Z's Defence Academy

Analysis

Z's Defence Academy is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Blackburn. It was registered in April 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Z's Defence Academy reported income of £97k and spending of £73k, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £14k to £97k (+571%), an average of +61% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 448%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Z's Defence Academy sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Outdoor Collaborative (£97k), The Worstead Village Festival (£97k) and Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue Association (£97k).