Nubyond
Charity 1103686
Overview
Summary
Nubyond appears to use music and digital-media education as a route into broader participation: skills, qualifications, employment readiness and community inclusion. Its stated remit reaches beyond specialist arts provision, combining youth-focused industry experience with family learning, accredited courses and access for people from varied backgrounds. This suggests an organisation positioned at the intersection of creative practice, digital inclusion and local development. However, the unavailable website leaves its current programmes, reach and partnerships difficult to assess.
Operational geography
Coverage: Citywide
Operational areas:
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Remaining uncertainties
- The Charity Commission currently records Birmingham City as Nubyond's area of operation, which supports a citywide Birmingham coverage classification at local-authority scale. However, this is an area-of-operation declaration rather than direct evidence of current delivery across Birmingham neighbourhoods or wards.
- No current Birmingham service locations, delivery venues, programmes, partner organisations or beneficiary catchments were identified from authoritative current sources.
- The Charity Commission records £0 income and £0 expenditure for each year from the financial year ending 15 December 2020 through to 15 December 2024. This creates substantial uncertainty as to whether any services are currently active.
- Nubyond's current charity contact address is in Wolverhampton, and the Charity Commission records that it does not own or lease land or property. The address should therefore not be treated as a Birmingham operational site.
- Companies House records a former Birmingham registered office, but the associated charitable company was dissolved on 5 October 2021. Historic material also places a Nubyond event in the City Centre in October 2016; neither is sufficient evidence of current operation in a supplied Birmingham area.
Additional evidence needed
- A current programme timetable, service directory or annual report identifying active Birmingham delivery venues and dates.
- Confirmation from Nubyond of whether it is presently delivering services, and the wards or neighbourhoods in which those services operate.
- Current evidence from any delivery partners, funders or venues showing Nubyond-led activity in Birmingham.
- Evidence of any current physical base, hired venue arrangement or outreach location within Birmingham.
Areas of work
- Amateur Sport
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Education/training
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Other Charitable Purposes
Who they help
- Children/young People
- Other Defined Groups
- People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
- People With Disabilities
How they help
- Other Charitable Activities
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
Discoveries involving this organisation
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Observations
Creative education appears to be a pathway rather than the sole end
Nubyond’s music-focused charitable object may indicate a broader strategy in which creative and digital-media learning builds transferable skills, qualifications and routes towards employment.
Why it matters
This helps distinguish Nubyond from a conventional music tuition provider. Its potential civic role may include connecting cultural participation with economic opportunity.
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“To advance the education of young people in the art of music, particularly through opportunities to gain qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience of the music industry.”
Source:Charity Commission“We run educational employment programmes and provide accredited courses.”
Source:Organisation
The organisation may operate across generations, not only with young people
Although its formal object centres on young people, its activities suggest a wider model involving families and adults, potentially making learning a shared community resource.
Why it matters
Intergenerational delivery could give Nubyond a distinctive role in strengthening household digital confidence and extending the benefits of youth provision into the wider community.
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“We provide access to digital media technology for young people and families to engage in family learning.”
Source:Organisation“We provide opportunities for young people and adults within the community.”
Source:Organisation
Digital access may be an important inclusion mechanism
Providing access to digital-media technology may indicate that Nubyond addresses barriers to participation as well as offering training, especially for groups who may have limited access to equipment or skills.
Why it matters
This suggests the organisation could be relevant to local digital-inclusion networks as well as arts, youth and employment partnerships.
Show evidence
“We provide access to digital media technology for young people and families.”
Source:Organisation“The charity helps children/young people, people with disabilities, people of a particular ethnic or racial origin and other defined groups.”
Source:Charity Commission
- It is unclear whether Nubyond is currently delivering programmes, as its website is unavailable.
- There is no evidence of its scale, geography, facilities, outcomes, funding or partner organisations.
- The relationship between its music remit and its wider sport, environment and community-development classifications is not explained.
Remaining uncertainties
- Recent annual reports, accounts or activity reports showing current programmes, participant numbers and outcomes.
- Information on delivery locations, facilities, referral routes and partnerships.
- Evidence explaining how music, digital media, accredited learning and employment programmes connect in practice.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
We provide access to digital media technology for young people and families to engage in family learning and develop essential digital technology skills. We run educational employment programmes provide accredited courses. We provide opportunities for young people and adults within the community from a wide range of backgrounds and ethnicity.
Charity objects
TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE ART OF MUSIC PARTICULAR BY PROVISION OF OPPORTUNITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO GAIN QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE OF THE MUSIC INDUSTRY