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THE BARN OUTDOOR PURSUITS ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 519951 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE BARN

The charity aims to provide an accommodation centre to enable programmes for personal and social development of young people in Rural & Wild Country. This is founded upon the principle of equality of opportunity and the principal that it should be affordable to all, irrespective of social standing or background.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Accommodation/housing · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£64k
Latest spending
£55k
Registered
1988
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £8,558 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted reserves totaling £67,141. The trustees consider it prudent that unrestricted reserves should not fall below £40,000, a target which the current reserves exceed. However, the filing notes that local authority funding has been withdrawn and the charity is actively seeking alternative income sources to maintain financial stability.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £67k)
“The Trustees are of the opinion, after careful consideration of all relevant facts, that the unrestricted reserves during the year to 31 March 2026 should not fall below £ 40,000.” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“Local Authority funding from Staffordshire Council has been withdrawn. Action is being taken as required to compensate for this loss in income by generating funds by encouraging more diversity, but concentrating on youth, in those that use the facilities and services of the Centre and various fund raising activities.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered titlein 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.

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
31/03/2025£64k£55k
31/03/2024£67k£58k
31/03/2023£43k£62k
31/03/2022£32k£43k
31/03/2021£44k£35k

Common questions

Is THE BARN OUTDOOR PURSUITS ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £8,558 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted reserves totaling £67,141. The trustees consider it prudent that unrestricted reserves should not fall below £40,000, a target which the current reserves exceed. However, the filing notes that local authority funding has been withdrawn and the charity is actively seeking alternative income sources to maintain financial stability. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.