Action Academy

Analysis

Action Academy is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorset. It was registered in March 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Action Academy reported income of £14k and spending of £18k, spending 134% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £67k to £14k (-80%), an average of -33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 82%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Action Academy sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rotary Club of Nailsworth Trust Fund (£14k), The Scout and Guide Building, Ivybridge (£14k) and Mkgu Rotary Charitable Trust (£14k).