Blackburn and District Outdoor Pursuits Centre

Analysis

Blackburn and District Outdoor Pursuits Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Prenton. It was registered in November 1971, 55 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending January 2026, Blackburn and District Outdoor Pursuits Centre reported income of £30k and spending of £21k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2022 to January 2026, income grew from £18k to £30k (+62%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2024, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Blackburn and District Outdoor Pursuits Centre sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ralph Babthorpe's Charity (£29k), Whitehead Almshouses (£30k) and Tidenham War Memorial Hall and Recreation Trust (£29k).