The Institute for Outdoor Learning

Analysis

The Institute for Outdoor Learning is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Carlisle. It was registered in October 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07534418). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Institute for Outdoor Learning reported income of £276k and spending of £275k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £226k to £276k (+22%), an average of +5.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, The Institute for Outdoor Learning sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Seaview Sailing Trust (£276k), Ealing Cricket Club (£277k) and Community Action Sport (£276k).