Middlepark Division Guide Association
Charity 1053637
Overview
Summary
Middlepark Division Guide Association appears to combine youth development with access to physical outdoor space. Its role is not only to provide activities, but to create a setting in which children and young people can develop confidence, citizenship and social habits through camping and outdoor activity. The available evidence suggests an organisation whose practical asset base—buildings, facilities or open space—may be central to how it delivers its educational purpose. Its stated values are distinctive, though further evidence is needed to understand how they are interpreted in current practice.
Operational geography
Coverage: Neighbourhood
Operational areas:
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Remaining uncertainties
- Direct evidence confirms that the charity is active and delivers children’s activities, camping and outdoor activities, but does not identify the current Birmingham locations where its Guide units meet or where activities are delivered.
- The Charity Commission contact address is available, but the evidence does not establish whether this is a service-delivery or Guide meeting site rather than a trustee or correspondence address; it has therefore not been recorded as an operational area.
- Girlguiding Birmingham currently recognises Middlepark as one of its divisions, indicating an active relationship with the citywide Girlguiding structure. However, its division page does not state the places or wards covered by Middlepark.
- Girlguiding Birmingham states that Beaconfield Campsites are managed jointly by Middlepark and Northfield Divisions. This is evidence of a material operational relationship with Northfield Division and of responsibility for outdoor facilities, but the campsites are described as being nine miles from Birmingham and do not evidence an additional Birmingham operational area.
- The available evidence supports a reasonable interpretation that the charity is a small, locally focused Guide-division body rather than a citywide delivery organisation, but its precise local catchment cannot be established confidently.
Additional evidence needed
- A current Middlepark Division unit list or Girlguiding group-finder results showing the locations of its Rainbows, Brownies, Guides and Rangers.
- Confirmation from the charity or Girlguiding Birmingham of whether the Charity Commission contact address is an operational facility, a meeting venue, or correspondence-only address.
- A current annual report, property record or venue page identifying any sites owned, leased or regularly used by Middlepark Division within Birmingham.
- A current description of the geographical area allocated to Middlepark Division by Girlguiding Birmingham.
Areas of work
- Amateur Sport
- Education/training
Who they help
- Children/young People
How they help
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Discoveries involving this organisation
The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.
Observations
Outdoor space appears to be part of the delivery model
The association may operate as both a youth-development provider and a local enabling resource for outdoor learning, rather than simply organising activities.
Why it matters
This suggests that its buildings, facilities or open space may be a core civic asset: they could support sustained, practical experiences that are harder to deliver through programme-based activities alone.
Show evidence
“Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space.”
Source:Charity Commission“CAMPING AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITES.”
Source:Charity Commission
Citizenship is pursued through experiential activity
The organisation appears to connect an explicit character-and-citizenship purpose with practical, shared outdoor experiences for young people.
Why it matters
This helps distinguish its likely role from a generic sports or recreation provider: activity may be a means of developing social responsibility, discipline and belonging, rather than an end in itself.
Show evidence
“THE INSTRUCTION OF GIRLS OF ALL CLASSES IN THE PRINCIPLES OF DISCIPLINE, LOYALTY AND GOOD CITIZENSHIP.”
Source:Charity Commission“Education/training, Amateur Sport.”
Source:Charity Commission“Children/young People.”
Source:Charity Commission
Its formal purpose carries a distinctive, potentially legacy vocabulary
The language of discipline, loyalty and instruction may indicate a strongly values-led tradition. It would be worth exploring how this language is translated into present-day practice and how young people experience it.
Why it matters
The wording may shape who feels represented by the organisation, its approach to youth participation, and its potential relationships with other youth providers.
Show evidence
“THE INSTRUCTION OF GIRLS OF ALL CLASSES IN THE PRINCIPLES OF DISCIPLINE, LOYALTY AND GOOD CITIZENSHIP.”
Source:Charity Commission
- Whether the facilities or open space are owned, leased, shared or available to other community groups.
- Whether activities are delivered directly by the association or through volunteer-led Guide units.
- How the organisation currently interprets its stated focus on girls and its values-led charitable objects.
Remaining uncertainties
- Information on the sites or facilities, their users, capacity and community access.
- Current programme descriptions, participant numbers and evidence of partnerships with schools, youth groups or outdoor providers.
- Recent annual reports or trustee information showing how the organisation's purpose is enacted today.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
Activities for children CAMPING AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITES
Charity objects
THE INSTRUCTION OF GIRLS OF ALL CLASSES IN THE PRINCIPLES OF DISCIPLINE, LOYALTY AND GOOD CITIZENSHIP.