ENDEAVOUR TRAINING LIMITED

Registered charity 275061 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ENDEAVOUR

Endeavour is an inner-city outdoor adventure, alternative education, youth and community centre dedicated to empowering and enriching the lives of young people and families.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£962k
Latest spending
£645k
Registered
1978
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased to £58,608, which is below the trustees' stated reserves policy target of 25% of annual unrestricted expenditure. Despite this shortfall and a challenging financial year with reduced income, the trustees maintain a going concern basis, citing adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grants (49% of income)
“Endeavour’s funding predominantly derives from a variety of grant giving organisations (49% of income; 2024: 65% of income).” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: 25% of annual unrestricted expenditure (held: £59k)
“The Trustees have determined that free reserves should be held at a level equivalent to 25% of annual unrestricted expenditure (equivalent to approximately 3 months core operating expenditure).” — page 11
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 — Endeavour (matched by registered charity number).

Public-sector contracts awarded

From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 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 30/09/2025)

Total income
£962k
Total spending
£645k
Cost of raising funds
£18k
Reserves (reported)
£59k
Employees
13

Reported reserves equal ~1.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (44% 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: 1.9% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

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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
30/09/2025£962k£645k
30/09/2024£1.6m£921k
30/09/2023£548k£611k
30/09/2022£815k£719k
30/09/2021£589k£629k

Common questions

Is ENDEAVOUR TRAINING LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased to £58,608, which is below the trustees' stated reserves policy target of 25% of annual unrestricted expenditure. Despite this shortfall and a challenging financial year with reduced income, the trustees maintain a going concern basis, citing adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ENDEAVOUR TRAINING LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ENDEAVOUR TRAINING LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE A M FENTON TRUST, TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, VOLUNTARY ACTION ROTHERHAM, THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH MUSIC, THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITY.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE A M FENTON TRUSTFY2022£80k
TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2022£50kProgramme: Bettys and Taylors Family Fund
VOLUNTARY ACTION ROTHERHAMFY2022£48k
THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH MUSICFY2023£30k
THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITYFY2024£11kEducation
THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITYFY2023£11kEducation
VOLUNTARY ACTION ROTHERHAMFY2024£10k
VOLUNTARY ACTION ROTHERHAMFY2023£10k
THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITYFY2021£10kYouth
THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITYFY2022£7kEducation
SALTERS' CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£3kRelief of Need - Community
SHEFFIELD TOWN TRUSTFY2025£2k
THE EARL FITZWILLIAM CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund10/10/2024£18kSheffield SEND
Sport England30/08/2022£10kJubilee Fund - Gateway to Activity
The National Lottery Community Fund10/06/2022£10kWidening Community Reach
Postcode Lottery26/02/2022£25kVehicle purchase
Sport England08/09/2020£10kOutdoor Active Project
The National Lottery Heritage Fund27/07/2020£33k"COVID19 Endeavour Training Ltd"
Sport England10/06/2020£8kCOVID-19 CEF
The National Lottery Community Fund03/04/2020£10kEndeavour Youth Ambassadors
The National Lottery Heritage Fund28/09/2017£82k"Our Endeavour"
The National Lottery Community Fund17/08/2016£10kHAPI
The National Lottery Community Fund20/04/2016£317kBOOST SY2
The National Lottery Community Fund15/04/2015£10kBe Safe
The National Lottery Community Fund12/01/2015£304kBOOST NE
The National Lottery Heritage Fund20/02/2013£50k"Heroes"
The National Lottery Community Fund21/11/2012£285kRotherham Reach (RR)
The National Lottery Community Fund10/11/2011£10kRiverside IT
The National Lottery Community Fund05/05/2011£880kInside Out
The National Lottery Community Fund08/11/2010£497kMoving On Up Northeast (MOU)
The National Lottery Community Fund28/10/2008£9kHealthy Living
The National Lottery Community Fund13/05/2005£1kBooze and Views
Northern Rock Foundation05/01/2005£12kGrant awarded to Endeavour Training (Durham)

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 BF ADVENTURE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ENDEAVOUR TRAINING LIMITED£962k—0unclear—no doubt
BF ADVENTURE FY2025£1.2m—0unclear—no doubt
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOUR HOLIDAY CENTRES LIMITED FY2025£597k—0unclear—no doubt
ADVENTURE SUNDERLAND LTD FY2025£666k——above—no doubt
THE OUTWARD BOUND TRUST FY2025£17.3m——unclear—no doubt
ADVENTURE THERAPY FY2025£186kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt

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