ACTIVE HORIZONS

Registered charity 1134630 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

ACTIVE HORIZONS IS A YOUTH LED ORGANISATION ESTABLISHED TO PROMOTE ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP AND PARTICIPATION TO YOUNG PEOPLEAGED 13- 25 YEARS LIVNG IN LONDON BOROUGH OF BEXLEY.WE WORK TO PROMOTE THE VOICE OF DISADVANTAGED YOUNG PEOPLE PARTICUALLRY FROM THE BLACK ETHNIC AND MINORITY COMMUNITY AND ENSURE THAT THEY PLAY A POSITIVE ROLE IN THE WIDER COMMUNITY.

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Latest income
£362k
Latest spending
£417k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year in a net liability position with unrestricted reserves of -£30,255, having spent more than it received. The trustees attribute this to delays in receiving grant payments but confirm that subsequent receipts have stabilized operations, allowing the preparation of accounts on a going concern basis.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least six months of resources (held: £-30k)
“The Trustees have deemed it prudent to have a policy of having unrestricted funds held by the charity of at least six months of resources.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“During the year, the Charity operated without reserves and was in a net‑liability position, primarily due to delays in receiving committed payments and grants. These delays affected the timing of cash inflows and placed pressure on the Charity’s ability to service its obligations as they fell due.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£362k£417k
31/03/2024£417k£378k
31/03/2023£332k£369k
31/03/2022£270k£263k
31/03/2021£154k£124k

Common questions

Is ACTIVE HORIZONS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year in a net liability position with unrestricted reserves of -£30,255, having spent more than it received. The trustees attribute this to delays in receiving grant payments but confirm that subsequent receipts have stabilized operations, allowing the preparation of accounts on a going concern basis. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ACTIVE HORIZONS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ACTIVE HORIZONS as a grant recipient include PAUL HAMLYN FOUNDATION, LANDAID CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED, TRUST FOR LONDON, THE A B CHARITABLE TRUST, The AVOCADO Foundation.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
PAUL HAMLYN FOUNDATIONFY2023£125kYouth Strategic Investment Fund package of support
LANDAID CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITEDFY2024£67kGrants payable to Institutions
TRUST FOR LONDONFY2023£50kFunding to continue work to raise the voice and engagement of Black, Asian and ethnic minority young people
THE A B CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£20k
LANDAID CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITEDFY2025£13k
The AVOCADO FoundationFY2022£10kDragons Den 2022 grant
BIG CHANGE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£5k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
A B Charitable Trust23/09/2024£4kA grant to Active Horizons
The National Lottery Community Fund08/07/2024£20kGreat Start
A B Charitable Trust25/01/2024£20kA grant to Active Horizons
Postcode Lottery21/11/2023£50kMillionaire Street 2023 11w3
UK government02/06/2023£9kALB-Sport England-Active Health/ Active Sports Leaders
Sport England02/06/2023£9kActive Health/ Active Sports Leaders
City Bridge Foundation16/08/2022£98kGrant to Active Horizons
Greater London Authority01/08/2019£5kActive Horizons
City Bridge Foundation16/02/2012£25kGrant to Active Horizons
The National Lottery Community Fund18/08/2011£8kCAN do it - Homework hub
The National Lottery Community Fund19/02/2010£10kYoung Leadership and Development

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 FUTURE HORIZONS LEEDS LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ACTIVE HORIZONS£362k——unclear—noted
FUTURE HORIZONS LEEDS LTD FY2025£2.5m——unclear—no doubt
THE HORIZON FOUNDATION FY2025£459k——above—no doubt
NEW HORIZON YOUTH CENTRE FY2025£4.5m——below5.8%no doubt
ACTIVE COMMUNITIES NETWORK LIMITED FY2025£1.9m—2unclear—no doubt
HYSON GREEN YOUTH CLUB FY2025£128kUnder £50,0000below—no doubt

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