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TASTE FOR ADVENTURE

Registered charity 1027330 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision of outdoor activities to young and elderly disadvantaged or less able people

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£213k
Latest spending
£277k
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £41,694 for the year, reducing its unrestricted general fund balance to £78,324. However, total funds including restricted investment reserves stood at £901,886, with cash reserves equating to five months of expenditure. The trustees consider the state of the company's affairs to be satisfactory.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 6 months of normal expenditure (held: £78k)
“To this end, it aims to provide a level of reserves equal to 6 months of normal expenditure.” — page 7
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Boulder Barn (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Herefordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£213k£277k
31/12/2023£206k£261k
31/12/2022£170k£238k
31/12/2021£149k£223k
31/12/2020£159k£217k

Common questions

Is TASTE FOR ADVENTURE financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £41,694 for the year, reducing its unrestricted general fund balance to £78,324. However, total funds including restricted investment reserves stood at £901,886, with cash reserves equating to five months of expenditure. The trustees consider the state of the company's affairs to be satisfactory. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund05/08/2022£9kThe Boulder Barn
The National Lottery Community Fund21/02/2013£10kIndoor Activities Project
The National Lottery Community Fund04/11/2010£10kAll Abilities Adventure Project
The National Lottery Community Fund09/11/2006£50kTaste for Adventure

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED2£25k
GARFIELD WESTON FOUNDATION1£200k
THE CRUCIBLE FOUNDATION1£170k
THE 4814 TRUST1£25k
The Leathersellers' Foundation1£25k
THE CLARE MILNE TRUST1£20k
YOUNG MANCHESTER1£20k
THE PENNIES FOUNDATION1£12k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CHALLENGE ADVENTURE CHARITIES.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
TASTE FOR ADVENTURE£213k—0unclear—no doubt
CHALLENGE ADVENTURE CHARITIES FY2025£159k—0unclear—no doubt
THE CHILDREN'S ADVENTURE FARM TRUST LTD FY2025£1.2m£70,000 - £80,0001above—no doubt
ADVENTURE SUNDERLAND LTD FY2025£666k——above—no doubt
BF ADVENTURE FY2025£1.2m—0unclear—no doubt
ADORE CHURCH FY2025£260k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.