BLACKPOOL TIGGERS

Registered charity 1120836 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Trampolining, social opportunities and holiday activities primarily for children and young adults on the autistic spectrum.

Objects

1) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS ON THE AUTISTIC SPECTRUM AND THEIR SIBLINGS, FAMILIES AND CARERS WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; AND2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF PARENTS, VOLUNTEERS AND CARERS OF PEOPLE WITH AUTISM.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE BLACKPOOL, LANCASHIRE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Blackpool, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£40k
Latest spending
£43k
Registered
2007
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £2,711.32 for the year, with total income of £40,204.23 against total expenditure of £42,915.55. The trustees note that the charity is totally reliant on grants, donations, and sponsorship to cover rising running costs and rent. Retained earnings decreased from £19,076.98 to £16,365.66, reflecting the deficit and changes in restricted grant liabilities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“Tiggers is completely dependent on donations and always need new funding streams and grants. Running costs continue to rise, as does rent. Our charity continues to be totally reliant on grants, donations, sponsorship and the goodwill of all who support us financially, without which we could not continue to provide activities for our members, and cover our running costs.” — page 1
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2025

  • Volunteers: 25

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2024

  • Volunteers: 12

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2023

  • Volunteers: 20

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Blackpool Tiggers (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£40k£43k
30/09/2024£36k£41k
30/09/2023£40k£40k
30/09/2022£49k£43k
30/09/2021£30k£35k

Common questions

Is BLACKPOOL TIGGERS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £2,711.32 for the year, with total income of £40,204.23 against total expenditure of £42,915.55. The trustees note that the charity is totally reliant on grants, donations, and sponsorship to cover rising running costs and rent. Retained earnings decreased from £19,076.98 to £16,365.66, reflecting the deficit and changes in restricted grant liabilities.

Who funds BLACKPOOL TIGGERS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BLACKPOOL TIGGERS as a grant recipient include THE THREE GUINEAS TRUST, THE KENTOWN WIZARD FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE THREE GUINEAS TRUSTFY2025£12kHoliday activity schemes for autistic children and their siblings (Projects run in 2024)
THE THREE GUINEAS TRUSTFY2025£12kHoliday activity schemes for autistic children and their siblings (Projects run in 2025)
THE THREE GUINEAS TRUSTFY2023£11kSummer activity programmes with autism
THE THREE GUINEAS TRUSTFY2024£10kSummer activity programmes for autistic children and their siblings.
THE THREE GUINEAS TRUSTFY2022£10kSummer activity programmes for children with autism
THE KENTOWN WIZARD FOUNDATIONFY2021£6kincreased costs during pandemic

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund28/04/2025£20kBuilding Rental
The National Lottery Community Fund28/07/2022£10kBlackpool Tiggers Core Costs
Sport England02/02/2021£4kCOVID19 Return to Play
Sport England27/04/2020£7kCOVID-19 CEF
The National Lottery Community Fund04/10/2018£10kRunning costs - building hire
Sport England14/08/2012£9kBlackpool Tiggers

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 BERKSHIRE AUTISTIC SOCIETY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BLACKPOOL TIGGERS£40k—0unclear—noted
BERKSHIRE AUTISTIC SOCIETY FY2025£207k—0unclear—no doubt
BLACKPOOL SOCIETY FOR MENTALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN AND ADULTS FY2025£39k—0unclear—no doubt
THE AUTISM GROUP FY2026£111k—0unclear—no doubt
THE TYLERS AND BRICKLAYERS CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£35k—0above—no doubt
MILLER'S ARK FY2025£29k—0unclear—no doubt

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