New Adventures Charity

Analysis

New Adventures Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in August 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06548321). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, New Adventures Charity reported income of £13.8m and spending of £12.8m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.5m to £13.8m (+457%), an average of +54% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 187%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, New Adventures Charity sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Badminton School Limited (£13.7m), Crosfields School (£13.8m) and Hymers College (£13.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 77%, donations and legacies 13% and charitable activities 2.0%. Charitable activities took 17% of spending and raising funds 1.1%. Reserves of £669k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 170 people.