Ackers Adventure

Analysis

Ackers Adventure is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in December 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, amateur sport, environment/conservation/heritage and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05239365). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Ackers Adventure reported income of £485k and spending of £526k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £352k to £485k (+38%), an average of +8.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Ackers Adventure sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Blaby & Whetstone Youth Club Ltd (£484k), The John Badley Foundation (£487k) and The Norfolk Heritage Fleet Trust (£479k).