The Andrew Robinson Young People'S Trust
Charity 1094029
Overview
Summary
The Andrew Robinson Young People'S Trust appears to be a faith-rooted enabling organisation rather than a direct youth-service provider. Its role seems to be to widen access to Catholic formation and developmental opportunities for young people, particularly those facing disadvantage, through a mixture of grants and human-resource support. The combination of religious education, poverty relief, leisure, sport and skills development suggests an approach that treats faith, belonging and personal development as interconnected rather than separate needs.
Operational geography
Coverage: Regional
Operational areas:
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Remaining uncertainties
- No direct, current evidence identifies a service, physical site, parish programme or partner-delivered activity within any supplied Birmingham ward or within City Centre.
- The Trust’s official website identifies its regular beneficiary-identification, parish youth provision and day-trip collection activity as being in Coventry. It also describes residential activity at Alton Castle and support for a pilgrimage to Lourdes. This supports a principally Coventry-based operation with activities extending beyond the city, rather than a Birmingham operational footprint.
- The Trust has links to the Catholic Diocese of Birmingham and displays diocesan-related imagery, but this does not demonstrate that it currently delivers services in Birmingham.
- The Coventry address is treated as a contact address rather than evidence of a Birmingham or Coventry delivery site.
Additional evidence needed
- A current annual report, programme schedule or trustee report naming any Birmingham schools, parishes, venues or youth groups supported by the Trust.
- Confirmation from the Trust of whether any current parish youth-provision grants, referrals or residential places are allocated through Birmingham-based organisations.
- Current partner evidence from the Kenelm Youth Trust or Birmingham Catholic organisations showing activity delivered jointly for Birmingham young people.
Areas of work
- Amateur Sport
- Education/training
- Religious Activities
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who they help
- Children/young People
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How they help
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Human Resources
Discoveries involving this organisation
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Observations
An enabling, intermediary operating model
The Trust appears positioned to strengthen opportunities through others as well as through support to individual young people, rather than being defined solely by delivering a single programme itself.
Why it matters
This suggests its influence may depend on the organisations and local networks it funds or supports. Understanding those relationships would reveal more about its practical reach than its stated purposes alone.
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“Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Human Resources.”
Source:Charity Commission“Children/young People, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies.”
Source:Charity Commission
Faith development is linked to wider life chances
The Trust appears to regard Catholic faith formation not as an isolated religious activity, but as connected to young people's confidence, relationships, maturity and living conditions.
Why it matters
This broad framing may make the Trust a potential bridge between faith-based youth work, wellbeing, sport and anti-poverty activity—areas that are often organised separately.
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“Advance the religious education of young people, in particular those in need by virtue of their social or economic circumstances, sickness or distress.”
Source:Charity Commission“Help and educate young people through their leisure time activities so as to develop their physical and mental capacities and inter-personal skills.”
Source:Charity Commission
A targeted universalism tension
The Trust has a broad remit for young people, while giving particular attention to those experiencing economic hardship, illness or distress. It may therefore balance open youth development with targeted support for greater need.
Why it matters
This distinction could shape who benefits in practice, how grants are prioritised and whether the Trust fills gaps left by mainstream youth or parish provision.
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“To advance the religious education of young people, especially those in need, by providing support and assistance.”
Source:Organisation“The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Religious Activities, Amateur Sport.”
Source:Charity Commission
- Whether the Trust mainly funds Catholic institutions, community groups or individual young people.
- Which places, age groups and forms of disadvantage receive support.
- Whether human-resource support means staff, volunteers, specialist advice or another form of capacity building.
Remaining uncertainties
- Recent grant lists, beneficiary case studies and eligibility criteria.
- Annual reports or accounts showing expenditure by activity, geography and recipient type.
- Information on delivery partners, Catholic networks and leisure or sport provision supported.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
To advance the religious education of young people, especially those in need, by providing support and assistance, enabling them to develop their faith within the Catholic Church. Also to develop their physical and mental capacities and inter-personal skills through their leisure activities, enabling them to mature as individuals and members of society thereby improving their conditions of life.
Charity objects
1. ADVANCE THE RELIGIOUS EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THOSE IN NEED BY VIRTUE OF THEIR SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, SICKNESS OR DISTRESS, BY THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE IN ORDER TO ENABLE THEM TO DEVELOP THEIR FAITH WITHIN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH; AND/OR 2. HELP AND EDUCATE YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH THEIR LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL CAPACITIES AND INTER-PERSONAL SKILLS TO HELP THEM GROW TOWARDS FULL MATURITY AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY IN ORDER THAT THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY IMPROVE.