PARSON HOUSE OUTDOOR PURSUITS CENTRE

Registered charity 517419 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as KNOWSLEY YOUTH TRUST, PARSON HOUSE OUTDOOR PURSUIT CENTRE

30 bedroomed outdoor residential centre, facilities: games room, dining room, tv room, drying rooms, all bedrooms have their own private bathroom facilities.AALA licensed.Activities include: canoeing, caving, abseiling, climbing, orenteering, hill walking, bouldering, weaselling,problem solving, obstacle course.self catering or catered for, multi activity daily to week courses.

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Latest income
£121k
Latest spending
£116k
Registered
1986
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net income surplus of £159,615 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by a £155,000 gain on the revaluation of its freehold property. Total unrestricted reserves stood at £917,763, providing a strong financial position, although the charity noted that Princes Trust courses ended due to a lack of funding in South Yorkshire.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable activities (52% of income)
Charitable activities Children's courses 54,950
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Derbyshire · Sheffield City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£121k£116k
31/03/2024£112k£124k
31/03/2023£132k£141k
31/03/2022£115k£125k
31/03/2021£81k£83k

Common questions

Is PARSON HOUSE OUTDOOR PURSUITS CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net income surplus of £159,615 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by a £155,000 gain on the revaluation of its freehold property. Total unrestricted reserves stood at £917,763, providing a strong financial position, although the charity noted that Princes Trust courses ended due to a lack of funding in South Yorkshire. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England17/06/2020£5kCOVID-19 CEF

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GRENVILLE HOUSE OUTDOOR EDUCATION CENTRE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
PARSON HOUSE OUTDOOR PURSUITS CENTRE£121k0unclearno doubt
GRENVILLE HOUSE OUTDOOR EDUCATION CENTRE FY2025£534k0belowno doubt
PARAYHOUSE SCHOOL FY2025£2.0maboveno doubt
THE VINEY HILL CHRISTIAN ADVENTURE CENTRE FY2025£763k0unclearno doubt
THE COBNOR ACTIVITIES CENTRE TRUST FY2025£877k0belowno doubt
CHRISTIAN YOUTH ENTERPRISES SAILING CENTRE FY2025£1.2m0unclearno doubt

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