Hill End Outdoor Education Centre

Analysis

Hill End Outdoor Education Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in July 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 10688301). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Hill End Outdoor Education Centre reported income of £738k and spending of £641k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £318k to £738k (+132%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 122%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Hill End Outdoor Education Centre sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sussex Clubs for Young People Limited (£731k), Docklands Sailing Centre Trust (£739k) and The Venture Community Hub Ltd (£726k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 84%, donations and legacies 14% and investments 1.5%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.9%. Reserves of £296k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 13 people.