Christian Education Movement
Charity 1086990
shop.christianeducation.org.uk
Overview
Summary
Christian Education Movement appears to operate less as a conventional education provider than as a faith-based intermediary helping people build sustained habits of Bible engagement. Its public-facing work centres on devotional resources, while its charitable remit also permits grants, services and advice. The evidence suggests a model that combines direct publishing or guidance with partnership-enabled international reach, particularly through IBRA, but provides limited visibility of its scale, funding flows or the balance between UK and overseas activity.
Operational geography
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Longbridge and West Heath
Confidence: medium
Direct evidence places CEM/IBRA's current contact address and Companies House registered office at Suite 5-6, 1 Devon Way, B31 2TS. Birmingham City Council identifies this Devon Way/Longbridge Technology Park postcode as being in Longbridge & West Heath ward. It is reasonable to treat this as an administrative operational base, but the evidence does not establish that locally delivered public-facing services take place there.
- Christian Education Movement / IBRA official website
The contact information identifies IBRA, part of Christian Education Movement, at S5-S6, 1 Devon Way, Birmingham, B31 2TS. - Companies House, Christian Education Movement filing history (company 04192501)
The company filed its current registered-office address as Suite 5-6, 1 Devon Way, Birmingham, B31 2TS in September 2024, with a subsequent confirmation statement filed in April 2026 reporting no updates. - Birmingham City Council planning application 2018/01680/PA
The Council records Devon Way, Longbridge Technology Park, B31 2TS within the Longbridge & West Heath ward.
Remaining uncertainties
- There is no evidence that Christian Education Movement delivers neighbourhood, ward-based or Birmingham-wide services to local residents. Its Birmingham presence appears to be an office/contact base rather than a locally targeted service venue.
- The precise functions undertaken at Suite 5-6, 1 Devon Way are not published; it could include administration, publishing and fulfilment, but this cannot be confirmed from the available evidence.
- The organisation's international reach is well evidenced through publication distribution and support for overseas partners, but the current locations and scale of every partner operation are not fully published.
- No evidence supports including further Birmingham wards or City Centre as operational areas.
Additional evidence needed
- Confirmation from Christian Education Movement of whether Suite 5-6 is a staffed operational office, publishing/fulfilment base, or registered correspondence address only.
- A current service or impact report identifying where RE Today training, consultancy and resource-support activity is delivered.
- A current list of IBRA international partner organisations and the countries in which funded Bible-reading resources are actively distributed.
Areas of work
- Education/training
- Religious Activities
Who they help
- Children/young People
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Other Defined Groups
- The General Public/mankind
How they help
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Provides Services
Discoveries involving this organisation
The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.
Findings
Bible engagement appears to be its core operating model
The organisation appears to create structured, recurring resources that support individual Bible reading, rather than primarily delivering one-off religious education.
Why it matters
This distinguishes its role from that of a general religious charity: its potential influence may lie in shaping daily practice and long-term learning habits among dispersed readers.
Show evidence
“Its daily Bible reading devotionals offer day-by-day engagement through themed texts and books from the Old and New Testaments.”
Source:Organisation“Fresh from The Word is presented as a tool for reading the Bible every day.”
Source:Organisation
IBRA may be the organisation's main bridge between local administration and wider mission
IBRA appears to be a constituent part of Christian Education Movement and may provide the operational identity through which its devotional resources and international relationships are expressed.
Why it matters
Understanding this relationship is important because the organisation may be better understood as a parent charity supporting a distinct delivery brand and network, rather than as a single undifferentiated entity.
Show evidence
“The International Bible Reading Association is part of Christian Education Movement.”
Source:Organisation“A partner from the Fellowship of Professional Workers in India introduces Fresh From the Word to a Muslim vendor.”
Source:Organisation
Its charitable scope is broader than the website's main audience suggests
Although the website principally addresses individual readers seeking Christian devotional guidance, the registered purposes suggest capacity to support other voluntary bodies through grants, services or advice.
Why it matters
This may indicate an under-visible convening or enabling role: relationships with churches, charities or local groups could be more important to its civic contribution than the public website reveals.
Show evidence
“The charity helps children or young people, other charities or voluntary bodies, other defined groups and the general public.”
Source:Charity Commission“The charity makes grants to organisations and provides services and advocacy, advice or information.”
Source:Charity Commission
- Whether grants to organisations are currently a significant part of its work.
- How many people use its resources and where they are based.
- How IBRA is governed, funded and connected to other partners.
Remaining uncertainties
- Recent annual reports and accounts showing expenditure, grant-making and geographic reach.
- Examples of current partners, supported organisations and outcomes for readers or communities.