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CLIMBING OUT

Registered charity 1145023 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Climbing Out runs 5 day residential outdoor activity programmes working with people facing life changing injury or illness. We aim to help restore their confidence and self esteem through challenging activities, coaching and peer support networks.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£181k
Latest spending
£233k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's free unrestricted reserves were £66,641, which is below the stated policy target of retaining 12 months of running costs estimated at £200,340. The charity reported a net expenditure for the year, reducing total funds from £324,457 to £281,877, and operates on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties disclosed.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 12 months running costs (held: £67k)
“our aim is to ensure that we hold at least 12 months running costs by the year end date. At 31st December 2025 this was estimated at £200,340”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Loan to CEO
“Included within Other Debtors is a balance of £2,850 (2024: £3,100) in relation to a loan to Kelda Wood, CEO of the Charity.” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Climbing Out (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£181k£233k
31/12/2024£349k£266k
31/12/2023£160k£184k
31/12/2022£233k£180k
31/12/2021£220k£136k

Common questions

Is CLIMBING OUT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's free unrestricted reserves were £66,641, which is below the stated policy target of retaining 12 months of running costs estimated at £200,340. The charity reported a net expenditure for the year, reducing total funds from £324,457 to £281,877, and operates on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties disclosed. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds CLIMBING OUT?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CLIMBING OUT as a grant recipient include IGY FOUNDATION, THE ALA GREEN CHARITABLE TRUST, THE PRUDENCE TRUST, THE 4814 TRUST, THE NORTHWICK TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
IGY FOUNDATIONFY2025£50k
IGY FOUNDATIONFY2022£25k
IGY FOUNDATIONFY2023£25k
THE ALA GREEN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£18k
THE PRUDENCE TRUSTFY2021£16kfor their residential programme for young people following a trauma
THE 4814 TRUSTFY2024£15k
THE NORTHWICK TRUSTFY2023£15k
TEAM FORCES FOUNDATIONFY2022£12k
THE PRUDENCE TRUSTFY2023£10kResidential outdoor programme with coaching
THE BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUSTFY2025£10kSecondary
THE BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUSTFY2024£10kSecondary
DAVID LISTER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£5k
THE ALA GREEN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£5k
THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUSTFY2023£5kCommunity Projects and Engagement
THE NORTHWICK TRUSTFY2022£5k
THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£4kCommunity projects and Integration
THE WO STREET CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£4k
THE ANTHONY AND ELIZABETH MELLOWS CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2023£3kThe advancement of health or saving of lives
THE RATCLIFF FOUNDATIONFY2022£3k
THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£3kEducation and Training
THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£3kEducation and Training
THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUSTFY2022£3kCommunity, Inclusion and Engagement
THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUSTFY2025£2kEducation and Training
CHARITY OF CHARLES CLEMENT WALKER (COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE WALKER TRUST)FY2024£2kHealth & Disability
THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUSTFY2024£2kCommunity Inclusion and Engagement
THE MILLICHOPE FOUNDATIONFY2023£2k
THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2kGeneral Charitable Purposes
THE DAVID FAMILY FOUNDATIONFY2024£2k
THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2kGeneral Charitable Purposes
CHARITY OF CHARLES CLEMENT WALKER (COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE WALKER TRUST)FY2022£2kHealth/Disability
LORD BARNBY'S FOUNDATIONFY2024£2k
CHARITY OF CHARLES CLEMENT WALKER (COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE WALKER TRUST)FY2025£2kEducation
THE GEOFF & FIONA SQUIRE FOUNDATIONFY2022£2k
THE ARCHER TRUSTFY2022£2kSupports young people through the aftermath of life-changing injury or illness.
MILLS AND REEVE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2k
MILLS AND REEVE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k
THE ASTOR FOUNDATIONFY2025£1kAdvice and counselling
THE SIR JAMES ROLL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k
THE MILLICHOPE FOUNDATIONFY2025£1k
THE ARCHER TRUSTFY2023£1kCharitable activities
THE DAVID FAMILY FOUNDATIONFY2023£1k
THE BROUGHTON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k
LORD BARNBY'S FOUNDATIONFY2025£1k
THE W E DUNN TRUSTFY2023£1k
THE SIR JAMES ROLL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1k
GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£500
THE BROUGHTON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£500
DUMBRECK CHARITYFY2024£500Social Welfare
THE MILLICHOPE FOUNDATIONFY2022£500
THE ARDWICK TRUSTFY2024£200

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund18/06/2026£19k5 day programme places and 'Walk and Talk' days
The National Lottery Community Fund19/01/2024£15kClimbing Out 5 day residential mental resilience programme
The National Lottery Community Fund28/10/2021£10kClimbing Out
UK government12/02/2021£35k£10M Veterans' Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund
UK government12/02/2021£20kCovenant Fund
UK government14/08/2020£9kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund17/08/2018£10kClimbing Out for Amputees
Sport England15/09/2014£3kClimbing Out Wheelchair Basketball Club
Sport England11/02/2014£9kGet Equipped to play Wheelchair Basketball
The National Lottery Community Fund14/03/2013£7kClimbing Out Activity Programme