious-illness support landscape, but its connections are not yet visible

    Tanner's Close provides sheltered housing, communal facilities and activities open to the wider community. Alongside this, the Cancer Support Centre and St Giles Hospice have evidenced Sutton Coldfield service hubs offering support related to cancer, palliative care and bereavement, although their precise position within Sutton Roughley is not confirmed by the available evidence. Sutton Coldfield Charitable Trust also makes grants available to people in need across the Sutton Coldfield constituency, including Sutton Roughley. These assets may form a potentially valuable support landscape for older people and people facing illness, housing insecurity or loss, but the available evidence does not show whether they know of, refer to or coordinate with one another.

    Why it matters

    People dealing with illness, bereavement or changing housing needs can encounter services at moments when navigating multiple systems is particularly difficult. If these organisations are connected only weakly, there may be an opportunity to improve signposting or practical referral pathways. Conversely, the ward may already have informal links that are simply not visible in public evidence.

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    • Lench's Trust operational-area review:
      Tanner's Close in Sutton Roughley is a current sheltered-housing scheme with 24 one-bedroom apartments, a scheme manager, communal facilities and activities open to the wider community.

    • The Cancer Support Centre-Sutton Coldfield operational-area review:
      The Centre provides therapies, groups and workshops from its Sutton Coldfield hub, but the available evidence does not establish its ward location.

    • St Giles Hospice operational-area review:
      St Giles operates a Sutton Coldfield site with wellbeing groups and bereavement support, but the supplied evidence does not directly place that site in Sutton Roughley.

    • Sutton Coldfield Charitable Trust operational-area review:
      The Trust's individual-grant eligibility covers residents of Sutton Roughley within the Sutton Coldfield constituency, though this evidences eligibility rather than a physical site or known grant recipients in the ward.

  • Employment support is notably absent from the currently visible organisational picture

    Among the organisations currently reviewed by the Civic Atlas, activity is concentrated around housing, education and childcare, faith and community space, health and bereavement support, grants, and music. No organisation is explicitly evidenced as providing employment advice, skills-to-work pathways, job brokerage, enterprise support or adult employability services in Sutton Roughley. This absence is worth noticing because the available employment-deprivation dataset records a 2019 score of 4.6%, even though no comparator is provided and the figure cannot show current conditions on its own.

    Why it matters

    The question is not necessarily whether Sutton Roughley lacks employment support; it may be supplied by organisations not yet captured, by citywide providers, employers, schools or informal networks. But if the absence persists after further mapping, it could point to an opportunity for local venues, housing providers, schools and grant-makers to connect residents with employment, training or financial-resilience support.

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    • Organisation records and operational-area reviews for Sutton Roughley:
      The reviewed organisations describe housing, childcare, school fundraising, faith activity, community venues, health and bereavement support, charitable grants and arts activity; none explicitly describes employment or employability delivery in the ward.

    • Employment deprivation dataset:
      The 2019 IMD Employment score for Sutton Roughley is recorded as 4.6%.

    Remaining uncertainties

  • The available evidence is strongest for a limited set of charities and sites; it should not be treated as a complete map of Sutton Roughley's civic landscape.
  • The coverage metadata records no completed overall review percentage, despite operational-area evidence being available for many of the listed organisations. This makes the extent of the Atlas's current coverage unclear.
  • Several organisations have a Sutton Coldfield address or service hub but only low-confidence evidence connecting that activity specifically to Sutton Roughley. Administrative addresses should not be mistaken for ward-wide operational reach.
  • The evidence does not establish whether the Harvest Fields organisations, school-based organisations, housing providers, health-support organisations and grant-makers have active referral, funding or delivery relationships.
  • The employment-deprivation figure is for 2019. It provides historical context only and cannot establish current employment need, comparative disadvantage or the adequacy of local employment support.

    Additional evidence needed

  • Current programme, booking and partnership information from Harvest Fields Centre, Harvest Fields Community Church, the housing charities and Little Sutton Nursery showing shared activity, referral routes and the relationship between co-located organisations.
  • A ward-level map of community groups, informal networks, resident associations, sports organisations, advice providers and public-sector services, especially those not registered as charities.
  • Current, aggregated information on referrals and signposting between Tanner's Close, cancer support, hospice support, primary care, housing providers and Sutton Coldfield Charitable Trust-funded services.
  • A current inventory of employment, training, debt, digital-inclusion and enterprise support available to Sutton Roughley residents, including provision delivered outside the ward but accessible to local people.
  • Updated socioeconomic evidence and appropriate Birmingham or England comparators for employment deprivation, alongside resident perspectives on unmet needs and overlooked local strengths.