Outdoor development ministries

Analysis

Outdoor development ministries is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in County Durham. It was registered in June 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, religious activities and amateur sport, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides human resources and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Outdoor development ministries reported income of £12k and spending of £23k, spending 189% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income fell from £37k to £12k (-67%), an average of -24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 247%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Outdoor development ministries sits at the 25th percentile: it is larger than about 25% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Crix Green Trust (£12k), The Hornung Trust in the Parish of West Grinstead West Sussex (£12k) and Calvary Gospel Church (£12k).