# THE DOROTHY PARKES CENTRE

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1093189
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** July 29, 2002
- **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=1093189


## Contact

- **Address:** Dorothy Parkes Centre, Church Road, Smethwick
- **Postcode:** B67 6EH
- **Phone:** 0121 558 2998
- **Email:** admin@dorothyparkes.org
- **Website:** www.dorothyparkes.org



## Activities

**Objects:** (1) PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF SMETHWICK, SANDWELL AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD (&quot;THE BENEFICIARIES&quot;) WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND HEALTH AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR ADVANCEMENT, RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE SAID BENEFICIARIES.(2) ESTABLISH, OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE DOROTHY PARKES CENTRE, CHURCH ROAD, SMETHWICK, BIRMINGHAM  AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME (WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OR OTHER PERSON OR BODY) FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BENEFICIARIES IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS.(3) PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED.

**Activities:** An award-winning community centre based in Smethwick, West Midlands, providing an inclusive place of welcome &amp; opportunity, bringing people &amp; organisations together in a spirit of friendship &amp; equality, enabling our local community to thrive. Addressing local issues including poor physical, mental health, obesity, &amp; social isolation by providing/hosting a range a groups, activities, and services.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Amateur Sport, Economic/community Development/employment, Recreation
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- **Area of benefit:** SMETHWICK, SANDWELL AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD
- Sandwell





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| JULIE MARY McKIRDY |  | July 21, 2016 |
| Jodie Andrews |  | May 24, 2022 |
| Louise Johnson |  | Sept. 20, 2022 |
| Paul Leonard Martin |  | July 21, 2016 |
| Ravi Harsh |  | Aug. 1, 2023 |
| Rev Sara Moore |  | Nov. 28, 2023 |
| STAN WILLIETS |  |  |
| Zaida Sauda Nembhard |  | July 19, 2022 |




