ADVENTURE HYNDBURN

Registered charity 1098537 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SURE START HYNDBURN

Provision of services including Family Support and Forest Schools to promote the physical, emotional, intellectual and social development of children and young people, especially those who are disadvantagedPromoting healthy eating and healthy lifestyles through encouragement of food growing and provision of family cooking activities.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.1m
Latest spending
£1.0m
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £19,289 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £2,490,687. The trustees confirm that reserves excluding fixed assets were £718,906, which is above their stated policy target of three to six months of running costs (£250k - £550k). The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting was appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grant income (76% of income)
“Grant income 805,488” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three - six months of the organisation’s running costs (held: £719k)
“The aim is to have three - six months of the organisation’s running costs, which, based on the 2025 accounts is between £250k - £550k.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by KM. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

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

Total income
£1.1m
Total spending
£1.0m
Reserves (reported)
£719k
Employees
30

Reported reserves equal ~8.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (95% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.1m£1.0m
31/03/2024£930k£930k
31/03/2023£806k£1.2m
31/03/2022£690k£777k
31/03/2021£729k£763k

Common questions

Is ADVENTURE HYNDBURN financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £19,289 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £2,490,687. The trustees confirm that reserves excluding fixed assets were £718,906, which is above their stated policy target of three to six months of running costs (£250k - £550k). The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting was appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by KM.

Who funds ADVENTURE HYNDBURN?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ADVENTURE HYNDBURN as a grant recipient include SIR ROBERT GEFFERY'S ALMSHOUSE TRUST, THE PROSPECTS FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
SIR ROBERT GEFFERY'S ALMSHOUSE TRUSTFY2022£9kRelief in Need
THE PROSPECTS FOUNDATIONFY2025£5kNote 6

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund21/12/2023£20kCampfires; Canopies and Communities
The National Lottery Community Fund18/12/2020£10kFamily Woodland Wellness

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HYNDBURN LEISURE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ADVENTURE HYNDBURN£1.1m—0above—no doubt
HYNDBURN LEISURE FY2025£5.9m——unclear—material uncertainty
ADVENTURE THERAPY FY2025£186kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
BF ADVENTURE FY2025£1.2m—0unclear—no doubt
FOREST SCHOOL CAMPS FY2024£471k—0below—no doubt
HILL END OUTDOOR EDUCATION CENTRE FY2025£738k—0unclear—no doubt

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