1st Essington Scouts
Charity 1054272
http://www.1st-essington.webs.com
Overview
Summary
1st Essington Scouts appears to be a locally focused youth-development organisation using Scouting as a practical educational setting rather than as a narrowly recreational activity. Its stated purpose reaches beyond individual skills to citizenship and membership of local, national and international communities. The available evidence suggests a structured early-to-mid childhood offer for boys and girls aged 6 to 14, with potential value in building social connection, confidence and civic identity, though its local partnerships and delivery model are not yet evidenced.
Operational geography
Coverage: Neighbourhood
Operational areas:
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Remaining uncertainties
- No direct evidence was found that 1st Essington Scouts currently delivers routine services, operates a site, or has a material delivery partnership within any of the supplied Birmingham wards or the City Centre.
- The group may take part in occasional trips, camps or fundraising activity outside Essington, but the available evidence does not establish recurring operational activity in Birmingham.
- The relationship with Wolverhampton North Scouts extends the group's connection to a wider Scout district, but the evidence reviewed places the relevant 1st Essington activity at its Essington headquarters rather than in Birmingham.
Additional evidence needed
- A current programme, annual report or official group communications identifying regular meeting places, service venues or projects in Birmingham.
- Confirmation from 1st Essington Scouts or Wolverhampton North Scouts of any ongoing delivery partnerships or district activities based in Birmingham.
- Current official information on whether the group operates sections, events or facilities beyond its Essington headquarters.
Areas of work
- Education/training
Who they help
- Children/young People
How they help
- Other Charitable Activities
Discoveries involving this organisation
The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.
Observations
Scouting functions as civic education
The organisation appears to use Scouting to develop young people not only as individuals but as responsible participants in wider communities.
Why it matters
This positions the group as part of the local civic-development infrastructure: its potential contribution may extend beyond activities for children to nurturing future participation, responsibility and belonging.
Show evidence
“To promote the development of young people in achieving their full physical, intellectual social and spiritual potentials as individuals as responsible citizens and as members of their local national and international communities.”
Source:Charity Commission“Education/training.”
Source:Charity Commission
An inclusive offer concentrated in formative years
By serving boys and girls aged 6 to 14, the organisation appears to provide a mixed-gender developmental pathway during years when social confidence, peer relationships and community identity are being formed.
Why it matters
Its age range suggests the group may be an important bridge between family, school and wider community life. It may therefore hold relationships and insight relevant to other organisations supporting children and young people.
Show evidence
“Scouting activities for boys and girls aged 6 to 14.”
Source:Organisation“Children/young People.”
Source:Charity Commission
Broad ambitions, unspecified local role
The organisation's purpose is unusually broad relative to the limited activity description, suggesting that its wider developmental contribution may depend on practices, volunteers and partnerships not yet visible in the evidence.
Why it matters
This is a useful prompt for further inquiry: the group may be more connected to local civic life than current records reveal, or it may operate primarily as a self-contained activity provider.
Show evidence
“To promote the development of young people in achieving their full physical, intellectual social and spiritual potentials.”
Source:Charity Commission“Scouting activities for boys and girls aged 6 to 14.”
Source:Organisation
- Whether the group works with schools, families, other youth organisations or local community groups.
- Which communities of children participate, and whether any groups face barriers to joining.
- Whether provision continues beyond age 14 through linked Scout sections.
Remaining uncertainties
- Information on regular activities, volunteer capacity, attendance and progression routes.
- Evidence of local partnerships, community projects and participant or parent feedback.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
Scouting activities for boys and girls aged 6 to 14
Charity objects
TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN ACHIEVING THEIR FULL PHYSICAL, INTELLECTUAL SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL POTENTIALS AS INDIVIDUALS AS RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS AND AS MEMBERS OF THEIR LOCAL NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITIES