2nd Kingswinford Scout Group
Charity 1031964
Overview
Summary
2nd Kingswinford Scout Group appears to be a locally rooted youth-development organisation operating within the wider Dudley District Scouts infrastructure. Its role is not simply to provide activities: it uses structured, volunteer-supported experiences for children and young people aged 5 to 14 to build wider personal and civic capabilities. The available evidence suggests that the group is likely both an independent local point of belonging and part of a larger progression pathway, though its specific scale, facilities, partnerships and local reach remain unclear.
Operational geography
Coverage: Neighbourhood
Operational areas:
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Remaining uncertainties
- The Charity Commission register lists Birmingham City among the places where the charity operates, but its more specific 'area of benefit' entry says 'IN PRACTICE KINGSWINFORD'. No supplied or official website evidence identifies a Birmingham service, venue, group section or partnership activity in which 2nd Kingswinford Scout Group currently operates.
- The group is part of Dudley District Scouts, whose district-level support network operates across the Dudley borough. This affiliation may provide access to district resources and activities, but does not evidence that the individual 2nd Kingswinford Scout Group delivers activity in Birmingham.
- The registered address in Kingswinford is outside Birmingham and may be a correspondence or meeting address; the available evidence does not independently confirm its present use as a service-delivery site.
Additional evidence needed
- Current group-level programme, venue or section-meeting information confirming any regular activities delivered at a Birmingham location.
- Evidence from the group or a named partner of an active Birmingham-based project, commissioned service, event programme or facility use.
- A current annual return or trustee report explaining why Birmingham City is included in the Charity Commission's geographic-operation declaration.
Areas of work
- General Charitable Purposes
Who they help
- Children/young People
How they help
- Provides Human Resources
Discoveries involving this organisation
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Observations
A local delivery point within a wider youth pathway
The group appears to provide the early and middle stages of Scouting locally, while being connected to a district structure that offers provision from age 4 to 25. This may make it an important entry point into a longer-term network rather than a stand-alone children's activity provider.
Why it matters
Understanding this relationship helps distinguish the group's direct role from the wider opportunities, volunteer support and onward routes potentially available through Dudley District Scouts.
Show evidence
“Providing fun and learning activities for children and young person aged from 5 to 14.”
Source:Charity Commission“Dudley District Scouts support the groups, units and members in the Dudley area.”
Source:Organisation“The district offers Scouting for people aged 4 to 25.”
Source:Organisation
Developmental ambition extends beyond recreation
The group's charitable purpose frames activities as a means of developing physical, intellectual, social and spiritual potential, alongside responsible citizenship. Its operating model therefore appears to combine informal learning, social participation and personal development.
Why it matters
This clarifies that the value of the group may lie in developmental relationships and repeated participation, not only in the individual activities it offers.
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“Providing fun and learning activities for children and young person aged from 5 to 14.”
Source:Charity Commission
Volunteer capacity may be central to its resilience
The charity's recorded method of helping through human resources, combined with the district's emphasis on adult volunteer support, suggests that volunteer recruitment, training and retention may be central to the group's capacity to serve young people.
Why it matters
This points to a likely operational dependency: changes in adult volunteer availability could affect access, continuity and the range of activities offered.
Show evidence
“Provides Human Resources.”
Source:Charity Commission“Dudley District Scouts support Adult Volunteers and youth Members.”
Source:Organisation
- The number, geographic profile and unmet needs of young people served are not known.
- There is no evidence about the group's facilities, finances, volunteer base, waiting lists or local partnerships.
- It is unclear how consistently members progress from this group into Explorer or Network provision.
Remaining uncertainties
- Annual reports, membership figures and waiting-list data by section and year.
- Information on volunteers, meeting locations, accessibility and safeguarding capacity.
- Evidence of local partnerships, community activities and progression routes for older members.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
Providing fun and learning activities for children and young person aged from 5 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