ABLAZE A BUSINESS LEARNING ACTION ZONE FOR EDUCATION

Registered charity 1110956 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ABLAZE

Projects designed to improve aspiration, achievement and attainment in schools

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Latest income
£267k
Latest spending
£232k
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £35,055, bringing unrestricted reserves to £96,279, which is within the trustees' target range of £86,076 to £123,601. Per the trustees' report, this financial recovery was driven by successful fundraising that offset lower charging income, and the charity confirms there are no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: four to six months of essential operating expenditure (held: £96k)
“The Trustees aim to maintain unrestricted reserves within a target range of £86,076 to £123,601. This range represents approximately four to six months of essential operating expenditure”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bath And North East Somerset · Bristol City · North Somerset · South Gloucestershire · Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£267k£232k
31/08/2024£210k£233k
31/08/2023£185k£203k
31/08/2022£138k£176k
31/08/2021£133k£152k

Common questions

Is ABLAZE A BUSINESS LEARNING ACTION ZONE FOR EDUCATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £35,055, bringing unrestricted reserves to £96,279, which is within the trustees' target range of £86,076 to £123,601. Per the trustees' report, this financial recovery was driven by successful fundraising that offset lower charging income, and the charity confirms there are no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ABLAZE A BUSINESS LEARNING ACTION ZONE FOR EDUCATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ABLAZE A BUSINESS LEARNING ACTION ZONE FOR EDUCATION as a grant recipient include THE PARIVAR TRUST, The Origin Foundation, THE NISBET TRUST, THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR WILTSHIRE & SWINDON, THE HARGREAVES FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PARIVAR TRUSTFY2025£542k
The Origin FoundationFY2025£30k
THE NISBET TRUSTFY2024£15k
THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR WILTSHIRE & SWINDONFY2024£15k
THE HARGREAVES FOUNDATIONFY2025£6k
THE MERCHANT VENTURERS CHARITYFY2024£5kCommunity and social
THE PORTISHEAD NAUTICAL TRUSTFY2025£3k
FUND THEIR FUTUREFY2025—work with young people

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery30/09/2024£25kUnrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund21/03/2024£19kEngaging Potential- Employment and Skills Programme

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 DE ASTON SCHOOL FUND.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ABLAZE A BUSINESS LEARNING ACTION ZONE FOR EDUCATION£267k—0unclear—no doubt
DE ASTON SCHOOL FUND FY2025£368k—0above—no doubt
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT LIMITED FY2025£479k—0above—no doubt
BUSINESS EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP (UK) LTD FY2025£1.9m—0below—no doubt
YESHIVA GEDOLA NEZER HATORAH FY2025£581k—0unclear—no doubt
HAMPSTEAD COMMUNITY ACTION LIMITED FY2025£421k—0below—noted

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