Hall Green & Acocks Green Amateur Boxing And Community Fitness Club
Charity 1113823
Overview
Summary
Hall Green & Acocks Green Amateur Boxing And Community Fitness Club appears to use boxing and fitness as a practical entry point to wider community wellbeing. Its charitable purpose reaches beyond sport: it frames recreation facilities as support for people affected by disadvantage, while linking young people’s physical activity to education, inclusion, equality and citizenship. The available evidence suggests a place-based organisation whose role may combine accessible local provision with broader developmental aims, although its actual delivery model and partnerships remain unclear.
Operational geography
Coverage: Neighbourhood
Operational areas:
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Remaining uncertainties
- Direct evidence: the Charity Commission record describes current reported activity as boxing and fitness training, but does not identify a current Birmingham delivery venue or ward.
- Direct evidence: the charity's governing document identifies Hall Green, Acocks Green and the surrounding area as its area of benefit. This supports a neighbourhood-focused purpose, but does not by itself demonstrate current delivery in either area.
- Reasonable interpretation: the organisation's operational identity is neighbourhood-based rather than citywide, given its name, stated local area of benefit and small reported income. This is an interpretation, not confirmation of present-day service locations.
- The Charity Commission record reports that the charity operates across Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall and Wolverhampton. Because this is a broad self-reported field and the charity's latest submitted financial return covers the year ended 31 December 2022, it is insufficient to establish a current regional operational footprint.
- The registered contact address is internally inconsistent. It should not be treated as a confirmed operational site.
- A sponsor webpage states that the club moved to a gym in Tyseley in January 2007, but gives no reliable evidence that this remained an active venue after the original ten-year lease period. It is therefore not treated as a current operational area.
- No current official evidence was found of delivery partnerships that materially extend the charity's operational reach.
Additional evidence needed
- A current session timetable, social-media post, venue booking record or statement from the charity confirming where boxing and fitness sessions are presently delivered.
- The charity's overdue annual returns and accounts for financial years ending 31 December 2023 and 31 December 2024, including any narrative on current activities, venues and geographic reach.
- Confirmation from Birmingham City Council or the charity of any current lease, licence or use agreement for a gym or community venue.
- Current evidence from any named delivery or referral partner showing the locations and scope of joint activity.
Areas of work
- Amateur Sport
- Disability
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Education/training
- General Charitable Purposes
- Recreation
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who they help
- Children/young People
- People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
- People With Disabilities
- The General Public/mankind
How they help
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
Discoveries involving this organisation
The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.
Observations
Sport appears to be the vehicle, not the end goal
Boxing and fitness training may function as an accessible route into wider social, educational and wellbeing support, particularly for young people.
Why it matters
This distinguishes the club from a conventional sports provider. Its contribution may depend as much on the environment and developmental opportunities it creates as on participation in boxing itself.
Show evidence
“boxing and fitness training”
Source:Organisation“TO ADVANCE THE MENTAL, PHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL WELFARE OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY ADVANCING EDUCATION AND TRAINING, ENCOURAGING GOOD CITIZENSHIP, PROMOTING INCLUSION AND PROMOTING EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY.”
Source:Charity Commission
The organisation is designed around local access and disadvantage
The club may see its facilities as community infrastructure for people whose access to recreation is limited by disability, financial hardship or social and economic circumstances.
Why it matters
This suggests that affordability, accessibility and local reach may be central to its role, rather than incidental features of a sports club.
Show evidence
“TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF HALL GREEN, ACOCKS GREEN AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES.”
Source:Charity Commission“Children/young People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, The General Public/mankind”
Source:Charity Commission
There is a productive tension between universal provision and targeted support
The organisation appears to serve the general public while also prioritising groups facing barriers. This may allow shared community participation rather than a service limited to one defined group.
Why it matters
Understanding this balance is important for identifying potential relationships: the club may connect specialist inclusion work with mainstream neighbourhood recreation.
Show evidence
“for the public at large in the interests of social welfare”
Source:Charity Commission“Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services”
Source:Charity Commission
- Whether the club provides mentoring, education, referral support or only training sessions.
- Which communities currently use the club and whether disabled people and financially disadvantaged residents can access provision in practice.
- Whether it works with schools, youth services, health providers or other local organisations.
Remaining uncertainties
- Recent annual reports, programme descriptions and participant data showing activities, reach and outcomes.
- Information on fees, accessibility measures, referral routes, venue use and local partnerships.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
boxing and fitness training
Charity objects
1. TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF HALL GREEN, ACOCKS GREEN AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS. 2. TO ADVANCE THE MENTAL, PHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL WELFARE OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY ADVANCING EDUCATION AND TRAINING, ENCOURAGING GOOD CITIZENSHIP, PROMOTING INCLUSION AND PROMOTING EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY.