Jubilee Citizens UK
Charity 1095555
www.ageconcernbirmingham.org.uk
Overview
Summary
The available evidence suggests an organisation positioned as a place-based, later-life charity with a broad community-support model across Birmingham and the West Midlands. Its apparent role extends beyond direct care into community spaces, volunteering and local connection, potentially making it both a service provider and a civic anchor. However, a significant identity discrepancy exists: the supplied name is Jubilee Citizens UK, while the website content identifies Age Connects West Midlands. Resolving this is essential before drawing firmer conclusions.
Operational geography
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Shard End
Confidence: high
Direct current evidence identifies Moorfield Hall in Shard End as a community centre managed by Age Connects West Midlands, with weekday day care and additional activities and support delivered by its Connections Team.
- Age Connects West Midlands, "Moorfield Hall Community Centre"
States that Moorfield Hall Community Centre is 'proudly managed' by Age Connects West Midlands, at Hartshill Road, Shard End, and that its Day Care Service and Connections Team activities operate from the centre. - Age Connects West Midlands, "Our programme of activities"
Lists recurring advice, carers, dementia, exercise, lunch, arts and community activities at Moorfield Hall, Shard End.
King’s Norton South
Confidence: high
The charity's current activity programme shows a substantial recurring programme of direct services at Hawkesley Community Centre, which is in King's Norton South ward. The evidence confirms service delivery there, although not ownership or management of the venue.
- Age Connects West Midlands, "Our programme of activities"
Lists recurring activities at Hawkesley Community Centre, 51 Edgewood Road, B38 9RN, including advice and carers drop-ins, social groups, gardening, exercise, arts and dementia-carer support. - Hawkesley Community Centre venue information
Identifies Hawkesley Community Centre as being in King's Norton South ward.
Sutton Vesey
Confidence: medium
There is direct evidence of a regular service base at 76–78 Boldmere Road, including the Communitea Café and multiple advice, carers and social sessions. The ward allocation is supported by local authority planning material, but the principal evidence is address-based rather than a current ward lookup.
- Age Connects West Midlands, homepage
Gives 76–78 Boldmere Road, Sutton Coldfield, B73 5TJ as the organisation's contact address and describes community shops, cafés and community centres among its offer. - Age Connects West Midlands, "Our programme of activities"
Lists recurring activities at the Communitea Café, 78 Boldmere Road, including advice, digital inclusion, carers support, dementia support and friendship groups. - Birmingham City Council, "Age Concern Birmingham - Boldmere"
Records a public-facing Age Concern Birmingham service at 76–78 Boldmere Road, Sutton Coldfield, B73 5TJ.
Handsworth
Confidence: high
The current programme directly identifies a weekly Age Connects friendship group at a venue in Handsworth.
- Age Connects West Midlands, "Our programme of activities"
Lists a weekly Friendship Group at Beacon Evangelical Church, Sandwell Road, Handsworth, with activities including seated exercise, puzzles and digital sessions.
Erdington
Confidence: high
The current programme identifies recurring direct social-group delivery at two Erdington venues.
- Age Connects West Midlands, "Our programme of activities"
Lists a Wednesday Welcome Group at Connected Life Church, Erdington, and a weekly Friendship Group at Erdington Library.
Remaining uncertainties
- The published activity programme evidences delivery across a wider set of Birmingham neighbourhoods than the small set of wards recorded here, including venues in Moseley, Nechells, Harborne, Bartley Green, Sheldon, Acocks Green and Kings Heath. These have not been exhaustively mapped to the supplied ward list because the evidence does not always establish a precise current ward boundary.
- Moorfield Hall is directly described as managed by the organisation. By contrast, the evidence shows service delivery at Hawkesley, Boldmere and other community venues but does not establish whether those premises are owned, leased or merely used by the charity.
- The organisation's operational identity is not solely neighbourhood-based: it combines concentrated community hubs and recurring local groups across Birmingham with services in the wider West Midlands. The current calendar also lists Sandwell sessions at St Albans Community Centre, Smethwick, supporting the regional coverage classification.
- The Community Street Champions campaign says it aims to strengthen communities 'across Birmingham and beyond', but the available material does not identify active Champion zones; it has therefore not been used to assign additional Birmingham operational areas.
- Partnerships materially extend delivery reach, notably Birmingham Carers Hub drop-ins at Boldmere, Hawkesley and Moorfield Hall, a walking group delivered in partnership with Birmingham Settlement, and a carers wellbeing programme funded through Forward Carers' BEAM programme. The available pages do not provide a complete geographical list of all partnership activity.
Additional evidence needed
- A current organisation-issued list or map of all service venues, identifying which are managed sites and which are partner-hosted venues.
- Current programme or contract documentation confirming the geographic scope of home care, day care, advice and carers services beyond the public activity calendar.
- A current ward-boundary lookup for each venue before recording the wider programme as ward-level operational coverage.
- Information from Age Connects West Midlands or its delivery partners on active Community Street Champion locations and the geographical extent of Birmingham Carers Hub delivery.
Areas of work
- Disability
- Education/training
- General Charitable Purposes
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who they help
- Elderly/old People
- People With Disabilities
- The General Public/mankind
How they help
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Provides Human Resources
- Provides Services
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Discoveries involving this organisation
The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.
Findings
A broad model of ageing support
The organisation appears to address later-life wellbeing through a combination of care and support, community participation, and practical opportunities to connect, rather than treating older people solely as recipients of services.
Why it matters
This suggests its potential contribution may include reducing isolation and strengthening neighbourhood relationships, not only meeting individual support needs.
Show evidence
“The charity describes care, support and wellbeing programmes.”
Source:Charity Commission“The charity lists shops, cafés and community centres as community activity.”
Source:Charity Commission“The charity helps elderly or old people.”
Source:Charity Commission
Community infrastructure may be central to its operating model
The presence of shops, cafés and community centres may indicate that accessible physical spaces are an important route through which the organisation builds connection and reaches people in need.
Why it matters
If so, the organisation may hold relationships and local intelligence that are valuable to other organisations seeking to engage older residents or strengthen community participation.
Show evidence
“The charity invites people to explore its shops, cafés and community centres.”
Source:Charity Commission“The charity invites people to volunteer, fundraise or donate.”
Source:Charity Commission“The charity supports people and communities across Birmingham and the West Midlands.”
Source:Charity Commission
The organisation's identity needs verification
There may be a change of name, a data-linking error, or an unrecorded relationship between Jubilee Citizens UK and Age Connects West Midlands.
Why it matters
Identity uncertainty affects confidence in every subsequent observation, including the organisation's history, geography, charitable purposes and potential partnerships.
Show evidence
“The organisation name is Jubilee Citizens UK.”
Source:Charity Commission“The website identifies the organisation as Age Connects West Midlands.”
Source:Charity Commission“The website states that the charity was established in 1987.”
Source:Charity Commission
- Whether Jubilee Citizens UK and Age Connects West Midlands are the same legal organisation.
- Which communities, localities and needs are most actively served.
- Whether research, advocacy and human-resources support are active programmes or broad charitable classifications.
Remaining uncertainties
- The charity registration number, governing document and any registered or former names.
- A recent annual report or impact report describing services, beneficiaries, partnerships and geographic reach.