BLACKWELL ADVENTURE

Registered charity 1121161 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

PROVIDE RESIDENTIAL AND OUTDOOR ADVENTURE ACTIVITIES FOR SCOUTS, GIRL GUIDES AND OTHER YOUTH GROUPS BOTH VOLUNTARY AND STATUTORY. PROVIDE SIMILAR ACTIVITIES TO SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES WITHIN THE NATIONAL CURRICULUM AND PROVIDE TEAM BUILDING ACTIVITIES TO ADULTS.

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Latest income

£1.5m

Latest spending

£1.6m

Registered

2007

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a trading loss of £81,361 for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven by a £129,636 depreciation charge on fixed assets. Despite this, the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £420,950 and a cash balance of £243,313, which the trustees consider adequate for continuing operations. The trustees note that reserves are currently below their stated policy target of £100,000, having largely funded recent capital projects using existing resources.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)

“The number of employees whose employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) exceeded £60,000 was: £60,001 - £70,000 1” — page 28

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 1

“The number of employees whose employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) exceeded £60,000 was: £60,001 - £70,000 1” — page 28

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £421k; policy: £100k)

“At the year end, the charity held no reserves having largely funded recent major capital and refurbishment projects using its own resources. The trustees will seek to generate surpluses in future years to bring reserves back to the desired £100k evel.” — page 9

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by J W Hinks LLP. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Employees paid over £60,000: 0 (FY2023) → 1 (FY2024).

Comparing this charity’s FY2023 and FY2024 accounts as analysed by this site.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Blackwell Adventure (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income

£1.5m

Total spending

£1.6m

Reserves (reported)

£0

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (97% 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

PAUL RAYMOND FENNELLchair · trustee of 1 other charity
ANTHONY GEORGE SPINKS · trustee of 1 other charity
Adrian Roger Barrett
Alexander David Harverson
Andrew Keith Lloyd
DAVID ANTHONY ALLEN
Darren Lennon · trustee of 1 other charity
Heather Marie Owen
Rebecca Jane Butler

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

Operates in: Birmingham City · Dudley · Warwickshire · Worcestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£1.5m	£1.6m
31/12/2023	£1.4m	£1.4m
31/12/2022	£1.3m	£1.3m
31/12/2021	£886k	£763k
31/12/2020	£645k	£533k

Common questions

Is BLACKWELL ADVENTURE financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a trading loss of £81,361 for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven by a £129,636 depreciation charge on fixed assets. Despite this, the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £420,950 and a cash balance of £243,313, which the trustees consider adequate for continuing operations. The trustees note that reserves are currently below their stated policy target of £100,000, having largely funded recent capital projects using existing resources. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by J W Hinks LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of BLACKWELL ADVENTURE earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds BLACKWELL ADVENTURE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BLACKWELL ADVENTURE as a grant recipient include GARFIELD WESTON FOUNDATION, THE ROGER & DOUGLAS TURNER 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 ROGER & DOUGLAS TURNER CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£10k

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Sport England	02/06/2020	£8k	COVID-19 CEF
The National Lottery Community Fund	15/05/2020	£100k	Blackwell Adventure emergency funding
The National Lottery Community Fund	30/01/2020	£49k	Accessible Pods

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 VIRGIN MONEY FOUNDATION	1	£60k
FEEDING BRISTOL	1	£47k
THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£40k
THE FALCONER FAMILY TRUST	1	£35k
EDWARDS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£21k
THE VAN NESTE FOUNDATION	1	£21k
THE CLARE MILNE TRUST	1	£20k
THE DORFMAN FOUNDATION	1	£20k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with 1ST CLAYGATE SCOUT GROUP.

1ST CLAYGATE SCOUT GROUP income £188k
BF ADVENTURE income £1.2m
NEW ADVENTURES CHARITY income £13.8m
THE BROWNLEE FOUNDATION income £296k
TASTE FOR ADVENTURE income £198k
ADVENTURE SUNDERLAND LTD income £666k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BLACKWELL ADVENTURE	£1.5m	£60,001 - £70,000	1	below	—	no doubt
1ST CLAYGATE SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£188k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
BF ADVENTURE FY2025	£1.2m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
NEW ADVENTURES CHARITY FY2025	£13.8m	£110,001 - £120,000	—	above	1.0%	no doubt
THE BROWNLEE FOUNDATION FY2024	£296k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
TASTE FOR ADVENTURE FY2024	£198k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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