SUTTON COLDFIELD ADVENTURE UNIT

Registered charity 1151087 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provides weekly activities during term time for 7 to 18 year olds to develop confidence, leadership skills, physical fitness and communication skills.Adventure/Camp weekends are also undertaken.Young adults between the ages of 18 and 25 are encouraged to become Young Leaders.

Objects

TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 25 BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL,EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF:-ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS,CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT,MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS ADVANCING EDUCATION

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

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Latest income
£74k
Latest spending
£91k
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased to £23,302 from £14,046 in the prior year, though the trustees note these remain well above the required level set by the charity's reserves policy. The organization reports no material concerns regarding its ability to continue as a going concern, supported by reserves in excess of the policy target.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £1,000 (held: £23k)
“Sutton Coldfield Adventure Unit has a financial policy within which is states that a reserve of £1,000 should be retained in the main bank account.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Sutton Coldfield Adventure Unit (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Birmingham City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£74k£91k
31/03/2024£81k£59k
31/03/2023£57k£87k
31/03/2022£27k£24k
31/03/2021£14k£4k

Common questions

Is SUTTON COLDFIELD ADVENTURE UNIT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased to £23,302 from £14,046 in the prior year, though the trustees note these remain well above the required level set by the charity's reserves policy. The organization reports no material concerns regarding its ability to continue as a going concern, supported by reserves in excess of the policy target. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.