ACTIVE8

Registered charity 1163942 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Active8 projects aim to empower and motivate young people with physical disabilities in Cornwall to become autonomous individuals by developing their skills, confidence, support structures and aspirations.We support Active8 members to challenge the status quo and be a catalyst for improvement in the quality of life of young individuals and our community.

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Latest income
£191k
Latest spending
£230k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £99,600, which is above the charity's stated minimum policy target of £53,000. The trustees report that they are satisfied with the systems in place to manage major risks and have secured multi-year grants to support sustainability.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
“DONATIONS DURING THE YEAR INCLUDE £23,921 RAISED THROUGH A BIG GIVE CAMPAIGN.” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £53,000 (held: £100k)
“THE CHARITY ENSURES THAT £53,000 IS HELD IN UNRESTRICTED RESERVE AT ALL TIMES.”
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 — Active8 (matched by registered charity number).

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cornwall · Devon

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£191k£230k
31/07/2024£230k£152k
31/07/2023£144k£171k
31/07/2022£158k£178k
31/07/2021£124k£111k

Common questions

Is ACTIVE8 financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £99,600, which is above the charity's stated minimum policy target of £53,000. The trustees report that they are satisfied with the systems in place to manage major risks and have secured multi-year grants to support sustainability. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ACTIVE8?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ACTIVE8 as a grant recipient include THE CLARE MILNE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE CLARE MILNE TRUSTFY2023£10k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund31/01/2024£414kIllumin8
The National Lottery Community Fund12/01/2024£20kAcceler8
Postcode Lottery29/09/2023£25kUnrestricted Funding
UK government25/08/2020£10kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
UK government01/06/2020£3kVSCE CMC Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund31/10/2018£340kIllumin8
Sport England15/10/2014£4kActive8 Sport

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 ACTIVATE COMMUNITY AND EDUCATION SERVICES.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ACTIVE8£191k—0unclear—no doubt
ACTIVATE COMMUNITY AND EDUCATION SERVICES FY2025£2.7m—0above—no doubt
DEAF ACTIVE FY2025£273k—0unclear—no doubt
PRIORITY YOUTH PROJECT FY2025£367k—0unclear—noted
ACTIVE IMPACT CIO FY2025£292k—0above—no doubt
DISABILITY CORNWALL AND THE ISLES OF SCILLY FY2025£2.5m——unclear—no doubt

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