Africa Beats Club
Charity 1125381
Overview
Summary
Africa Beats Club appears to be a locally rooted youth-support organisation using informal, recreational after-school activity as an entry point to mentoring, advice and social participation. Its stated focus on young people from Bedford’s Black African community, alongside a non-exclusive offer to the wider community, suggests a role that combines culturally responsive support with community bridging. Its charitable objects also indicate an ambition extending beyond Bedford, linking local youth development with concern for vulnerable young people in sub-Saharan Africa.
Operational geography
Coverage: International
Operational areas:
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Remaining uncertainties
- Direct evidence: the Charity Commission register lists Birmingham City among the places where Africa Beats Club operates. However, it provides no Birmingham delivery venue, project address, ward, neighbourhood, partner or service timetable.
- Direct evidence: the charity's listed activity describes an after-school project mainly targeting young people living in Bedford, rather than a Birmingham-based service. This means the available description does not substantiate current delivery activity in Birmingham.
- Reasonable interpretation: the organisation has an international operational identity because its Charity Commission record lists activity in several English local authorities and multiple countries in sub-Saharan Africa. This should be treated cautiously because the underlying reporting is old.
- The Birmingham contact address is a registered contact address, not evidence of a service site. The Charity Commission record also states that the charity does not own or lease land or property.
- There is no evidence of partnerships materially extending the organisation's operational reach within Birmingham.
- Current operational status is uncertain: the latest financial information is for the year ended 31 March 2022, and subsequent Charity Commission annual returns and accounts are recorded as overdue. No official website was available to corroborate current activity.
Additional evidence needed
- A current annual return, trustees' annual report or impact report identifying active projects and their delivery locations.
- Confirmation from the organisation of whether it currently delivers any services in Birmingham, including the relevant areas and frequency of activity.
- Official evidence from any Birmingham host venue, school, community organisation or funder confirming an active partnership or programme.
- Evidence clarifying whether the registered contact address is solely a correspondence address or is used for operational delivery.
Areas of work
- Amateur Sport
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Disability
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Education/training
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- General Charitable Purposes
- Overseas Aid/famine Relief
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who they help
- Children/young People
How they help
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Provides Services
Discoveries involving this organisation
The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.
Observations
Recreation appears to be the organisation’s engagement model
The available evidence suggests that games and leisure activities are not simply an end in themselves: they may provide a low-barrier setting through which the organisation builds trust and offers mentoring, guidance and professional advice.
Why it matters
This helps distinguish the organisation from a conventional sports or youth club. Its potential value may lie in combining social connection with practical developmental support.
Show evidence
“The after-school project includes table tennis, pool, computer games and Nintendo play, alongside mentoring, professional advice and guidance.”
Source:Organisation“Its objects include activities designed to improve young people’s conditions of life and develop their skills, capacities and capabilities.”
Source:Charity Commission
It may serve as both a culturally specific and bridging space
The organisation appears to prioritise young people from the Black African community while remaining open to the wider community. This may allow it to offer culturally relevant support without operating as a closed group.
Why it matters
This dual role could make it an important connector: strengthening belonging for a community that may face particular barriers while creating opportunities for wider local participation.
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“The project mainly targets young people from Africa living in Bedford but is not exclusive to them.”
Source:Organisation“Its objects particularly identify refugees and asylum seekers from Africa.”
Source:Charity Commission
The organisation holds a local-to-transnational mission
Its operating activity is described in Bedford, but its charitable purpose also includes vulnerable young people in sub-Saharan Africa. This suggests a mission shaped by diaspora relationships or concern across places, rather than a solely neighbourhood-based remit.
Why it matters
Understanding this wider orientation may reveal overlooked relationships, fundraising priorities or partnership opportunities between local integration work and overseas support.
Show evidence
“The after-school project targets young people living in Bedford.”
Source:Organisation“Its objects include relieving the needs of street children, orphans and young people affected by HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa.”
Source:Charity Commission
- Whether refugees and asylum seekers are currently participating in, or specifically supported by, the Bedford project.
- Whether the organisation currently undertakes activity or funds work in sub-Saharan Africa.
- How many young people participate, and what outcomes result from mentoring and advice.
Remaining uncertainties
- Recent activity reports describing participant numbers, needs, outcomes and referral relationships.
- Evidence of current overseas projects, partners, funding flows or beneficiary groups.
- Information on local partnerships with schools, refugee support services and youth organisations.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
We are running an after school project for young people.Young people from the black African community are benefiting from various activities including tennis table play, pool table, computer game, Nintendo play mentoring, professional advice, and guidance. This project is mainly targeting young people from Africa living in Bedford but no exclusively the wider community.
Charity objects
A) TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN PARTICULAR REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS FROM AFRICA THROUGH: 1) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; 2) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES, WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS. B) TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF YOUNG PERSONS IN PARTICULAR STREET CHILDREN, ORPHANS AND THOSE AFFECTED BY HIV/AIDS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT.