# THE JERICHO FOUNDATION

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1037084
- **Other names:** THE JERICHO COMMUNITY PROJECT, THE JERICHO FOUNDATION
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Company number:** [02845852](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02845852)
- **Registered:** April 28, 1994
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1037084


## Contact

- **Address:** JERICHO FOUNDATION, JERICHO BUILDING, 196-198 EDWARD ROAD, BALSALL HEATH, BIRMINGHAM
- **Postcode:** B12 9LX
- **Phone:** 0121 647 1960
- **Email:** enquiries@jericho.org.uk
- **Website:** www.jericho.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (‘OBJECTS’) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN THE CITY OF BIRMINGHAM AND ELSEWHERE:I. TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED, HARDSHIP, DISTRESS OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE DUE TO YOUTH, AGE, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, POVERTY, ILLNESS, DISABILITY OR HOMELESSNESS.II. TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; POOR HOUSING; CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY).III. THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT, INCLUDING ASSISTANCE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT.IV. TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE INHABITANTS OF THE SAID CITY.V. TO PURSUE ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE WHICH THE CHARITY THINKS FIT FOR PURSUIT IN CONJUNCTION WITH ANY OF THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES AFORESAID WHICH ARE PURSUED OUT UNDER A CHRISTIAN ETHOS

**Activities:** To seek out and engage those who experience the greatest barriersTo help our clients gain relevant vocational skillsTo help clients to overcome their personal barriers and become fulfilled individualsTo provide real work experience for our clientsTo help clients gain sustainable employmentTo develop and run successful social enterprise businessesTo be good stewards of the environment




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin



## Geography

- **Area of benefit:** BIRMINGHAM
- Birmingham City





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **Rev Colin Marsh** | Chair | July 21, 2022 |
| Andrew Bloxham |  | Nov. 18, 2025 |
| David James Thomas Wickens |  | July 21, 2022 |
| Nana Marfoh-Hoare |  | Nov. 18, 2025 |
| Uniqua Brown |  | July 21, 2022 |
| Zac Dixon |  | July 19, 2018 |




