298th Birmingham (Silvermere) Scout Group
Charity 525181
Overview
Summary
298th Birmingham (Silvermere) Scout Group appears to be a local Scout Association unit whose civic role extends beyond leisure activity. Its stated purposes combine youth development, practical education and sport with community-development language, suggesting it may function as a neighbourhood-based setting where young people build skills, confidence and social connection. The inclusion of older people among intended beneficiaries may indicate an intergenerational dimension, although the available evidence does not show how this operates in practice.
Operational geography
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Sheldon
Confidence: medium
The Charity Commission records Sheldon, Birmingham as the charity's area of benefit. The charity is a single Scout Group providing scouting for young people, which reasonably indicates a neighbourhood-based operational identity. However, the available records do not explicitly confirm its meeting venue or identify all current activity locations.
- Charity Commission register, charity 525181, contact information
The charity's listed address is in Sheldon, Birmingham. - Charity Commission register, charity 525181, full print record
The charity describes its activity as 'scouting for young people'; its governing-record area of benefit is 'SHELDON, BIRMINGHAM'; and it owns and/or leases land or property.
Remaining uncertainties
- The Charity Commission also records Birmingham City as the place where the charity operates, but no current service locations, programmes or regular meeting venues elsewhere in Birmingham were identified. This is insufficient to treat the group as operationally citywide.
- The charity's principal/contact address is in Sheldon, but the available evidence does not explicitly establish that it is the Scout Group's active meeting headquarters rather than an administrative address.
- No material partnerships extending the group's routine operational reach beyond Sheldon were evidenced.
Additional evidence needed
- A current official group programme, joining information or venue listing confirming regular meeting location(s) and section activity.
- The latest trustees' annual report or accounts with a narrative of activities, membership catchment and premises use.
- Confirmation from the relevant Scout District or the group of any regular delivery sites or partnerships outside Sheldon.
Areas of work
- Amateur Sport
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Education/training
Who they help
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
How they help
- Provides Services
Discoveries involving this organisation
The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.
Observations
A youth-development organisation with a broader community frame
The group appears to use scouting as its primary method, while locating that work within education, sport and community development rather than treating it solely as recreation.
Why it matters
This suggests its value may lie in building capabilities and local participation over time, making it potentially relevant to organisations concerned with youth opportunity, volunteering and neighbourhood resilience.
Show evidence
“scouting for young people”
Source:Organisation“Education/training, Amateur Sport, Economic/community Development/employment”
Source:Charity Commission
Possible intergenerational reach is unusual and worth testing
Although young people are the stated focus of scouting, the inclusion of older people suggests the group may have relationships or service effects beyond its direct youth membership.
Why it matters
If genuine, this could identify the group as a bridge between age groups rather than only a youth provider, creating opportunities for community connections and shared volunteering.
Show evidence
“scouting for young people”
Source:Organisation“Children/young People, Elderly/old People”
Source:Charity Commission
Its organisational identity is likely shaped by a wider movement
As a unit of The Scout Association, the group likely combines local relationships and delivery with a shared national framework, values and programme model.
Why it matters
This may give the group access to recognised methods and networks while preserving a distinctly local role; understanding that balance would clarify its autonomy and partnership potential.
Show evidence
“UNIT OF THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION”
Source:Charity Commission
- How, and to what extent, older people benefit from the group.
- Whether community-development activity is direct, incidental or recorded through broad charity classifications.
- Its scale, local catchment, facilities, volunteer base and partnerships are unknown.
Remaining uncertainties
- Recent programme descriptions, annual reports or activity records showing services, participation and outcomes.
- Evidence of partnerships, volunteer roles and any intergenerational activity.
- Information on membership, waiting lists, meeting location and local communities served.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
scouting for young people
Charity objects
UNIT OF THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION