Wasps Community Foundation
Charity 1120904
Overview
Summary
Wasps Community Foundation appears to use sport, particularly rugby union, as a practical platform for wider social development rather than as an end in itself. Its remit combines accessible recreation with education, health, poverty relief and inclusion, suggesting a community-facing role that may extend beyond conventional sports participation. The evidence points to an organisation positioned between sports provision, youth development and social welfare, although its specific programmes, delivery areas and partnerships remain unclear.
Operational geography
Coverage: Regional
Operational areas:
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Remaining uncertainties
- The Charity Commission currently records Birmingham City among the places where the charity operates, but does not identify any Birmingham service venue, project, ward, neighbourhood or delivery partner.
- No current primary-source evidence was found to show that the foundation delivers services at a physical site in Birmingham, or that a Birmingham-based partnership materially extends its reach.
- The charity's most recent reported financial year ended 30 June 2025 with £0 income and £51 expenditure. This creates substantial uncertainty about whether any meaningful delivery was active during that period, despite the charity remaining registered and the regulator listing a regional operating footprint.
- The available Wasps website content describes community programmes generally but does not give current locations or identify Birmingham activity. Historic connections to the wider West Midlands should not be treated as evidence of current Birmingham delivery.
Additional evidence needed
- A current programme list, delivery timetable or impact report identifying active locations and beneficiaries in Birmingham.
- Confirmation from the foundation of whether it currently delivers any services in Birmingham, including relevant delivery partners.
- Current grant agreements, school or community-partner records, or venue-booking evidence demonstrating active Birmingham-based delivery.
- The trustees' annual report or accounts for the year ending 30 June 2025, if available, explaining the charity's activity despite its nil income and minimal expenditure.
Areas of work
- Amateur Sport
- Disability
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Education/training
- Recreation
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who they help
- Children/young People
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- People With Disabilities
- The General Public/mankind
How they help
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Human Resources
- Provides Services
Discoveries involving this organisation
The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.
Observations
Sport appears to be the delivery mechanism, not the sole outcome
The available evidence suggests the Foundation treats sport, especially rugby union, as a means of advancing education, physical and mental health, and wider social support.
Why it matters
This distinguishes the organisation from a club-focused sports provider. Its potential relationships may include schools, health services, disability organisations and poverty-relief groups as well as sports bodies.
Show evidence
“The objects include promoting healthy recreation through rugby union and other sports capable of improving health.”
Source:Charity Commission“The charity promotes education, motivation and inspiration through the power of sport.”
Source:Organisation
Its remit spans universal access and targeted disadvantage
The Foundation appears designed to serve the public broadly while also directing support toward people whose access to recreation or opportunity may be constrained by disability, age, poverty or social and economic circumstances.
Why it matters
This mixed remit may require the organisation to balance open community activity with targeted inclusion work, shaping who it needs to reach and collaborate with.
Show evidence
“The objects benefit the public generally and inhabitants of London, Buckinghamshire, South Oxfordshire, East Berkshire, Hertfordshire and surrounding areas.”
Source:Charity Commission“The objects provide facilities for people in need because of youth, age, infirmity, disability, poverty or social and economic circumstances.”
Source:Charity Commission
The organisation may operate through more than direct programmes
Its stated methods suggest a potential operating model that combines services, facilities and human resources, rather than relying solely on coaching or events.
Why it matters
This may make the Foundation a possible infrastructure partner: able to contribute space, staff or practical delivery capacity to collaborative initiatives.
Show evidence
“The charity helps by providing human resources, buildings, facilities, open space and services.”
Source:Charity Commission“The charity helps other charities or voluntary bodies.”
Source:Charity Commission
- Which communities, age groups and needs are prioritised in current delivery.
- Whether activities are delivered directly, through partners, or both.
- What facilities, staff capacity and geographic presence the Foundation currently has.
Remaining uncertainties
- Recent programme descriptions, participant data and geographic delivery locations.
- Information on partner organisations, referral routes and use of facilities.
- Annual reports showing expenditure, outcomes and changes in activity over time.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
THE CHARITY PROMOTES THE EDUCATION, MOTIVATION AND INSPIRATION OF PEOPLE THROUGH THE POWER OF SPORT IN PARTICULAR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH BOTH MENTAL AND PHYSICAL AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, DISTRESS AND DIABILITY OR SICKNESS AND SUCH OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES WHICH ARE OF BENEFIT TO OUR COMMUNITIES.
Charity objects
OBJECTS 3. THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ("THE OBJECTS") ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC GENERALLY AND, IN PARTICULAR, THE INHABITANTS OF LONDON, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, EAST BERKSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE AND THEIR SURROUNDING AREAS:- 3.1 TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR THE PLAYING OF RUGBY UNION AND OTHER SPORTS CAPABLE OF IMPROVING HEALTH (" FACILITIES" IN THIS CLAUSE 3 MEANS LAND, BUILDING, EQUIPMENT AND ORGANISING SPORTING ACTIVITIES); 3.2 TO PROVIDE AND ASSIST IN PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR SPORT, RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF SUCH PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED FOR SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AN WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; AND 3.3 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF CHARITY.