The Barn Outdoor Pursuits Association
What it does
The charity aims to provide an accommodation centre to enable programmes for personal and social development of young people in Rural & Wild Country. This is founded upon the principle of equality of opportunity and the principal that it should be affordable to all, irrespective of social standing or background.
Its charitable purposes
THE OBJECTS OF THE ORGANISATION SHALL BE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE PROVISION, IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE, OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATIONS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE PRIMARILY FROM THE STAFFORDSHIRE AREA, BEING FACILITIES: (A) OF WHICH SUCH PERSONS HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, DISABLEMENT, OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, AND (B) WHICH WILL IMPOVE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS BY PROMOTING THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL WELL BEING
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Education and training
- Accommodation and housing
- Amateur sport
- Environment, conservation and heritage
- Recreation
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Disabled people
- Other defined groups
- How it works
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Throughout England and Wales
Area of benefit in its governing document: Not Defined
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £63,756 and spent £55,198.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £63,756 | £55,198 | Not reported | 21 |
| 31 March 2024 | £66,609 | £58,185 | Not reported | 21 |
| 31 March 2023 | £42,884 | £61,654 | Not reported | 19 |
| 31 March 2022 | £31,590 | £43,244 | Not reported | 18 |
| 31 March 2021 | £43,515 | £35,154 | Not reported | 18 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 47%, from £43,515 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £63,756 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 87% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £24,000 from 5 grants | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
8 trustees run the charity.
- James Daniel WilliamsChair
- Catriona Longford
- Eric N Drinkwater
- James Whitford
- Jan Hardware
- Katy Williams
- Louise Evans
- Louise Hill
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 2 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 23 November 2025, 69 days early | Received 23 November 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 13 December 2024, 49 days early | Received 13 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 3 June 2024, 124 days late | Received 3 June 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 8 March 2023, 36 days late | Received 8 March 2023 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 24 November 2022, 297 days late | Received 24 November 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 519951
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 2 March 1988
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 24 SEPTEMBER 1986 AS AMENDED 24 JANUARY 1988
- Website
- www.woodlandscentre.com
- Council area of its contact address
- Conwy
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.