Young Active Travel In Birmingham
Charity 1172536
Overview
Summary
Young Active Travel In Birmingham appears to operate at the intersection of child health, transport behaviour and the local school environment. Its role is distinctive because it frames journeys to school not as a narrow transport issue, but as a route to improve health while reducing road danger, congestion and vehicle-related air pollution. The available evidence suggests a grant-making organisation seeking to enable behaviour change through initiatives involving both children and parents, rather than delivering a single standalone service.
Operational geography
Coverage: Citywide
Operational areas:
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Remaining uncertainties
- Direct evidence from the Charity Commission identifies Birmingham City as the charity's area of operation and shows that its 2025 annual return was submitted on 27 January 2026. This supports a current Birmingham-wide remit, but does not identify individual schools, wards or neighbourhoods receiving grants.
- The citywide coverageType is a reasonable interpretation of the charity's stated Birmingham-wide operating area, its objects concerning schoolchildren in Birmingham, and its grant-making model. It should not be read as evidence of active delivery in every ward.
- No supplied current evidence names grant-funded schools, parent groups, projects or delivery locations. Consequently, no ward or recognised place can be included as an evidenced operational area.
- The Birmingham City Council address is treated as a correspondence/governance address rather than a confirmed operational site. The Charity Commission records that the charity does not own or lease land or property.
- Birmingham City Council is the charity's sole recorded trustee. A council progress report also describes schools accessing YATT funding alongside support from The Active Wellbeing Society, Living Streets and other school-travel programmes; however, the evidence does not establish continuing formal delivery partnerships or identify the locations of funded schools.
Additional evidence needed
- A current or recent list of Young Active Travel in Birmingham grant recipients, including school or project names and dates of awards.
- The most recent annual-return narrative, grant register, trustees' report or programme monitoring data showing where 2024/25 or 2025/26 expenditure was directed.
- Confirmation from Birmingham City Council or the charity of whether its address is used for operational activity, rather than solely administration and correspondence.
- Current partnership or referral agreements identifying organisations that deliver activity funded by the trust and the Birmingham locations covered.
Areas of work
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who they help
- Children/young People
- Other Defined Groups
How they help
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Makes Grants To Organisations
Discoveries involving this organisation
The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.
Observations
School travel is treated as a public-health lever
The organisation appears to use active and sustainable travel to school as a practical means of protecting children's health, rather than treating exercise, road safety and transport as separate issues.
Why it matters
This suggests it may be relevant to partners working in health, education, road safety and environmental improvement, creating a broader collaboration role than its name alone implies.
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“The charity's objects are to preserve and protect public health, particularly the health of school-children in Birmingham.”
Source:Charity Commission“It seeks to pull together objectives around improving children's health, transport choices, environmental concerns and road safety.”
Source:Organisation
Its strategy depends on influencing family choices
The organisation appears to see parents' travel decisions as a central determinant of children's health and the conditions around schools. Its intended change may therefore require engagement beyond children themselves.
Why it matters
This highlights a potential operating challenge: success may depend on whether parents can realistically change travel habits, including where alternatives to car use are accessible and safe.
Show evidence
“It seeks to encourage parents to adapt more sustainable ways of travelling to school.”
Source:Organisation“The charity's objects include changing behaviours towards travel to school.”
Source:Charity Commission
The organisation may be a catalyst rather than a frontline provider
Its grant-making functions suggest it may create impact by resourcing individuals or other organisations, potentially allowing it to connect and strengthen activity across Birmingham rather than concentrating delivery within one team.
Why it matters
This is important for understanding its likely relationships: it may be best viewed as a potential funder, enabler or convenor for school-travel initiatives, although there is no evidence yet of who it funds.
Show evidence
“The charity makes grants to individuals.”
Source:Charity Commission“The charity makes grants to organisations.”
Source:Charity Commission
- There is no evidence about which schools, neighbourhoods, parents or community groups the organisation reaches.
- It is unclear whether grants support infrastructure, education, campaigns, incentives or other forms of behaviour change.
- No evidence identifies current partners, funded organisations, outcomes or the scale of activity.
Remaining uncertainties
- Grant recipient lists, funding criteria and examples of supported projects.
- Evidence of outcomes, including changes in travel behaviour, safety, physical activity or air quality around schools.
- Information on partnerships with schools, local government, transport bodies and community organisations.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
To pull together cross cutting objectives around improving children's health , achieving 'behaviour change' around transport choices and addressing environmental and road safety concerns. It seeks to encourage parents to adapt more sustainable ways of travelling to school and reduce car journeys reducing road danger ,air pollution from cars and traffic congestion especially around school gates.
Charity objects
THE OBJECTS AND PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY ARE TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH, PARTICULARLY THE HEALTH OF SCHOOL-CHILDREN IN BIRMINGHAM BY:- I) SUPPORTING INITIATIVES WHICH RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT ROAD SAFETY, HEALTH, EXERCISE AND FITNESS; II) CHANGING BEHAVIOURS TOWARDS TRAVEL TO SCHOOL