Registered charity (CIO) · Blackburn
Z's Defence Academy
Z's Defence Academy is a registered charity (number 1194054) based in Blackburn, governed by 4 trustees. Latest income £97k (2026). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 4 trustees
- Income £97k (2026)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Where
- Throughout England
- Website
- zsdefenceacademy.wpcomstaging.com (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2021
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2026£97k£73k
- 2025£66k£80k
- 2024£90k£92k
Earlier years
- 2023£79k£49k
- 2022£14k£25k
Income trend, 2022 to 2026.
Income source mix, 2026: Government grants 6%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:1) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN SELF-DEFENCE TECHNIQUES IN ORDER TO RAISE AWARENESS OF AND PROTECT PERSONAL SAFETY.2) THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN SPORTS AND ACTIVITIES CAPABLE OF PROMOTING PHYSICAL HEALTH AND FITNESS.(FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS CLAUSE “FACILITIES” MEANS LAND, BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT, ACCESS TO COACHING AND ORGANISING SPORTING ACTIVITIES).3) TO FURTHER SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SHALL DETERMINE BY MAKING DONATIONS TO REGISTERED CHARITIES.
Grants received
13 grants · £168,984 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £39,754 (3 grants)
- Postcode Neighbourhood Trust · £37,000 (2 grants)
- Sport England · £33,940 (4 grants)
- BBC Children in Need · £23,100
- Peter Harrison Foundation · £15,000
Most recent
- Postcode Neighbourhood Trust
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- Department for Culture, Media & Sport
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
4 trustees on the board
- Aasiya Mota since 2022
- Azmat Farid since 2022
- Dawn Wells since 2022
- Raja Rehman since 2022
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Aasiya Mota since 2022
- Azmat Farid since 2022
- Dawn Wells since 2022
- Raja Rehman since 2022
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1194054
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 09 Apr 2021
- Contact on the register
- 07720636847 · ZSDEFENCEACADEMY@GMAIL.COM
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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