Beaufort Club
Charity 1093216
Overview
Summary
Beaufort Club appears to occupy a focused, community-based role: creating social and leisure opportunities for adults with learning disabilities while also recognising the wider support needs of families, dependants and carers. Its stated purpose suggests that recreation is treated not as an optional extra, but as a means of improving quality of life and reducing exclusion. The available evidence indicates a narrowly defined beneficiary group and a potentially relationship-centred model, but reveals little about the club’s scale, delivery approach or local connections.
Operational geography
Coverage: Neighbourhood
Operational areas:
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Remaining uncertainties
- There is no current, location-specific evidence showing where Beaufort Club delivers its social-club activities or support for adults with learning disabilities.
- The registered address establishes a correspondence address, but does not establish that this is a service-delivery or meeting site.
- The available Charity Commission evidence indicates that reporting is substantially overdue, so the charity's current level of activity, current venues and geographic reach cannot be confirmed.
- No evidence was found of current operational partnerships, satellite venues or activity beyond the club's activities.
Additional evidence needed
- A current programme, timetable or venue confirmation from Beaufort Club identifying where meetings and activities take place.
- A recent annual return, trustees' annual report or accounts describing current activities, beneficiary catchment and service locations.
- Confirmation from the charity or a current host venue as to whether the registered address is an operational base, correspondence address only, or neither.
- Evidence from any current delivery partners or referral organisations identifying the areas in which the club operates.
Areas of work
- Disability
Who they help
- People With Disabilities
How they help
- Provides Human Resources
Discoveries involving this organisation
The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.
Observations
Social participation is central, not incidental
The club appears to use social and leisure activity as its primary route to improving wellbeing for adults with learning disabilities, rather than positioning recreation as a secondary service.
Why it matters
This suggests Beaufort Club may contribute to belonging, confidence and routine in ways that more formal care or advice services may not. It may therefore complement organisations focused on clinical, educational or practical support.
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“To provide a social club for adults with Special Needs”
Source:Organisation“To provide or assist in the provision of facilities for recreation or other leisure time occupation for people who have the need thereof by reason of learning disability.”
Source:Charity Commission
Its remit recognises a wider support network
Although the direct focus is people with learning disabilities, the charity’s objects indicate that families, dependants and carers may also be part of its intended sphere of support.
Why it matters
This may make the club more than an activity provider: it could also be a point of connection or respite within wider caring relationships. Understanding whether this occurs in practice would clarify its local role.
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“The relief of people with a learning disability in particular by the provision of help and support for them and for their families, dependants and carers.”
Source:Charity Commission“People With Disabilities”
Source:Organisation
The organisation has a deliberately specific inclusion focus
Beaufort Club appears designed around learning disability specifically, including associated developmental conditions across a wide range of severity, rather than serving disability needs in general.
Why it matters
Its specialism may give it practical insight into accessibility, participation and peer relationships for a group that can be poorly served by generic community provision. It may be a useful partner for broader disability or community organisations.
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“"Learning disability" means any developmental disability of the mind and any associated condition howsoever caused and whether mild, moderate or severe.”
Source:Charity Commission“Disability”
Source:Organisation
- Whether the club provides direct support to families and carers, or primarily supports members through social activity.
- Its geographic reach, membership size, frequency of activities and relationships with other local services.
- Whether "Provides Human Resources" describes volunteers, staff support or another delivery model.
Remaining uncertainties
- Recent activity reports or programme details showing what social opportunities are offered and who participates.
- Information on staffing, volunteers, referral routes, partnerships and support for carers or families.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
To provide a social club for adults with Special Needs
Charity objects
A) THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE WITH A LEARNING DISABILITY IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF HELP AND SUPPORT FOR THEM AND FOR THEIR FAMILIES, DEPENDANTS AND CARERS. B) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE NEED THEREOF BY REASON OF LEARNING DISABILITY WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE. "LEARNING DISABILITY" MEANS ANY DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY OF THE MIND AND ANY ASSOCIATED CONDITION HOWSOEVER CAUSED AND WHETHER MILD, MODERATE OR SEVERE