Rubery Community And Leisure Centre Ltd
Charity 517257
Overview
Summary
Rubery Community and Leisure Centre appears to be a place-based civic facility whose role extends beyond leisure provision. Its stated purpose combines affordable recreation, sport and education with a broad social-welfare mission for local residents. The organisation seems designed as shared local infrastructure: a venue and service provider intended to bring together residents, voluntary organisations and public bodies. Its unusually wide charitable classifications suggest a flexible, generalist community role, although the evidence does not show which parts of that remit are active in practice.
Operational geography
No operational geography is currently available for this organisation.
Areas of work
- Amateur Sport
- Animals
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Disability
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- General Charitable Purposes
- Other Charitable Purposes
- Recreation
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who they help
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Other Defined Groups
- People With Disabilities
- The General Public/mankind
How they help
- Other Charitable Activities
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
Discoveries involving this organisation
The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.
Observations
A community anchor rather than a single-purpose leisure provider
The available evidence suggests the centre uses facilities and services as means of improving local quality of life, rather than treating recreation as an end in itself.
Why it matters
This frames the organisation as potential local infrastructure for connection, participation and wellbeing, which may make it relevant to partners beyond sport or leisure.
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“To provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure-time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life for inhabitants of the beneficial area.”
Source:Charity Commission“To provide recreational, sporting and educational facilities at an affordable cost to the local community.”
Source:Organisation
Collaboration is embedded in its charitable design
Its objects indicate that the organisation may be intended to convene local authorities, voluntary groups and residents around shared local benefit, not simply deliver activities to them.
Why it matters
This suggests a possible bridging role in Rubery's civic ecosystem: it could be a useful setting or partner for initiatives requiring cross-sector participation.
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“By associating the local authorities, voluntary organisations and inhabitants in a common effort to advance education and to provide facilities.”
Source:Charity Commission
A notably broad remit may create both reach and ambiguity
The charity's registered purposes span health, disability, arts, sport, animals, environment and recreation, suggesting flexibility to respond to varied local needs. It is unclear whether this reflects active programming across all areas or a broad constitutional scope.
Why it matters
The breadth may make the centre an adaptable partner, but understanding its actual priorities is essential before assuming it has capacity or expertise in each field.
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“General Charitable Purposes, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Amateur Sport, Animals, Environment/conservation/heritage, Recreation, Other Charitable Purposes.”
Source:Charity Commission
- Which facilities, programmes and services are currently delivered.
- Whether local authorities and voluntary organisations are active partners.
- Which communities use the centre and whether affordability reduces barriers in practice.
Remaining uncertainties
- Current programme, facility-use and beneficiary data.
- Information on partnerships, funding, governance and recent annual reports.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
To provide recreational, sporting and educational facilities at an affordable cost to the local community.
Charity objects
TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE BENEFICIAL AREA WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND INHABITANTS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION).