BARNSTONDALE CENTRE

Registered charity 1087502 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Inclusive outdoor education and activity centre on the Wirral, Merseyside. We deliver skills-focused learning through activities such as climbing, abseiling, archery, target shooting, team-building, orienteering, bushcraft and residential stays for schools, disability and community groups, building confidence, resilience and environmental awareness.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state the charity reported a net surplus of £53,697 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £876,781. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £294,242 are held, which equate to 3-6 months of operating expenditure and are maintained in line with the charity's policy of a minimum of three months' core expenditure. The charity confirms it is a going concern with adequate resources to continue operations for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Alexander Myerson & Co Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

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

• Omaze — “Four Wirral charities receive combined £25,000 donation from Omaze” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~4.3 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (85% 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: 1.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (22/04/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Caroline Halewood
• Dr MARK WOODGER · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dr Michael Fallon
• John Stewart Elliott · trustee of 2 other charities
• Jonathan David Brennan · trustee of 2 other charities
• LUCY VICTORIA SHAW
• Mark Edgar
• PETER STOKES DAVISON

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

Operates in: Wirral

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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