01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC040341
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Cross Border
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- Not supplied
- Staff
- 337
- Postcode
- CA10 2HX
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The Objects of the Charity are to promote for the public benefit the personal development of young people by education and instruction through participation in a wide range of activities with special emphasis on physical endeavour in the outdoors
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2025 | £17,275,000 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £19,715,000 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 337 | 22 June 2026 |
| 30 September 2024 | £21,051,000 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £20,570,000 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 337 | 2 June 2025 |
| 30 September 2023 | £19,031,000 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £17,872,000 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 337 | 21 December 2023 |
| 30 September 2022 | £16,067,000 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £15,587,000 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 337 | 27 June 2023 |
| 30 September 2021 | £9,565,358 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £11,107,669 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 337 | 12 May 2022 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- Hackthorpe Hall, Hackthorpe, Penrith, Cumbria
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.outwardbound.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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