2nd Wylde Green Scout Group
Charity 504450
Overview
Summary
2nd Wylde Green Scout Group appears to be a youth-development organisation whose civic role combines structured learning with access to practical community assets. Its stated purpose emphasises discipline, loyalty and citizenship, suggesting that Scouting is used not only as recreation but as a route into social participation and personal responsibility. The available evidence also indicates an operating model that depends on people and premises, although it does not yet show how these resources are organised or connected locally.
Operational geography
Coverage: Neighbourhood
Operational areas:
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Remaining uncertainties
- The Charity Commission record self-reports that the charity operates in Birmingham City, but does not identify service locations, meeting places, catchment areas or the neighbourhoods served.
- The listed contact address appears to be residential. It cannot therefore be treated as evidence of a Scout meeting place or other operational site.
- No current official Scout Group website, programme listing, annual report or partner evidence was found that confirms where the group delivers activities or whether it has a physical Scout hut.
- The group name suggests an association with Wylde Green, but the available current evidence does not establish that it presently operates in the Sutton Wylde Green ward.
Additional evidence needed
- A current official group, district or county Scouts listing confirming the group's meeting venue or venues and section meeting times.
- A recent annual return, annual report or group development plan identifying the local area or communities served.
- Evidence from a venue owner or official partner confirming any premises used by the group.
- Confirmation from the group of whether the listed contact address is solely a trustee or correspondence address.
Areas of work
- Education/training
Who they help
- Children/young People
How they help
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Human Resources
Discoveries involving this organisation
The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.
Observations
Scouting appears to be used as a form of civic education
The group’s charitable purpose suggests that its role extends beyond activity provision: it may use Scouting to develop behaviours and values associated with participation in community life.
Why it matters
This frames the organisation as a contributor to longer-term social capacity among young people, rather than only a provider of leisure activities.
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“THE INSTRUCTION OF BOYS OF ALL CLASSES IN THE PRINCIPLES OF DISCIPLINE, LOYALTY AND GOOD CITIZENSHIP.”
Source:Charity Commission“Education/training”
Source:Charity Commission
The organisation may be both a programme provider and a local resource holder
Its reported provision of human resources and buildings, facilities or open space suggests that the group’s contribution may include maintaining the people and physical setting needed for youth activity, not solely delivering sessions.
Why it matters
This raises the possibility that the group has assets or capabilities relevant to other youth, community or outdoor-learning activity in the area.
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“Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space”
Source:Charity Commission“Scouting”
Source:Charity Commission
Its current beneficiary description is broader than its historical charitable language
The organisation is recorded as helping children and young people, while its objects refer specifically to boys. This may indicate that current practice, reporting categories or organisational identity has evolved beyond the wording of its founding purpose.
Why it matters
The difference is worth investigating because it could reveal a meaningful change in inclusion, governance or service design.
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“Children/young People”
Source:Charity Commission“THE INSTRUCTION OF BOYS OF ALL CLASSES IN THE PRINCIPLES OF DISCIPLINE, LOYALTY AND GOOD CITIZENSHIP.”
Source:Charity Commission
- Whether the group currently serves girls as well as boys, and how participation is structured.
- Whether its facilities or open space are owned, managed or shared with other organisations.
- Its local partnerships, volunteer base, reach and unmet demand.
Remaining uncertainties
- Current programme, membership and inclusion information from the group.
- Information on premises, outdoor assets, volunteers and local partner organisations.
- Recent annual reports or activity updates showing how its civic-education aims are delivered.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
Scouting
Charity objects
THE INSTRUCTION OF BOYS OF ALL CLASSES IN THE PRINCIPLES OF DISCIPLINE, LOYALTY AND GOOD CITIZENSHIP.