Erin Go Bragh Development Association Limited
Charity 1111015
Overview
Summary
Erin Go Bragh Development Association appears to be a community-rooted cultural organisation using Gaelic heritage and sport as connected routes into wider participation. Its stated role extends beyond cultural preservation: it combines facilities and advice with education, employment support and activities for people of Irish origin across generations. The available evidence suggests an organisation whose physical space may function as a shared civic asset, linking identity, recreation and practical support, though its current scale, partnerships and service model are not yet clear.
Operational geography
Coverage: District
Operational areas:
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Remaining uncertainties
- Direct evidence supports a current operational identity centred on the Erdington district: the Charity Commission records the charity's area of benefit as 'in practice Erdington, West Midlands', and Birmingham City Council's 2023 playing-pitch strategy lists 'Erin Go Bragh Holly Lane Sport' within its Erdington sub-area. However, neither source identifies the site’s current Birmingham ward.
- The registered/contact address should not by itself be treated as a confirmed operational site. The charity is recorded as not owning or leasing land or property, while Companies House uses 'Erin Go Bragh Holly Lane Sports & Social Centre' in the registered-office address.
- The Charity Commission records that the charity operates in Birmingham City, but the available evidence does not demonstrate active delivery across the city or identify services in additional wards. This is therefore insufficient to classify its operational footprint as citywide.
- Birmingham City Council's strategy evidences the Holly Lane sports facility and identifies users including Erin Go Bragh 1958 and Erdington United FC, but does not establish the charity's current contractual relationship with those clubs or whether these relationships materially extend its delivery beyond the facility.
Additional evidence needed
- A current official venue page, lease or booking information confirming the current operational status and geographic area of the Erin Go Bragh Holly Lane sports facility.
- The latest trustees' annual report or activity report specifying where education, cultural activity, advice and employment assistance were delivered during 2025-26.
- Current evidence of any formal partnerships, facility-user agreements or outreach delivery outside the Holly Lane/Erdington area.
Areas of work
- Amateur Sport
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Education/training
- Overseas Aid/famine Relief
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who they help
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
How they help
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Discoveries involving this organisation
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Observations
Culture appears to be an organising platform, not a standalone activity
The organisation may use Gaelic language, heritage and culture as a basis for wider community participation, including education, arts, recreation and employment assistance.
Why it matters
This suggests its role may be broader than cultural programming: cultural identity may be the mechanism through which people access support, relationships and opportunity.
Show evidence
“To advance public education in and to preserve the Gaelic heritage, language and culture.”
Source:Charity Commission“To help people of Irish origin of all ages in education, arts, culture, gaelic sports and employment assistance.”
Source:Organisation
Facilities may be central to its operating model
Providing buildings and facilities may enable the organisation to act as a local gathering point as well as a service provider, particularly for Gaelic sport, advice and community activity.
Why it matters
A place-based asset can create repeated contact between age groups and activities, making the organisation potentially important as civic infrastructure rather than only as a programme provider.
Show evidence
“The promotion of community participation in healthy recreation, in particular by the provision of facilities for the playing of Gaelic sports.”
Source:Charity Commission“We also make building and advisory facilities available.”
Source:Organisation
Its stated beneficiary group creates both a strength and a question
The organisation appears designed around people of Irish origin while also pursuing public education and community recreation, which may position it as both a community-specific institution and a wider cultural resource.
Why it matters
Understanding whether its services are primarily inward-facing, publicly accessible or intentionally bridging communities would clarify its contribution to local cohesion and cultural exchange.
Show evidence
“To help people of Irish origin of all ages.”
Source:Organisation“Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin.”
Source:Charity Commission
- Whether education, employment assistance, sport and cultural activity are delivered directly or through partner organisations.
- Whether the organisation's facilities serve a single locality, multiple groups or a wider regional network.
- How its poverty relief, overseas aid and community-development purposes relate to its Gaelic cultural mission.
Remaining uncertainties
- Recent annual reports or activity reports showing programmes, participant numbers and outcomes.
- Information on facilities, location, governance, partnerships and referral relationships.
- Evidence of who uses services, including access by people beyond the Irish-origin community.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
To help people of Irish origin of all ages in education, arts, culture, gaelic sports and employment assistance. We also make building and advisory facilities available.
Charity objects
TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN AND TO PRESERVE THE GAELIC HERITAGE, LANGUAGE AND CULTURE. THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION, IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE PLAYING OF GAELIC SPORTS.