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Pathfinders Camp (Woodlarks)

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1171466DarwenDisability
Income£24k2025-12-31
Spending£21ksame year
Spent / received88%5-year average
Size in its cause42nd pctDisability
Registered2017CIO
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Pathfinders Camp (Woodlarks) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Darwen. It was registered in February 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Pathfinders Camp (Woodlarks) reported income of £24k and spending of £21k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1,842 to £24k (+1182%), an average of +89% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 483%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Pathfinders Camp (Woodlarks) sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Freely Fruity (£24k), Downsyndrome Ok (£24k) and Heron's Ghyll Driving Group Riding for the Disabled (£24k).

Income and spending

£0£8,238£16k£25k£33k2021 Income: £1,8422021 Spending: £5,75320212022 Income: £10,7482022 Spending: £13,99020222023 Income: £17,0452023 Spending: £16,83720232024 Income: £32,9522024 Spending: £19,03720242025 Income: £23,6152025 Spending: £20,6222025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

Pathfinders Camp is an annual event that brings together people with, and without, disabilities in order to enjoy a week's camping holiday. Established in 1956 it caters mainly for women aged 18 and over. Around a hundred "Pathfinders" gather in August each year, to share in a holiday based upon a philosophy that encourages everyone to participate in, and share, camp life together.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Freely FruityWokingham£24k
Downsyndrome OkCarshalton£24k
Heron's Ghyll Driving Group Riding for the DisabledEast Sussex£24k
Trust Property Administered in Connection with Rochdale Unitarian ChurchRochdale£24k