BARNSTONDALE CENTRE — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 12 July 2001
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 04201418
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £876,781
Latest expenditure: £823,084
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Barnston Dale, Storeton Lane, Barnston, WIRRAL, CH61 1BX

Website recorded by the regulator: www.barnstondale.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Inclusive outdoor education and activity centre on the Wirral, Merseyside. We deliver skills-focused learning through activities such as climbing, abseiling, archery, target shooting, team-building, orienteering, bushcraft and residential stays for schools, disability and community groups, building confidence, resilience and environmental awareness.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 8 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 8 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £876,781
Total Gross Expenditure: £823,084

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 19 November 2024
Date Accounts Received: 19 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £828,476
Total Gross Expenditure: £766,448

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 26 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 26 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £886,408
Total Gross Expenditure: £892,547

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 20 April 2022
Date Accounts Received: 20 April 2022
Total Gross Income: £561,230
Total Gross Expenditure: £611,121

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2021
Date Annual Return Received: 26 April 2021
Date Accounts Received: 26 April 2021
Total Gross Income: £403,476
Total Gross Expenditure: £487,129

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 8 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £876,781
Total Gross Expenditure: £823,084
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 10

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 19 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £828,476
Total Gross Expenditure: £766,448
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 10

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 26 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £886,408
Total Gross Expenditure: £892,547
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £21,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 40

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 20 April 2022
Total Gross Income: £561,230
Total Gross Expenditure: £611,121
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Grants: £87,108
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Received Date: 26 April 2021
Total Gross Income: £403,476
Total Gross Expenditure: £487,129
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £149,975
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 4

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 8 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 92364
Income Other Trading Activities: 13787
Income Charitable Activities: 745994
Income Investments: 24636
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 876781
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £11,857
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £811,227
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 823084
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 13391
Expenditure Support Costs: 127413
Expenditure Depreciation: 64314
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £294,242
Assets Total Fixed: 677105
Assets Own Use: 503525
Assets Long Term Investment: 173580
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £871,984
Assets Total Liabilities: £460,130
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,088,959
Creditors One Year Total Current: 433156
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 26974
Assets Cash: £762,191
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1022606
Funds Restricted: 66353
Funds Total: 1088959
Count Employees: 33
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 19 November 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 90186
Income Other Trading Activities: 24318
Income Charitable Activities: 702599
Income Investments: 4874
Income Other: 6499
Income Total Income And Endowments: 828476
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £12,926
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £753,522
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 766448
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 12307
Expenditure Support Costs: 115828
Expenditure Depreciation: 66530
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £190,085
Assets Total Fixed: 722697
Assets Own Use: 552697
Assets Long Term Investment: 170000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £675,399
Assets Total Liabilities: £362,834
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,035,262
Creditors One Year Total Current: 329508
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 33326
Assets Cash: £612,294
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 965641
Funds Restricted: 69621
Funds Total: 1035262
Count Employees: 28
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 26 October 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 83225
Income Other Trading Activities: 22098
Income Charitable Activities: 771163
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 9922
Income Total Income And Endowments: 886408
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £23,437
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £869,110
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 892547
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 15915
Expenditure Support Costs: 79043
Expenditure Depreciation: 84803
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £232,698
Assets Total Fixed: 596509
Assets Own Use: 596509
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £771,096
Assets Total Liabilities: £394,371
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £973,234
Creditors One Year Total Current: 354741
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 39630
Assets Cash: £700,416
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 930084
Funds Restricted: 43150
Funds Total: 973234
Count Employees: 34
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 20 April 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 218122
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 311437
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 31671
Income Total Income And Endowments: 561230
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £2,208
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £608,913
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 611121
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 16522
Expenditure Support Costs: 56175
Expenditure Depreciation: 69712
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £156,962
Assets Total Fixed: 670818
Assets Own Use: 670818
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £543,864
Assets Total Liabilities: £235,309
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £979,373
Creditors One Year Total Current: 187807
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 47502
Assets Cash: £500,040
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 926221
Funds Restricted: 53152
Funds Total: 979373
Count Employees: 28
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Wirral
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Merseyside
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 116
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Recreation

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

Classification Code: 303
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Other Finance

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: BARNSTONDALE CENTRE
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2024-04-22T00:00:00
Reason: Does not operate
Assoc Organisation Number: 4006312
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1102457
Assoc Charity Name: WIRRAL LIONS CLUB CHARITABLE TRUST FUND

Charity Name: BARNSTONDALE CENTRE
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2001-07-12T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 18 APRIL 2001.
Charitable Objects: TO ACQUIRE AND TAKE OVER THE UNDERTAKING OF THE CHARITY KNOWN AS BARNSTONDALE CENTRE (ESTABLISHED BY A TRUST DEED DATED 3RD OCTOBER 1989 MADE BETWEEN MARGARET SHIRLEY THURMAN (1) AND THE SAID MARGARET SHIRLEY THURMAN, GRAHAM BARRIE MARSH, LLOYD CHARLES PIPER AND NIGEL WILLIS KENWRIGHT (2)) REGISTERED NUMBER 702523).TO PROVIDE A FACILITY TO ASSIST YOUNG PEOPLE (PRIMARILY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, FROM MERSEYSIDE AND ITS ENVIRONS) TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS, WHO TAKE ACTIVE AND RESPONSIBLE ROLES IN THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH THEY LIVE.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures