The Children's Adventure Farm Trust Ltd

Analysis

The Children's Adventure Farm Trust Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Altrincham. It was registered in July 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02561611). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Children's Adventure Farm Trust Ltd reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.2m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £942k to £1.2m (+26%), an average of +6.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Children's Adventure Farm Trust Ltd sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jamal Edwards Self Belief Trust (£1.2m), New Horizons Community Enterprise (£1.2m) and The North Northumberland Hospice (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 53%, trading 44% and investments 2.3%. Charitable activities took 59% of spending and raising funds 40%. Reserves of £1.5m would cover about 15 months of spending at that rate. It employed 40 people.