Sutton Coldfield Adventure Unit

Analysis

Sutton Coldfield Adventure Unit is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sutton Coldfield. It was registered in March 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Sutton Coldfield Adventure Unit reported income of £74k and spending of £91k, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £14k to £74k (+433%), an average of +52% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 113%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Sutton Coldfield Adventure Unit sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 1st Harwell (St. Matthew's) Scout Group (£74k), Burradon Juniors Association Football Club (£74k) and The Sheppey Hall Trust (£74k).