TRAILBLAZERS MENTORING LTD

Registered charity 1074453 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FELTHAM YOI TRAIL-BLAZERS LIMITED, TRAIL-BLAZERS, TRAILBLAZERS, TRAILBLAZERS MENTORING

Trailblazers trains volunteers as mentors to work with young offenders - with the aim to increase self-awareness, self-esteem and confidence and to achieve changes in attitude, thinking and behaviour - thus reducing the risk of re-offending. Mentors work for six months inside the prison with the mentee on a weekly basis and continue the relationship for a further six - nine months after release.

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Latest income

£499k

Latest spending

£480k

Registered

1999

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £24,821 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total funds carried forward increasing to £98,700. The cash position is described as very strong at £347,780, which the trustees note covers approximately nine months of expenditure. The organization is characterized as strong and resilient, with stable finances reviewed monthly by the leadership.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £99k; policy: six months of expenditure)

“The level of unrestricted reserves on 31 December 2024 was £98.7k (2023 £73.5k) equivalent to circa three months expenditure.” — page 9

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 — Trail Blazers (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Lloyds Bank Foundation — “We appreciate the ongoing support from our funders, who include: Lloyds Bank Foundation” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Claud Favion Lofters
David Michael Troman
Joanna Kitchin
Michael Ross David Pepper · trustee of 1 other charity
Philip Charles John William Cliff · trustee of 1 other charity
Sheridan Francis Mangal
Zarah Michelle Wiles

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£499k	£480k
31/12/2024	£464k	£439k
31/12/2023	£427k	£426k
31/12/2022	£439k	£412k
31/12/2021	£417k	£468k

Common questions

Is TRAILBLAZERS MENTORING LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £24,821 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total funds carried forward increasing to £98,700. The cash position is described as very strong at £347,780, which the trustees note covers approximately nine months of expenditure. The organization is characterized as strong and resilient, with stable finances reviewed monthly by the leadership. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds TRAILBLAZERS MENTORING LTD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name TRAILBLAZERS MENTORING LTD as a grant recipient include GARFIELD WESTON FOUNDATION, THE CRUCIBLE FOUNDATION, AQUILA FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST, DRAPERS CHARITABLE FUND, WILLIAM ADLINGTON CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
GARFIELD WESTON FOUNDATION	FY2024	£200k	Youth
THE CRUCIBLE FOUNDATION	FY2025	£60k
AQUILA FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£25k
DRAPERS CHARITABLE FUND	FY2025	£25k	Through-the-gate support to young offenders
DRAPERS CHARITABLE FUND	FY2022	£20k	Mentoring and life-skills training
WILLIAM ADLINGTON CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£20k	Grant
THE HISCOX FOUNDATION	FY2025	£15k
THE SHAFTESBURY HOMES AND ARETHUSA	FY2022	£10k	Grant making
THE SHAFTESBURY HOMES AND ARETHUSA	FY2023	£10k
THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£5k	Education and Training
ANSON CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£5k	Charitable Donation
ANSON CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£5k	Charitable Donation
THE PETER STEBBINGS MEMORIAL CHARITY	FY2022	£5k
THE PETER STEBBINGS MEMORIAL CHARITY	FY2023	£5k
SCHRODER CHARITY TRUST	FY2025	£5k
ANSON CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£5k	Charitable Donation
ANSON CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£5k	Charitable Donation
THE GROCERS' CHARITY	FY2025	£5k	Relief of Poverty
THE PETER STEBBINGS MEMORIAL CHARITY	FY2025	£5k
THE ANTON JURGENS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£4k
THE WYSELIOT ROSE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£4k
THE DAVID ISAACS FUND	FY2025	£4k	Charities
SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£3k	Ann Rylands Small Donations
THE WYSELIOT ROSE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£3k
THE WYSELIOT ROSE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£3k
THE WYSELIOT ROSE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£3k
THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£3k
MICHAEL AND SHIRLEY HUNT CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£2k	Grant to support prisoners and prison leavers
THE MILLICHOPE FOUNDATION	FY2025	£2k
THE LORD FARINGDON CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£2k
THE SIR JAMES ROLL CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£1k
THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUST	FY2025	£1k	Education and Training
THE AUSTIN AND HOPE PILKINGTON TRUST	FY2023	£1k
AQUILA FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£0

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	20/11/2025	£20k	Inspiring New Futures for Young Male Prison Leavers in Brixton
A B Charitable Trust	16/10/2025	£25k	A grant to Trailblazers Mentoring
City Bridge Foundation	08/10/2024	£125k	Grant to Trailblazers Mentoring (TB)
A B Charitable Trust	21/01/2021	£20k	A grant to Trailblazers Mentoring
City Bridge Foundation	25/07/2019	£71k	Grant to Trailblazers Mentoring (TB)
The National Lottery Community Fund	19/12/2018	£272k	Trailblazers Mentoring: Building Bridges / Giving Young Lives a Chance
A B Charitable Trust	03/07/2018	£20k	A grant to Trailblazers Mentoring
A B Charitable Trust	24/01/2017	£15k	A grant to Trailblazers Mentoring Ltd.
City Bridge Foundation	23/09/2015	£99k	Grant to Trailblazers Mentoring (TB)
A B Charitable Trust	26/06/2015	£10k	Mentoring Young offenders to reduce re-offending
The National Lottery Community Fund	07/05/2015	£299k	Building Bridges
The National Lottery Community Fund	19/07/2012	£10k	Mentoring Matters
The National Lottery Community Fund	10/02/2010	£370k	TRAIL-BLAZERS YOUNG OFFENDER MENTORING PROJECT

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE A B CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£100k
FISHMONGERS' COMPANY'S CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£70k
THE SHERIFFS' AND RECORDERS' FUND	2	£12k
THE WINDFALL FOUNDATION	1	—
THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£2.0m
ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITED	1	£590k
SF FOUNDATION	1	£166k
MAYFAIR CHARITIES LIMITED	1	£133k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE CLINK CHARITY.

THE CLINK CHARITY income £6.9m
CHAPTER2 income £231k
THE RIGHT COURSE income £186k
TEEN CRISIS UK income £119k
BELONG: MAKING JUSTICE HAPPEN income £823k
MENTOR WISE income £325k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
TRAILBLAZERS MENTORING LTD	£499k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
THE CLINK CHARITY FY2024	£6.9m	—	—	below	—	no doubt
CHAPTER2 FY2025	£231k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE RIGHT COURSE FY2025	£186k	£100,001 - £110,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt
TEEN CRISIS UK FY2025	£119k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BELONG: MAKING JUSTICE HAPPEN FY2025	£823k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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