Rea Valley District Scout Council
Charity 1209936
https://www.reavalleyscouts.org.uk/
Overview
Summary
Rea Valley District Scout Council appears to be a locally rooted youth-development organisation operating through the wider Scouts model. Its role is not simply to provide activities, but to create a structured pathway from early childhood to young adulthood in which outdoor experience, responsibility, leadership and community participation reinforce one another. The available evidence suggests a strong developmental purpose, but offers little visibility of its specific local groups, partnerships, geography or distinctive contribution within Rea Valley.
Operational geography
Coverage: District
Operational areas:
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Bartley Green
Confidence: high
The district's group finder lists a Woodgate Valley group delivering weekly Scouting sections, supporting regular local delivery.
- Charity Commission Register: REA VALLEY DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL (1209936)
The registered contact address is Bartley Green Scout Hut, Bartley Green, Birmingham. - Rea Valley Scouts official website: Find-a-group
The 218th Woodgate Pioneers is listed at St Francis Church and Community Centre, Woodgate Valley, with weekly Beaver, Cub and Scout sessions.
Quinton
Confidence: high
The official group finder lists a named Quinton group with regular weekly sections.
- Rea Valley Scouts official website: Find-a-group
The 169th Quinton is listed in Quinton, offering Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Explorers.
Harborne
Confidence: high
The official group finder identifies a Harborne venue and recurring delivery across four Scout age sections.
- Rea Valley Scouts official website: Find-a-group
The 293rd St Faith and St Laurence is listed in Harborne, with Beaver, Cub, Scout and Explorer provision.
Weoley and Selly Oak
Confidence: high
Multiple current group listings show regular activity at venues in Weoley Hill, Selly Oak and Shenley Green, indicating a substantial operational presence rather than a single occasional activity.
- Rea Valley Scouts official website: Find-a-group
The 108th Weoley Hill is listed at Weoley Hill Church, Selly Oak, with weekly Beaver, Cub and Scout sessions. - Rea Valley Scouts official website: Find-a-group
The 113th Ariel is listed at Selly Oak Park, Selly Oak, with Squirrel, Beaver, Cub, Scout and Explorer sections. - Rea Valley Scouts official website: Find-a-group
The 281st St Davids is listed at St David's Church, Shenley Green, with weekly Beaver, Cub, Scout and Explorer sessions.
Northfield
Confidence: high
The official group finder records several active groups and sections at separate Northfield venues, showing sustained delivery in Northfield.
- Rea Valley Scouts official website: Find-a-group
The 206th St Laurence is listed at St Laurence Junior School, Northfield, and also has a Beaver section at Friends Meeting House, Northfield. - Rea Valley Scouts official website: Find-a-group
The 238th Northfield Methodists is listed at Northfield Methodist Church, with Beaver, Cub and Scout sections. - Rea Valley Scouts official website: Find-a-group
The Gridiron Explorers are listed at St Laurence Pastoral Centre, Northfield.
King’s Norton North
Confidence: high
Two official listings identify regular Scout provision at distinct Kings Norton venues.
- Rea Valley Scouts official website: Find-a-group
The 42nd Kings Norton is listed at its Scout HQ in Kings Norton, with Beaver, Cub, Scout and Explorer sections. - Rea Valley Scouts official website: Find-a-group
The 303rd St Joseph and St Helen is listed at St Joseph and St Helen's Church Hall, Kings Norton, with Beaver, Cub and Scout sections.
Longbridge and West Heath
Confidence: high
The official group finder shows a named Longbridge group delivering weekly sessions for all core youth sections.
- Rea Valley Scouts official website: Find-a-group
The 195th St Johns is listed at Scout HQ, Longbridge, with Squirrel, Beaver, Cub, Scout and Explorer sections.
Rubery and Rednal
Confidence: high
The official group finder identifies active weekly Scout delivery in both Rednal and Rubery, giving the district an operational reach at Birmingham's south-west edge.
- Rea Valley Scouts official website: Find-a-group
The 191st Phoenix is listed at St Stephen's Church, Rednal, with Beaver, Cub and Scout sections. - Rea Valley Scouts official website: Find-a-group
The 277th Beacon is listed at Beacon Church Centre, Rubery, with Beaver, Cub and Scout sections.
Remaining uncertainties
- The official website states that groups serve Ladywood, Edgbaston, Cotteridge and Frankley, among other places, but its current group finder does not provide sufficiently clear site-level evidence to assign all of those places to the supplied ward identifiers.
- The listed venues include churches, a school, a community centre, a meeting house and a public park. Their use demonstrates delivery locations, but the available evidence does not establish the legal or practical nature of each hosting partnership, nor whether the district controls those premises.
- Bartley Green Scout Hut is described as the charity's address, but the Charity Commission entry alone does not establish the full range or frequency of activity at that building.
- The district's footprint extends into Rubery as well as Birmingham. The available sources support a south-west Birmingham district footprint, not citywide Birmingham delivery.
Additional evidence needed
- A current district map or a complete, dated list of constituent Scout Groups and meeting places would confirm the full operational boundary and resolve the locations not represented by detailed group-finder entries.
- Current venue agreements, property records or a district annual report would clarify which Scout premises are owned or leased by the charity and which are used through host-venue arrangements.
- Current programme or event records would show whether district-wide activities are routinely delivered beyond the regular group meeting locations.
Areas of work
- Economic/community Development/employment
Who they help
- Children/young People
How they help
- Provides Services
Discoveries involving this organisation
The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.
Observations
A long-term pathway into citizenship
The organisation appears to use Scouting as a sustained developmental pathway rather than a set of isolated youth activities. Its stated outcomes connect individual confidence and skills with participation in local, national and international communities.
Why it matters
This suggests its civic role may lie in building social confidence, leadership and belonging over time, including among young people who may otherwise have limited opportunities to practise responsibility in group settings.
Show evidence
“The charity promotes the development of young people as individuals, responsible citizens and members of local, national and international communities.”
Source:Charity Commission“Activities are provided for young people aged 6-25.”
Source:Organisation
Its operating model likely depends on a wider movement infrastructure
The available website material indicates that the district is connected to the national Scouts framework, drawing on shared age-group structures, policies, training, safeguarding arrangements and volunteer support rather than operating as a wholly standalone provider.
Why it matters
This helps distinguish the council from an independent local youth club: its local value may depend on translating national resources and standards into accessible local relationships and experiences.
Show evidence
“The website provides information on volunteering, activities, policies, learning, nights away and camping.”
Source:Organisation“The website presents Scout age groups from 4-6 years to 18-25 years.”
Source:Organisation
Community development is expressed through young people rather than direct neighbourhood services
Although classified under economic/community development/employment, the evidence suggests the organisation's contribution is primarily indirect: developing young people's capabilities, teamwork and community engagement rather than delivering employment or community-development services directly.
Why it matters
This may affect how the organisation should be understood by potential partners: it could be a contributor to local social infrastructure and future civic capacity, rather than a conventional employment or community-service provider.
Show evidence
“The charity's listed charitable activity is economic/community development/employment.”
Source:Charity Commission“Its activities promote life skills, outdoor adventures, leadership, community engagement, teamwork and responsibility.”
Source:Organisation
- The evidence does not identify the district's local area, groups, membership, volunteer base or facilities.
- It is unclear which communities participate, which are underrepresented, and whether young people face barriers to joining.
- No evidence describes local partnerships, community projects, funding sources or outcomes.
Remaining uncertainties
- District annual reports, accounts and local development plans.
- A list of local groups, meeting places, activities and community partners.
- Participation, waiting-list and demographic data, alongside young people's experiences.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
Rea Valley Scout District provides a range of activities, training, and personal development opportunities for young people aged 6-25. Through Scouting programs, we promote life skills, outdoor adventures, leadership, and community engagement. Our activities encourage personal growth, teamwork, and responsibility, fostering active citizenship and self-confidence.
Charity objects
TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN ACHIEVING THEIR FULL PHYSICAL, INTELLECTUAL SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL POTENTIALS, AS INDIVIDUALS, AS RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS AND ASMEMBERS OF THEIR LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONALCOMMUNITIES.