THE COBNOR ACTIVITIES CENTRE TRUST
Registered charity 1057222 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
To help & educate young people in West Sussex and neighbouring counties, to reach their full potential through the provision of outdoor and residential experiences. The charity provides high quality educational, developmental and training programmes, including training in safety and environmental studies (e.g. sustainability) and in use of the environment.
Causes: Education/training · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity achieved a net income surplus of £45,888 for the year ended 31 October 2025, a significant turnaround from the previous year's deficit. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £1,237,055, though the trustees acknowledged that maintaining the policy target of three to six months of liquid funds remains a challenge.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £1.2m; policy: three to six months of operational costs)
“The Trust's policy on Reserves of holding enough cash for three to six months costs without any income and to provide funds for future capital programmes is still not as successful as the Trustees would like.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: 22
“Allonsy Ltd is a company co-owned by the trustee, M D Wright. During the year Allonsy Ltd supplied sailing instructor services to the charity at a cost of £6,300 (2024: £7,100). The transaction is considered at arms length and is with the full knowledge and support of the trustees and the centre manager.” — page 22
“Rushall Partnership is a partnership co-owned by the trustee, Ms L Rushall. During the year Rushall Partnership supplied professional services to the charity at a cost of £Nil (2024: £600). The transaction is considered at arms length and is with the full knowledge and support of the trustees and the centre manager.” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: 22
“Allonsy Ltd is a company co-owned by the trustee, M D Wright. During the year Allonsy Ltd supplied sailing instructor services to the charity at a cost of £6,300 (2024: £7,100). The transaction is considered at arms length and is with the full knowledge and support of the trustees and the centre manager.” — page 22
“Rushall Partnership is a partnership co-owned by the trustee, Ms L Rushall. During the year Rushall Partnership supplied professional services to the charity at a cost of £Nil (2024: £600). The transaction is considered at arms length and is with the full knowledge and support of the trustees and the centre manager.” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Cobnor Activities Centre Trust (matched by registered charity number).
Funders the charity credits
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/10/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~17.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (84% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (30/09/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Alice Rosemary Joyce Evans
- Craig Parker
- DUNCAN PATERSON
- Debbie Elizabeth Saskia Jupe
- ELIZABETH SIOBHAN RUSHALL
- Giles Graham
- Jeremy Nicholas Drummond
- MARTIN STUART BLACKWELL · trustee of 1 other charity
- Mark William Rodney Bowden
- Peter Binning
- Philip Tyler
- Richard Neil Hunt
- Samantha Copus
- Tom Salt
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: West Sussex
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE COBNOR ACTIVITIES CENTRE TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net income surplus of £45,888 for the year ended 31 October 2025, a significant turnaround from the previous year's deficit. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £1,237,055, though the trustees acknowledged that maintaining the policy target of three to six months of liquid funds remains a challenge. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds THE COBNOR ACTIVITIES CENTRE TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE COBNOR ACTIVITIES CENTRE TRUST as a grant recipient include THE F GLENISTER WOODGER TRUST CIO, FAT FACE FOUNDATION, FRIARSGATE TRUST.
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