BLACKBURN AND DISTRICT OUTDOOR PURSUITS CENTRE

Registered charity 521024 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BRON Y GADER

Provision of unsupervised accommodation for young people who are participating in outdoor activities in the Snowdonia National Park

Objects

TO HELP AND EDUCATE YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH THEIR LEISURE-TIME ACTIVITIES SO AS TO DEVELPOP THEIR PHYSICAL MENTAL AND SPRITITUAL CAPACITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND THAT THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED.

Area of benefit: RADIUS OF 50 MILES FROM EDINBURGH HSE CLARENCE ST,BLACKBURN

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £8,091, increasing its net assets to £20,206. The Trustees' report notes that bookings were buoyant and receipts increased compared to the previous year, while management expenses decreased. The organization maintains cash reserves in a CAF Gold Account to support its operations.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• ADRIAN TREBLE
• BARBARA CLARKSON
• JAMES WILLIAM AINSWORTH
• JOSEPH RONALD AINSWORTH
• MARY ANNE HARTLEY

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

Operates in: Blackburn With Darwen · Conwy · Lancashire

Income and spending

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