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BLACKWELL ADVENTURE

Registered charity 1121161 · organisation 4031114

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
11 October 2007
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
01534697
Financial period
1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
Latest income
£1,498,233
Latest expenditure
£1,579,594
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: Blackwell Court, Agmore Road, Blackwell, Bromsgrove, B60 1PX

Website recorded by the regulator: www.blackwelladventure.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

PROVIDE RESIDENTIAL AND OUTDOOR ADVENTURE ACTIVITIES FOR SCOUTS, GIRL GUIDES AND OTHER YOUTH GROUPS BOTH VOLUNTARY AND STATUTORY. PROVIDE SIMILAR ACTIVITIES TO SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES WITHIN THE NATIONAL CURRICULUM AND PROVIDE TEAM BUILDING ACTIVITIES TO ADULTS.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received
21 October 2025
Date Accounts Received
21 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,498,233
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,579,594
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received
1 October 2024
Date Accounts Received
1 October 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,436,383
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,376,095
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received
11 October 2023
Date Accounts Received
11 October 2023
Total Gross Income
£1,307,469
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,266,363
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
19 October 2022
Date Accounts Received
19 October 2022
Total Gross Income
£885,826
Total Gross Expenditure
£763,128
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
28 October 2021
Date Accounts Received
28 October 2021
Total Gross Income
£645,494
Total Gross Expenditure
£532,766

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Due Date
31 October 2025
Ar Received Date
21 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,498,233
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,579,594
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£27,250
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
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Volunteers
20
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Due Date
31 October 2024
Ar Received Date
1 October 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,436,383
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,376,095
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£9,200
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
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Volunteers
20
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Due Date
31 October 2023
Ar Received Date
11 October 2023
Total Gross Income
£1,307,469
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,266,363
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£7
Income From Government Grants
£43,655
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
10
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
19 October 2022
Total Gross Income
£885,826
Total Gross Expenditure
£763,128
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£22
Income From Government Grants
£141,907
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
10
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
28 October 2021
Total Gross Income
£645,494
Total Gross Expenditure
£532,766
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£14
Income From Government Grants
£163,845
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
10

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Due Date
31 October 2025
Ar Received Date
21 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
27250
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
1459803
Income Investments
4762
Income Other
6418
Income Total Income And Endowments
1498233
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,579,594
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1579594
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
7750
Expenditure Support Costs
275192
Expenditure Depreciation
129636
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£0
Assets Total Fixed
695194
Assets Own Use
695194
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£290,287
Assets Total Liabilities
£323,665
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£661,816
Creditors One Year Total Current
318684
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
4981
Assets Cash
£243,313
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
420950
Funds Restricted
240866
Funds Total
661816
Count Employees
38
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Due Date
31 October 2024
Ar Received Date
1 October 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
164886
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
1243773
Income Investments
4472
Income Other
23252
Income Total Income And Endowments
1436383
Income Legacies
686
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,376,095
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1376095
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
7750
Expenditure Support Costs
273824
Expenditure Depreciation
96293
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£0
Assets Total Fixed
643912
Assets Own Use
643912
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£368,046
Assets Total Liabilities
£268,781
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£743,177
Creditors One Year Total Current
253592
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
15189
Assets Cash
£330,089
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
454602
Funds Restricted
288575
Funds Total
743177
Count Employees
33
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Due Date
31 October 2023
Ar Received Date
11 October 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
164475
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
1142889
Income Investments
105
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1307469
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,266,363
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1266363
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
264040
Expenditure Depreciation
79973
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£252,490
Assets Total Fixed
430399
Assets Own Use
430399
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£573,667
Assets Total Liabilities
£321,177
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£682,889
Creditors One Year Total Current
296103
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
25074
Assets Cash
£492,764
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
523306
Funds Restricted
159583
Funds Total
682889
Count Employees
35
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
19 October 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
329996
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
555799
Income Investments
31
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
885826
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£763,128
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
763128
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
7950
Expenditure Support Costs
213376
Expenditure Depreciation
53304
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£230,505
Assets Total Fixed
411278
Assets Own Use
411278
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£492,788
Assets Total Liabilities
£262,283
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£641,783
Creditors One Year Total Current
227187
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
35096
Assets Cash
£446,511
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
516113
Funds Restricted
125670
Funds Total
641783
Count Employees
23
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
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
28 October 2021
Income Donations And Legacies
406434
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
238822
Income Investments
238
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
645494
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£532,766
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
532766
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
7600
Expenditure Support Costs
145845
Expenditure Depreciation
46978
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£194,132
Assets Total Fixed
324953
Assets Own Use
324953
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£269,291
Assets Total Liabilities
£75,159
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£519,085
Creditors One Year Total Current
29325
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
45834
Assets Cash
£247,402
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
431268
Funds Restricted
87817
Funds Total
519085
Count Employees
15
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Warwickshire
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Dudley
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
West Midlands
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Birmingham City
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
West Midlands
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Worcestershire
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People
Classification Code
205
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Classification Code
304
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Human Resources
Classification Code
116
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Recreation
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
305
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
BLACKWELL ADVENTURE
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2007-10-11T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 17 MARCH 2006
Charitable Objects
3.1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, INCLUDING CHILDREN YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS, IN THE SUBJECT OF OUTDOOR AND INDOOR ADVENTURE ACTIVITIES.3.2) TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN ACHIEVING THEIR FULL PHYSICAL, INTELLECTUAL, SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL POTENTIAL, AS INDIVIDUALS, AS RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS AND AS MEMBERS OF THEIR LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITIES.3.3) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES (WORLD WIDE) IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.THE MAIN AREA OF BENEFIT IS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF THE WEST MIDLANDS.
Area Of Benefit
NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Volunteer management