Adventure Sunderland Ltd

Analysis

Adventure Sunderland Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sunderland. It was registered in February 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03153901). It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Adventure Sunderland Ltd reported income of £666k and spending of £795k, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £640k to £666k (+4.0%), an average of +1.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Adventure Sunderland Ltd sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Nell Bank Charitable Trust (£665k), Colombo Street Community and Sports Centre (£667k) and Entrain Space Trust (£663k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 79% and charitable activities 21%. Charitable activities took 12% of spending and raising funds 86%. Reserves of £516k would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 12 people.