BLACK MOUNTAINS COLLEGE PROJECT
Registered charity 1180681 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
A further and higher education college devoted to providing education for the planet, preparing students for the disruptions of a changing climate
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £304,170 for the year ended 31 July 2025, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves from £518,526 to £272,373. The trustees acknowledge that these unrestricted reserves are lower than their stated three-month reserves policy target. Despite this, the independent auditor confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern for at least twelve months.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £272k; policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure)
“The trustees recognise that the unrestricted reserve is lower than the 3-month reserves policy.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Kilsby & Williams LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Black Mountains College (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Ben Rawlence — Chief Executive (source)
- Christianne Wakeham — Chief Academic Development and Quality Officer (source)
- Dr. Natalia Eernstman — Public Education Director (source)
- Chris Blake — Trustee (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- The A-team Foundation — “The A-team Foundation” (source page)
- The Community Ownership Fund — “The Community Ownership Fund” (source page)
- The National Lottery Community Fund — “The National Lottery Community Fund” (source page)
- Neath Port Talbot Group of Colleges — “Neath Port Talbot Group of Colleges” (source page)
- Powys County Borough Council — “Powys County Borough Council” (source page)
Property (HM Land Registry)
3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~2.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (90% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- CHRIS BLAKEchair
- Chloe Masefield · trustee of 1 other charity
- Eric Lybeck
- Joanne Roxburgh
- John Tushingham
- Martin Burke · trustee of 1 other charity
- Morgan Phillips
- Ruth Potts
- Shirish Kulkarni
- Stuart De Booij
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is BLACK MOUNTAINS COLLEGE PROJECT financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £304,170 for the year ended 31 July 2025, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves from £518,526 to £272,373. The trustees acknowledge that these unrestricted reserves are lower than their stated three-month reserves policy target. Despite this, the independent auditor confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern for at least twelve months. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Kilsby & Williams LLP.
Who funds BLACK MOUNTAINS COLLEGE PROJECT?
Funders whose own accounts filings name BLACK MOUNTAINS COLLEGE PROJECT as a grant recipient include THE RODDICK FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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