Inunity
Charity 1193151
Overview
Summary
Inunity appears to be a place-based youth-development organisation using varied activities as routes into confidence, skills, relationships and opportunity. Its role is broader than recreation provision: sport, creative work, training and youth clubs seem to form an engagement model through which it addresses social inclusion, wellbeing and employability for young people in South Birmingham. The organisation also presents itself as a connector, working with families, schools and local organisations rather than positioning young people as isolated service users.
Operational geography
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Bournbrook and Selly Park
Confidence: low
The supplied evidence identifies a published and registered address in Selly Park, but an address alone does not establish operational activity in this ward. The available evidence does not confirm that routine public-facing services are delivered there rather than it being an administrative base.
- InUnity website, homepage
The organisation describes itself as based in Birmingham and publishes an address in Selly Park. - Charity Commission record supplied for InUnity
The registered charity address is Hilda Simister House in Selly Park, Birmingham.
Frankley Great Park
Confidence: low
Direct evidence says that a current monthly Girls Night In youth club operates in Frankley. However, the supplied evidence does not establish that the activity falls within Frankley Great Park ward.
- InUnity website, Girls Night In project page
InUnity states that its monthly girls-only junior youth clubs run in three locations, including Frankley. - InUnity website, homepage
The current projects summary repeats that Girls Night In runs monthly in Frankley, Wythall and Worcester.
Remaining uncertainties
- InUnity's principal programme, Young Brum, is explicitly delivered across south Birmingham, but the organisation does not publish a current ward-by-ward programme schedule or venue list. Its south-Birmingham footprint therefore cannot be translated reliably into additional supplied wards.
- InUnity states that it supports children, young people and families in temporary accommodation across Birmingham, including in hotels and local spaces. This is direct evidence of citywide service reach, but the locations are not published; they should not be inferred or disclosed given the safeguarding sensitivity of this work.
- The organisation's operational identity is principally south-Birmingham-focused: its mission and flagship Young Brum programme are framed around south Birmingham. However, its current Girls Night In provision also operates in Wythall and Worcester, so its overall footprint extends beyond Birmingham and is best classified as regional rather than solely citywide.
- The evidence does not establish whether Hilda Simister House is a service-delivery venue, a shared office or correspondence address.
Additional evidence needed
- A current Young Brum timetable or ward-level programme information to identify the south Birmingham wards in which recurring delivery takes place.
- Confirmation from InUnity of whether its published address is an operational delivery site and what activities, if any, are delivered there.
- A safeguarding-appropriate aggregate breakdown of the Birmingham areas reached through the temporary-accommodation programme, without identifying hotels, families or other sensitive locations.
- Confirmation from InUnity of the ward in which the Frankley Girls Night In provision operates, without publishing the exact venue.
Areas of work
- Disability
- Economic/community Development/employment
- General Charitable Purposes
- Other Charitable Purposes
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
Activities appear to be a route into wider youth development
Inunity appears to use sport, creative arts and social activities not as ends in themselves, but as accessible ways to build young people’s confidence, life skills and capacity to shape their futures.
Why it matters
This helps distinguish Inunity from a conventional sports or activity provider. Its potential value may lie in combining informal engagement with longer-term personal and social development.
Show evidence
“Its programmes use sport, physical activity, creative arts, youth development, training and workshops.”
Source:Organisation“Its mission includes helping young people overcome challenges, grow in confidence, build strong relationships, develop life skills and explore opportunities.”
Source:Organisation“Its objects include developing young people’s skills, capacities and capabilities and relieving unemployment.”
Source:Charity Commission
Its operating model appears locally networked
Inunity appears to see support for young people as a shared community responsibility, with families, schools and local organisations forming part of its intended support system.
Why it matters
This suggests that its influence may depend partly on relationship-building and referral pathways, not only on direct attendance at programmes. It may be a useful partner for organisations seeking trusted routes into South Birmingham youth communities.
Show evidence
“Inunity is on a mission to ensure young people in South Birmingham have what they need to overcome challenges and shape their own future.”
Source:Organisation“It works together with families, schools and local organisations to create strong community networks.”
Source:Organisation“Young Brum is delivered across south Birmingham.”
Source:Organisation
There is a notable focus on girls’ and young women’s participation
Alongside provision for young people generally, Inunity appears to be developing gender-specific spaces and confidence-building activity for girls and young women, including mental-health conversations.
Why it matters
This may indicate recognition that mixed provision does not always meet every young person’s needs. It raises a useful question about whether gender-specific work is a strategic priority or a response to unmet local demand.
Show evidence
“I aMH Aware is designed specifically to engage girls and young women.”
Source:Organisation“Girls Night In consists of monthly girls-only junior youth clubs at Frankley, Wythall and Worcester.”
Source:Organisation“She Will is a 12-week female empowerment programme focused on confidence, self-esteem and resilience.”
Source:Organisation
- Which communities in South Birmingham are reached, and which young people are not reached.
- Whether its stated partnerships produce sustained referrals, shared delivery or joint planning.
- The scale, frequency and outcomes of its programmes, including employment and wellbeing outcomes.
Remaining uncertainties
- Recent impact data showing participant numbers, demographics, retention and outcomes by programme.
- Information from families, schools and partner organisations about how collaboration works and where unmet need remains.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
InUnity: Providing opportunities for Young Brum. InUnity are a non-profit organisation based in Birmingham. We develop innovative programmes to meet the needs of local people & their communities. Our programmes use a mixture of activities across sport, physical activity, creative arts, youth development, training and workshops.
Charity objects
THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (‘THE OBJECTS’) ARE: TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING IN BIRMINGHAM AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF: A) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS; B) ADVANCING EDUCATION; C) RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT D) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS.