64th Birmingham Scout Group
Charity 503482
Overview
Summary
The 64th Birmingham Scout Group appears to be a locally rooted youth-development organisation that delivers the wider Scout movement’s civic and personal-development aims through practical, group-based activity. Its role is not limited to recreation: the evidence suggests it combines education, sport, adult support and access to physical space to help young people develop as responsible community members. Its operating model appears likely to depend on people and premises as core enabling assets.
Operational geography
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Handsworth Wood
Confidence: high
The Scouts' current group directory lists all four active sections—Squirrels, Beavers, Cubs and Scouts—as meeting at Clem Dench Scouting Centre, Handsworth Wood.
- The Scouts, 64th Birmingham group directory
Lists weekly term-time Squirrels, Beavers, Cubs and Scouts provision at Clem Dench Scouting Centre, Handsworth Wood. - Charity Commission register, charity 503482
Records Clem Dench Scouting Centre, Handsworth Wood, Birmingham as the charity address and states that the charity owns and/or leases land or property.
Remaining uncertainties
- The available current evidence establishes one regular delivery site but does not show whether the group routinely delivers activities at other Birmingham venues, outdoors, schools or partner sites.
- The Charity Commission declares Birmingham City as the area in which the charity operates, but this is not sufficiently specific evidence that its regular service delivery is citywide.
- There is no current evidence of a material partnership that extends the group's own operational reach beyond Handsworth Wood. Its membership of The Scout Association is a governance and programme affiliation, rather than evidence of additional local delivery sites.
Additional evidence needed
- A current group annual report, programme calendar or official group communication identifying any regular activities or facilities used beyond Clem Dench Scouting Centre.
- Current evidence on the residential catchment of participants or any formal arrangements with schools, community organisations or other Scout units.
- Confirmation from the group of whether Clem Dench Scouting Centre is its sole regular meeting and delivery venue.
Areas of work
- Amateur Sport
- Education/training
Who they help
- Children/young People
How they help
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Human Resources
Discoveries involving this organisation
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Observations
A local delivery point for a national civic-development model
The group appears to translate the UK Scout Association’s broad aims into a local setting, using scouting to support young people’s physical, intellectual, social and spiritual development alongside citizenship.
Why it matters
This suggests the organisation’s value lies partly in connecting local young people to a wider framework of structured personal development and civic participation, rather than operating as an isolated youth activity provider.
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“General Scouting Activities.”
Source:Charity Commission“The 64th Birmingham Scout Group matches these national aims of The Scouts.”
Source:Organisation
Premises and adult capacity appear central to its impact
The group’s stated methods suggest that its contribution depends not only on programmes but also on maintaining accessible facilities and mobilising human support for young people.
Why it matters
This highlights potential dependencies that can be overlooked: the organisation may function as both a youth-development provider and a steward of community space and volunteer capacity.
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“Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space.”
Source:Charity Commission“Children/young People.”
Source:Charity Commission
Its charitable framing combines traditional citizenship with broad development
There is a notable continuity between an object focused on discipline, loyalty and citizenship and activities framed around holistic development. This may indicate an organisation balancing longstanding civic values with a broader contemporary youth-development approach.
Why it matters
Understanding this balance may help partners assess the group’s distinctive contribution within a youth sector that often separates character development, education and recreation.
Show evidence
“INSTRUCTION OF BOYS OF ALL CLASSES IN THE PRINCIPLES OF DISCIPLINE, LOYALTY AND GOOD CITIZENSHIP.”
Source:Charity Commission“The aim of The UK Scout Association is to promote the development of young people in achieving their full physical, intellectual, social and spiritual potentials.”
Source:Organisation
- Whether the group currently serves girls as well as boys, despite the wording of its charitable object.
- Its geographic reach, membership, volunteer base, facilities and relationships with other local organisations.
- Whether it reaches young people facing particular barriers to participation.
Remaining uncertainties
- Current programme information, age sections, participation levels and accessibility arrangements.
- Information on premises, volunteers, local partnerships and sources of funding.
- Evidence of outcomes or young people’s experiences of participation.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
General Scouting Activities. The aim of The UK Scout Association is 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. The 64th Birmingham Scout Group matches these national aims of The Scouts.
Charity objects
INSTRUCTION OF BOYS OF ALL CLASSES IN THE PRINCIPLES OF DISCIPLINE, LOYALTY AND GOOD CITIZENSHIP.