ACKERS ADVENTURE

Charity number: 1107240
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Provision of outdoor activities including skiing, tubing, tobogganing, climbing, abseiling, canoeing, kayaking, bell boating, zip wires, fan descender, orienteering, bush craft, disc golf, team building & archery. School holiday club. Self catering 26 bed residential centre for overnight stays. Also manages the site as open space for community use.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £496,530
Total expenditure: £521,064

Total income includes £16,500 from 1 government grant(s)

People

8 Trustee(s)

6 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Amateur Sport
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Birmingham City

Governance

Registration history:
  • 13 December 2004: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • ACKERS TRUST (Previous name)
Company number:
05239365 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
TRACY WASSALL Chair
None on record
Emma Martin Trustee 21 August 2024
None on record
Marghoob Mohamed Trustee 19 June 2024
None on record
David Bateman Trustee 18 January 2023
None on record
GEOFF THOMAS Trustee 01 October 2018
THE ACKERS TRUST
Received: On time
IAN LANE Trustee 20 September 2016
THE ACKERS TRUST
Received: On time
CHRISTOPHER STROUD Trustee 03 November 2011
None on record
EDMUND MOULDEN Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £456.93k £351.53k £424.33k £539.71k £496.53k
Total expenditure £510.36k £374.18k £418.61k £524.93k £521.06k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £16.50k £209.61k £55.21k £26.50k £16.50k
Income - Donations and legacies N/A N/A N/A £16.57k N/A
Income - Other trading activities N/A N/A N/A £14.87k N/A
Income - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A £508.28k N/A
Income - Endowments N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Income - Investment N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Income - Other N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Income - Legacies N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A £521.91k N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A N/A N/A £3.02k N/A
Expenditure - Governance N/A N/A N/A £6.12k N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Investment management N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Other N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 10 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 10 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 11 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 11 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 12 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 12 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 26 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 26 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 16 December 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 16 December 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 23 SEPTEMBER 2004

Charitable objects

THE GENERAL BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE WEST MIDLANDS AND ELSEWHERE IN SUCH CHARITABLE WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

WEST MIDLANDS

Contact information

Address:
ACKERS BASE CAMP
GOLDEN HILLOCK ROAD
SPARKBROOK
BIRMINGHAM
B11 2PY
Phone:
01217725111
Email:
info@ackers-adventure.co.uk
Website:

www.ackers-adventure.co.uk Open in new window