Far Forest Field Study And Adventure Centre (Scheme 15 April 1976)

Charity 506608

Overview

Summary

Sources:Civic AtlasAI-assisted

Far Forest Field Study And Adventure Centre appears to have been an asset-holding charity rather than a direct service operator. Its role was to make a physical centre available, at nominal rent, for another charity to administer in support of educational, faith-linked and outdoor activity. The closure of that administering charity in 2018 creates a significant uncertainty: the organisation’s original operating relationship may no longer function, potentially changing its practical relevance within Far Forest’s civic infrastructure.

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Operational geography

Sources:ONSCivic AtlasAI-assisted

Coverage: Neighbourhood

Operational areas:

    Evidence and reasoning
    Supporting evidence
    Remaining uncertainties
    • No current evidence identifies any service delivery, physical site or active partnership within Birmingham.
    • The supplied record states that the Far Forest Centre was leased to charity 503994, but that charity closed on 31 December 2018; it is unclear whether the site has since been leased to, operated by or used by another organisation.
    • The organisation remains registered and reports owning and/or leasing land or property, but the available public evidence does not establish whether it currently delivers any activity itself.
    Additional evidence needed
    • A current annual return, trustees' report or accounts confirming the present use, operator and location of the Far Forest Centre.
    • Current contact or property information establishing whether the charity has any operational site, delivery contract or partnership in Birmingham.
    • Evidence from any current operator of the Far Forest Centre identifying the charity's ongoing role and service geography.

    Areas of work

    Source:Charity Commission
    • Amateur Sport
    • Education/training
    • Religious Activities

    Who they help

    Source:Charity Commission
    • Children/young People
    • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
    • People With Disabilities

    How they help

    Source:Charity Commission
    • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

    Discoveries involving this organisation

    The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.

    Observations

    Sources:Civic AtlasAI-assisted

    • A stewardship role rather than direct delivery

      The charity appears to have contributed primarily through control and provision of a venue, while another charity was responsible for administering the centre and presumably delivering activity there.

      Why it matters

      This distinguishes the organisation from a typical programme-delivery charity. Its value may lie in enabling others’ work through access to premises, making its partnerships and the future use of the asset especially important.

      Show evidence

      • “The Charity leases the Far Forest Centre at a nominal rent to another charity who administers it.”

        Source:Charity Commission

      • “Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space.”

        Source:Charity Commission

    • The organisation links parish education with outdoor access

      Its Church of England educational object sits alongside field-study, adventure, amateur sport and facility provision, suggesting a model in which place-based outdoor activity may have supported a broader parish educational mission.

      Why it matters

      This combination may make the organisation a bridge between religious, educational and recreational civic life, rather than fitting neatly within any one of those sectors.

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      • “FURTHERING THE EDUCATIONAL WORK OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND IN THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, FAR FOREST.”

        Source:Charity Commission

      • “Education/training, Religious Activities, Amateur Sport.”

        Source:Charity Commission

    • A potentially disrupted enabling relationship

      The closure of the named administering charity may indicate that the arrangement through which the centre was used ended or required replacement. Available evidence does not show what happened to the premises or beneficiaries afterwards.

      Why it matters

      This is the central question for assessing whether the charity remains an active civic asset, a dormant property-holder, or a potential platform for a new local partnership.

      Show evidence

      • “This other charity is the Far Forest Centre #503994.”

        Source:Charity Commission

      • “This was closed with effect from 31/12/2018.”

        Source:Charity Commission

      Remaining uncertainties

    • Whether the Far Forest Centre is still occupied, available or used for charitable purposes.
    • Whether a successor organisation replaced the charity that administered the centre after 31 December 2018.
    • How children, disabled people and voluntary organisations benefited from the facilities in practice.

      Additional evidence needed

    • Recent trustees’ reports, accounts or Charity Commission filings showing current activities, assets and leasing arrangements.
    • Evidence on the centre’s current operator, programmes, users and relationships with Holy Trinity parish and local organisations.
    Charity Commission profile
    Source:Charity Commission

    Activities

    The Charity leases the Far Forest Centre at a nominal rent to another charity who administers it. This other charity is the Far Forest Centre #503994. This was closed with effect from 31/12/2018

    Charity objects

    FURTHERING THE EDUCATIONAL WORK OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND IN THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, FAR FOREST