1st Kings Norton Sea Scout Group
Charity 505069
Overview
Summary
1st Kings Norton Sea Scout Group appears to be a locally rooted youth-development organisation whose role extends beyond running Scout sections. It combines a structured progression for young people aged 6–18 with stewardship of shared premises used by Scouting and Guiding groups, making it both a provider of activities and part of Bournville’s civic infrastructure. Its Sea Scout identity gives water-based activity a distinctive place in an otherwise broad offer centred on adventure, skills, volunteering and citizenship.
Operational geography
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Bournville and Cotteridge
Confidence: high
Direct evidence places the group's regular Beaver, Cub and Scout meetings in Bournville. The Charity Commission also describes the charity's work as being within the Bournville area.
- Scouts official group directory — 1st Kings Norton Sea Scout Group
Lists the group's Beaver, Cub and Scout sections as meeting weekly at Woodlands Park Hall in Bournville. - Charity Commission register, charity 505069
States that the charity works within the Bournville area of Birmingham and maintains premises used by local Scouting and Guiding groups, providing weekly meeting space for more than 140 children. - Birmingham City Council — Bournville and Cotteridge ward map, 2024
Provides the current official ward geography for Bournville and Cotteridge.
Remaining uncertainties
- The Charity Commission records a contact address in Bournville, while the group's website gives Woodlands Park Hall as its registered address and the Scouts directory identifies Woodlands Park Hall as the regular meeting venue. The evidence does not establish whether these are separate premises, alternative access addresses for the same site, or whether the contact address remains operational.
- The group funds water-based activities as a Sea Scout group, but the available evidence does not identify the water-activity venue or demonstrate that it is a regular operational site within a particular Birmingham ward.
- The group's website refers to Laser Explorer Sea Scouts, but the available material does not clearly establish its governance relationship with this charity or whether it operates from additional locations.
- Although the Charity Commission categorises the charity's area of operation as Birmingham City, its activity description and evidenced regular meeting site indicate a Bournville-centred operational reality. There is insufficient evidence of routine service delivery across Birmingham to classify the organisation as citywide.
Additional evidence needed
- A current programme timetable or venue list confirming every regular meeting and water-activity location.
- Confirmation from the group of the status and relationship of the contact address and Woodlands Park Hall.
- A current partnership or section agreement clarifying whether Laser Explorer Sea Scouts is operated by, hosted by, or merely linked to the group, including its meeting venue.
Areas of work
- Amateur Sport
- Education/training
- General Charitable Purposes
Who they help
- Children/young People
How they help
- Other Charitable Activities
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Discoveries involving this organisation
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Observations
A youth group with a wider community infrastructure role
The available evidence suggests the group is not only serving its own members: by maintaining premises used by Scouting and Guiding groups, it may enable a wider local network of youth activity.
Why it matters
This indicates that the organisation’s contribution may include providing a stable shared base for other groups, not just delivering its own programme.
Show evidence
“The charity maintains premises which are used by the Scouting and Guiding groups in the area.”
Source:Charity Commission“The charity works within the Bournville Area of Birmingham.”
Source:Charity Commission
Water-based activity is a distinctive capability
Its Sea Scout status appears to create a specialist capability within its youth offer, with dedicated funding for water-based activities alongside conventional Scout, Cub and Beaver provision.
Why it matters
This may make the group a potential local source of equipment, experience or access to adventurous water activity that is less common among general youth organisations.
Show evidence
“As a Sea Scout Group resources for water based activities are also funded.”
Source:Charity Commission“You could belong on the water too. Join Sea Scouts.”
Source:Organisation
The organisation appears built around progression and volunteer participation
The group appears to offer a pathway from early childhood through adolescence, while presenting volunteering as integral to sustaining and extending that pathway.
Why it matters
This suggests its operating model may depend on long-term relationships with families and volunteers, rather than one-off participation in individual activities.
Show evidence
“6–8 8–10½ 10½–14 14–18.”
Source:Organisation“Gain new skills while helping others 14 and up Volunteer.”
Source:Organisation“Providing adventures for 6-18yr olds.”
Source:Organisation
- Whether the shared premises are available to organisations beyond Scouting and Guiding.
- How frequently water-based activities take place and who can access them.
- The scale, diversity and geographic reach of current membership and volunteering.
Remaining uncertainties
- Information on premises users, partnerships and community access arrangements.
- Programme schedules, participation data and evidence of water-activity provision.
- Volunteer numbers, roles and routes through the organisation.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
The Charity works within the Bournville Area of Birmingham. It provides resources for the Scout,Cub and Beaver Sections of the above group. As a Sea Scout Group resources for water based activities are also funded. The charity maintains premises which are used by the Scouting and Guiding groups in the area,providing a place for over 140 children to meet on a weekly basis.
Charity objects
THE INSTRUCTION OF CHILDREN OF ALL CLASSES IN THE PRINCIPLES OF DISCIPLINE, LOYALTY AND GOOD CITIZENSHIP.