Urban Adventure Support Group

Charity 1003727

Overview

Summary

Sources:Civic AtlasAI-assisted

Urban Adventure Support Group appears to use outdoor challenge, practical skills and recognised achievement routes as a developmental alternative for young people facing exclusion or risk. Its role may extend beyond delivering recreation: the evidence suggests an organisation that combines direct support, instructor-linked capability and progression frameworks to build confidence, responsibility and social participation. Its unusually broad stated remit may reflect flexible provision, but makes its present priorities and reach unclear.

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Operational geography

Sources:ONSCivic AtlasAI-assisted

Coverage: Regional

Operational areas:

    Evidence and reasoning
    Supporting evidence
    Remaining uncertainties
    • The Charity Commission record identifies Birmingham City as a current area of operation, but does not identify any Birmingham ward, recognised place, delivery venue or project location.
    • No current official website content, annual report or project documentation was available to show where services are delivered within Birmingham.
    • The registered address is in Shirley, Solihull and should not be treated as a Birmingham operational site; the Charity Commission also records that the charity does not own or lease land or property.
    • The evidence does not establish current material partnerships, delivery hosts or referral arrangements that extend the organisation's reach within Birmingham.
    Additional evidence needed
    • Current programme, session or referral information identifying Birmingham delivery venues, wards or neighbourhoods.
    • A current annual report, activity report or grant documentation showing the locations and scale of work undertaken in Birmingham.
    • Confirmation from the organisation of any venues used, partner organisations and whether Birmingham activity is regular, project-based or mobile.

    Areas of work

    Source:Charity Commission
    • Amateur Sport
    • Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency
    • Arts/culture/heritage/science
    • Disability
    • Economic/community Development/employment
    • Education/training
    • Environment/conservation/heritage
    • General Charitable Purposes
    • Recreation
    • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

    Who they help

    Source:Charity Commission
    • Children/young People
    • Other Defined Groups
    • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
    • People With Disabilities
    • The General Public/mankind

    How they help

    Source:Charity Commission
    • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
    • Provides Human Resources
    • Provides Services

    Discoveries involving this organisation

    The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.

    Observations

    Sources:Civic AtlasAI-assisted

    • Outdoor activity appears to be the delivery mechanism, not the end goal

      The organisation appears to use outdoor pursuits, cycling and challenge awards to pursue longer-term personal and social development among young people, particularly those at risk of offending.

      Why it matters

      This distinguishes it from a conventional recreation provider. Potential partners may find value in its capacity to connect youth engagement with confidence, discipline and developmental progression.

      Show evidence

      • “The charity's object is to provide recreational facilities for young people, particularly those at risk of offending, to educate them and develop their physical, mental and spiritual capacities.”

        Source:Charity Commission

      • “Activities include outdoor education, outdoor pursuits, youth challenge awards and Duke of Edinburgh.”

        Source:Organisation

    • The organisation may offer structured routes from participation to recognised achievement

      The combination of youth awards, Duke of Edinburgh activity, mountain-bike instructor training and cycle maintenance suggests a model that may move participants from taking part in activities toward practical competence and externally legible achievement.

      Why it matters

      This may make the organisation a useful bridge between informal youth engagement and pathways valued by schools, employers, youth justice services or other support agencies.

      Show evidence

      • “Activities include youth achievement awards, Duke of Edinburgh, the Mountain-Bike Instructors' Award Scheme and cycle maintenance.”

        Source:Organisation

      • “The charity helps by providing services, providing human resources and acting as an umbrella or resource body.”

        Source:Charity Commission

    • Its stated beneficiary scope is broader than its specialist focus

      Although its objects and activities centre on young people facing disadvantage, disability or involvement with crime, the recorded beneficiary and activity categories span the general public and many charitable fields. This may indicate flexible provision, or it may reflect broad registration categories rather than current practice.

      Why it matters

      Understanding this tension is important for identifying the organisation's actual niche, referral role and potential overlap or complementarity with other local providers.

      Show evidence

      • “The organisation works with disadvantaged, disabled, life of crime or on the borders of crime young people.”

        Source:Organisation

      • “Beneficiaries include children or young people, people with disabilities, people of a particular ethnic or racial origin, other defined groups and the general public.”

        Source:Charity Commission

      Remaining uncertainties

    • The organisation's current scale, geography, active programmes and participant numbers are unknown.
    • There is no evidence of referral partners, funding relationships, outcomes or whether it currently serves young people at risk of offending.
    • It is unclear whether instructor awards and resource-body activity are delivered directly or support other organisations.

      Additional evidence needed

    • Recent annual reports, accounts or programme information showing current delivery, locations and beneficiary reach.
    • Evidence of participant outcomes, referral routes and partnerships with schools, youth services, disability organisations or justice agencies.
    Charity Commission profile
    Source:Charity Commission

    Activities

    OUTDOOR EDUCATION - OUTDOOR PURSUITS - YOUTH CHALLENGE - AWARDS YOUTH ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS - DUKE OF EDINBURGH - MOUNTAIN-BIKE INSTRUCTORS' AWARD SCHEME www.mias.uk CYCLE MAINTENANCE. WORK WITH DISADVANTAGED/DISABLED/LIFE OF CRIME OR ON THE BORDERS OF CRIME-YOUNG PEOPLE

    Charity objects

    TO PROVIDE RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND IN PARTICULAR THOSE YOUNG PEOPLE AT RISK OF OFFENDING AGAINST THE LAW WITH THE OBJECT OF EDUCATING THEM AND ASSISTING THEM TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES AND THEREBY ENSURE THEY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY AND THAT THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED