# Kirklees Adventure Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1118213 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1118213)
- Website: https://kirkleesadventuretrust.org
- Latest income: £4,019; spending £12.8k
- What it funds: Education / training, Disability, Amateur sport, Environment / conservation / heritage, Recreation
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Older people, People with disabilities, Other defined groups
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations, Provides other finance
- Area of operation: Kirklees
- Other names: Kirklees Duke of Edinburgh's Award Trust (previous)
- Trustees: 8
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/kirklees-adventure-trust

Our main aim is to provide and support adventurous activities locally, notably but not exclusively the Duke of Edinburgh's Award through voluntary effort, grant provision and fundraising. We believe that financial constraints and additional needs should not be a barrier to participation in these activities, which help to develop the confidence, motivation and skills needed in everyday life.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2025 | £4,019 | £12.8k | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2024 | £46.1k | £71.6k | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2023 | £23.9k | £18.6k | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2022 | £14.2k | £75.6k | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2021 | £58.7k | £31.4k | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> To deliver public benefit by the provision of education, training and recreational facilities for young people and vulnerable or isolated adults in the Kirklees area in particular (but not exclusively) those hard to reach or with special needs so as to develop their physical, mental and spiritual capacities that they may grow as individuals and members of society and that their conditions of life may be improved by promoting and participating in adventurous, volunteering and skilled activities.

## What it funds

Kirklees Adventure Trust is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, disability, amateur sport, environment / conservation / heritage and recreation for children / young people, older people and people with disabilities; the register records that it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance. In its latest reported year Kirklees Adventure Trust reported income of £4,019 and spending of £12.8k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Mar 2025, it spent £210k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Kirklees.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Kirklees Adventure Trust in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (kirkleesadventuretrust.org) may list programmes that are not yet open or are by invitation only. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is Kirklees Adventure Trust open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 4 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Kirklees Adventure Trust is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does Kirklees Adventure Trust fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Kirklees.

### Does Kirklees Adventure Trust give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that Kirklees Adventure Trust makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How much does Kirklees Adventure Trust give each year?

The register does not break out Kirklees Adventure Trust's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Mar 2025 was £12.8k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £42k a year.

### How large is Kirklees Adventure Trust?

In its latest reported year Kirklees Adventure Trust reported income of £4,019 and spending of £12.8k.


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