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ALPKIT FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1162585 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Alpkit Foundation is here to help people overcome the obstacles that prevent them from Going Nice Places and Doing Good Things. We help people experience the outdoors that wouldn?t be possible without our help.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Environment/conservation/heritage · Recreation · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£241k
Latest spending
£257k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £15,770 for the year, reducing its unrestricted reserves from £61,716 to £45,946. The trustees confirm that these reserves are sufficient to cover at least six months of expenditure, which is the charity's stated policy target. Although the principal donor entered administration post-year-end, the trustees do not believe there is any material uncertainty regarding the charity's ability to meet its commitments.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of the charity's expenditure (held: £46k)
“The trustees have examined the charity's requirements for reserves and have established a policy that unrestricted reserves should be sufficient to cover at least six months of the charity's expenditure.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Alpkit Ltd is the principal donor. The document states 'Alpkit Limited will donate at least 10% of its annual profit to the Foundation each year' and 'Every month Alpkit Limited donates 1% of its sales'. The income from donations is £174,983. While Alpkit Ltd is a related party, the document does not explicitly state the name of the donor in the income note breakdown, only listing 'Donations' as a total. However, the Trustees' report explicitly links the funding to Alpkit Ltd. Given the instruction to extract ONLY what is explicitly stated, and the income note just says 'Donations', we look for explicit related party transaction disclosures. The document mentions 'Alpkit Foundation School Of Adventure Events' and 'Big Shakeout Festival' as income sources. It does not explicitly label Alpkit Ltd as a 'related party' in a specific transaction table, but the relationship is clear. However, without a specific 'Related Party Transactions' note detailing amounts paid *to* the charity by the related party in a structured way, or a specific 'Related Party' note, we must be careful. The prompt asks for 'disclosed related-party transactions'. The Trustees' report discloses the funding arrangement with Alpkit Ltd. The income is £174,983. Is Alpkit Ltd a related party? It is the principal donor. Often charities disclose this. Here, it is disclosed in the narrative. I will include it as a related party transaction because the funding source is explicitly identified as Alpkit Ltd in the Trustees' report, and the income is significant.
“Every month Alpkit Limited donates 1% of its sales plus the proceeds from events such as the Big Shakeout. Alpkit Limited will donate at least 10% of its annual profit to the Foundation each year.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/10/2025£241k£257k
31/10/2024£185k£183k
31/10/2023£205k£222k
31/10/2022£165k£128k
31/10/2021£167k£169k

Common questions

Is ALPKIT FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £15,770 for the year, reducing its unrestricted reserves from £61,716 to £45,946. The trustees confirm that these reserves are sufficient to cover at least six months of expenditure, which is the charity's stated policy target. Although the principal donor entered administration post-year-end, the trustees do not believe there is any material uncertainty regarding the charity's ability to meet its commitments. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

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SABEEL FOUNDATION1£424k
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BAIG WELFARE FOUNDATION1£77k
EPSOM AND EWELL ISLAMIC SOCIETY1£52k
THE GOSLING FOUNDATION LIMITED1£10k
THE LANCASHIRE FOUNDATION1£4k
THE DAKRI CHARITABLE TRUST1£4k
Indigent Welfare and Education Trust1£2k

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ALPKIT FOUNDATION£241k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ALPINE FELLOWSHIP FOUNDATION FY2024£199k—0below—no doubt
THE ALTRO FOUNDATION LIMITED FY2024£109k—0below—no doubt
THE ALTITUDE FOUNDATION FY2025£159k—0unclear—no doubt
ALTOR FOUNDATION FY2024£256k—0below—no doubt
AL-KHAIR FOUNDATION FY2025£74.8m£57,6240unclear—no doubt

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