ACCESS ADVENTURES

Registered charity 1162976 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Access Adventures is a charity which enables people with physical disabilities to access adaptive sports. We organise residential camps so that people with physical disabilities can experience challenging outdoor activities to improve confidence and push boundaries, we provide support to enable them to be as independent as possible. We believe sport should be accessible and affordable for all.

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Latest income
£292k
Latest spending
£320k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that fundraising income did not meet expenditure, resulting in a net expenditure of £27,909 and a decrease in total funds. The trustees report that reserves had not yet been replenished following essential refurbishment works, highlighting financial sustainability as the principal challenge for the year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
“Income in the current period is from donations, accomodation rental,and waterski & wakeboard activities previously carried out by the British Disabled Water Ski & Wakeboard Association.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The principle challenge for Access Adventures during the year was financial sustainability. Fundraising income did not meet expenditure, and reserves had not yet been replenished following the essential refurbishment works at the centre.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Access Adventures (matched by registered charity number).

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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
31/03/2025£292k£320k
31/03/2024£246k£323k
31/03/2023£192k£388k
31/03/2022£199k£94k
31/03/2021£139k£101k

Common questions

Is ACCESS ADVENTURES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that fundraising income did not meet expenditure, resulting in a net expenditure of £27,909 and a decrease in total funds. The trustees report that reserves had not yet been replenished following essential refurbishment works, highlighting financial sustainability as the principal challenge for the year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ACCESS ADVENTURES?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ACCESS ADVENTURES as a grant recipient include THE HARGREAVES FOUNDATION, THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST, THE GEOFF & FIONA SQUIRE FOUNDATION, THE GROCERS' CHARITY, THE GREEN HALL FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE HARGREAVES FOUNDATIONFY2025£10k
THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£8kCare of the Blind, Prevention of, or Cure of Blindness
THE GEOFF & FIONA SQUIRE FOUNDATIONFY2025£5k
THE GROCERS' CHARITYFY2025£5kDisability
THE GREEN HALL FOUNDATIONFY2024—

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England10/09/2024£14kAccess Adventures adaptive waterskiing and cycling project
The National Lottery Community Fund18/08/2023£9kSafety Equipment
Sport England04/05/2023£25kPlaces and Spaces: Renovations Edge Adaptive Sports Centre
Sport England16/11/2022£0Places and Spaces (Crowdfunding)
The National Lottery Community Fund22/10/2021£10kStaff support
Sport England02/07/2020£3kToyota Parasport Fund
Sport England02/06/2020£9kCOVID-19 CEF

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 ADVENTURE THERAPY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ACCESS ADVENTURES£292k—0unclear—noted
ADVENTURE THERAPY FY2025£186kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
BF ADVENTURE FY2025£1.2m—0unclear—no doubt
VISION OF ADVENTURE FY2025£134k—0unclear—no doubt
ACCESS FOR LIVING FY2025£2.5m—0above—no doubt
THE ACCESS PROJECT FY2025£3.1m——unclear—no doubt

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