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BOWLES ROCKS TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 305968 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BOWLES

Educational and social development through the experience of adventurous activities

Causes: Education/training · Amateur Sport · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£2.0m
Latest spending
£1.8m
Registered
1964
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £176,848 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income increasing to £1,989,483. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains strong cash reserves of £1.4 million and unrestricted free reserves of £963,249, which exceed the stated policy target of three months' salary costs. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties related to going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of salaries costs (held: £963k)
“The trustees aim to maintain free reserves in unrestricted funds at a level which equates to three months of salaries costs” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Two dependents of the Director of the Centre were paid a total sum of £6,868 for paid work during the year
“Two dependents of the Director of the Centre were paid a total sum of £6,868 for paid work during the year” — page 32
“Trustees made donations amounting to £120 (2024: £120) to the charity during the year.” — page 32
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees made donations amounting to £120 to the charity during the year
“Two dependents of the Director of the Centre were paid a total sum of £6,868 for paid work during the year” — page 32
“Trustees made donations amounting to £120 (2024: £120) to the charity during the year.” — page 32
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: The Bowles Organisation Limited
“The Bowles Organisation Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Bowles Rocks Trust Limited.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Kreston Reeves Audit LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Bowles Rocks Trust (matched by registered charity number).

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 31/03/2025)

Total income
£2.0m
Total spending
£1.8m
Cost of raising funds
£180
Reserves (reported)
£1.5m
Employees
33

Reported reserves equal ~9.6 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (68% 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).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: East Sussex · Essex · Hampshire · Kent · Surrey · Throughout London · West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£2.0m£1.8m
31/03/2024£1.8m£1.7m
31/03/2023£1.6m£1.5m
31/03/2022£1.4m£1.3m
31/03/2021£1.1m£1.0m

Common questions

Is BOWLES ROCKS TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £176,848 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income increasing to £1,989,483. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains strong cash reserves of £1.4 million and unrestricted free reserves of £963,249, which exceed the stated policy target of three months' salary costs. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties related to going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Kreston Reeves Audit LLP.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund18/01/2006£5kBuilding of new storage facility and public toilets

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
FIRSTFRUITS GOSPEL FOUNDATION1£200k
WORLD DAY OF PRAYER NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR ENGLAND, WALES AND NORTHERN IRELAND1£50k
THE CHARIS TRUST1£11k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST HELEN'S CHURCH NORTH KENSINGTON1£6k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED1£5k
THE CROSS TRUST1£5k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. STEPHEN WITH ST. LUKE, PADDINGTON1£5k
THE HDH WILLS 1965 CHARITABLE TRUST1£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ROCK UK ADVENTURE CENTRES LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BOWLES ROCKS TRUST LIMITED£2.0m——unclear—no doubt
ROCK UK ADVENTURE CENTRES LIMITED FY2025£4.8m——below—no doubt
THE ROCK FOUNDATION FY2025£2.7m—0unclear—no doubt
The Rockspring Charitable Trust FY2025£1.5m—0unclear—no doubt
TAFF BARGOED DEVELOPMENT TRUST LIMITED FY2025£152k—0unclear—no doubt
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT LIMITED FY2025£479k—0above—no doubt

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