Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 7

No PartB

Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 7

THE VINEY HILL CHRISTIAN ADVENTURE CENTRE

Residential and camping centre offering outdoor pursuits and adventure activities for groups. We provide the ideal venue for your group to relax, study and discover the great outdoors through adventurous and challenging activities in a supportive Christian environment. Working to encourage and inspire personal, social and spiritual development through the creative use of outdoor pursuits

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/23	£490	£465	£24	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	12
31/12/22	£395	£391	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	19
31/12/21	£395	£369	£25	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/12/20	£264	£254	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/12/19	£407	£391	£16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/12/18	£376	£381	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/17	£313	£320	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16	£315	£320	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15	£295	£329	£-33	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14	£297	£296	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/13	£298	£311	£-13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/12	£365	£380	£-15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/11	£273	£249	£25	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/10	£234	£248	£-14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/09	£225	£244	£-19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/08	£180	£180	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/07	£210	£204	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/06	£192	£186	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05	£179	£187	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04	£172	£161	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 20 years

www.vineyhilladventure.org

info@vineyhilladventure.org

01594516162

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Religious Activities

GiG Classification

Christian congregations

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Gloucestershire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Joseph Rank Trust	£30,000
Barnwood Trust	£30,000
DCMS	£30,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£20,000
Garfield Weston Foundation	£10,000
Henry Smith Charity	£8,550

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Replacement Windows
£10,000	02/12/2022	The funding will be used to replace the windows of a community adventure centre. This will help improve the facilities and sustainability of the charity and enable them to continue to deliver ....more The funding will be used to replace the windows of a community adventure centre. This will help improve the facilities and sustainability of the charity and enable them to continue to deliver residential visits and outdoor adventure activities for young people including those with disabilities or additional needs from disadvantaged backgrounds and youth and school groups.
Joseph Rank Trust - The Christian Adventure Centre, Viney Hill
£30,000	25/04/2022	To part fund the property scheme
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000	22/04/2022	High Ropes Activity
Barnwood Trust - Gloucestershire Funders (Organisational & Group Funding)
£20,000	22/02/2022	High ropes activity and mental health support
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Christian Adventure Centre
£8,550	23/09/2021 12	towards capital funding for the refurbishment of the hospitality and group accommodation building at an adventure activity centre for young people from disadvantaged communities in the Forest of Dean ....more towards capital funding for the refurbishment of the hospitality and group accommodation building at an adventure activity centre for young people from disadvantaged communities in the Forest of Dean and Gloucestershire.
Barnwood Trust - Organisational and Groups Funding
£10,000	13/04/2021	Kitchen Refurbishment
National Lottery Community Fund - Kitchen Refurbishment
£10,000	12/03/2021 5	The funding will be used as a contribution to refurbish the organisation's kitchen group accommodation and hospitality area. The project aims to upgrade the facilities and make them more accessible ....more The funding will be used as a contribution to refurbish the organisation's kitchen group accommodation and hospitality area. The project aims to upgrade the facilities and make them more accessible to those with disabilities.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£30,000	29/09/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
National Lottery Community Fund - Inclusive Spaces Outdoor Activities for
£9,750	22/02/2019 12	The funding will be used to install specialised equipment and facilities at the centre. The project aims to make activities accessible to members of the community.
National Lottery Community Fund - Enabling year round use for the community
£10,000	25/10/2017 12	The funding will be used to extend activity at a community building, so that it can be used by local people throughout the year.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 52-78

BARRY STEVENS Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Youth Support Worker

BENJAMIN PREECE SMITH Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Diocesan Secretary, Other trusteeship: THE BRITISH TRUST FOR THE ECUMENICAL INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED THEOLOGICAL STUDY IN JERUSALEM,

FRED BANCROFT Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired

MICHAEL WYATT Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Retired

REV HILARY DAWSON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Archdeacon, Other trusteeships: THE GLOUCESTER DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE, GLOUCESTER DIOCESAN TRUST, SHARED CHURCHES (GLOUCESTER) LIMITED, WARNEFORD ECCLESIASTICAL CHARITY, WARNEFORD CLERICAL TRUST,

REV JO WETHERALL Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Children And Families Officer

REV SAM CHARLES NORTON Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Vicar

ROLAND PETER BOTT Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Enterprise Security Architect (Edf)

SIMON ANDREW MOORE Appointed: 2004, Occupation: Chartered Surveyor, Other trusteeships: LYDNEY WAR MEMORIAL (ALMSHOUSES) TRUST, CHARITY OF RICHARD GWATKIN, THE FOREST OF DEAN LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY,

STEPHEN LONGTON Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Retired Head Teacher, Other trusteeship: LYDNEY CHURCH BLEDISLOE TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 30/03/2004, number: 1102939
Registered at Companies House on 18/11/2003, number: 04967427

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from THE WOOLHOPE TRUST on 17/01/2023

Main office

THE OLD VICARAGE
VINEY HILL
LYDNEY
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
GL15 4NA

Objectives

1. TO EDUCATE AND ASSIST YOUNG PERSONS THROUGH THEIR LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND THAT THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED 2. TO EDUCATE AND ASSIST YOUNG PERSONS SUFFERING FROM MENTAL OR PHYSICAL DISABILITY AND THOSE FROM DISADVANTAGED BACKGROUNDS SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR FULL CAPACITIES AND SO THAT THEIR CONDITION OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED3. TO ADVANCE RELIGIOUS AND OTHER CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND IN THE DIOCESE OF GLOUCESTER4. TO ADVANCE RELIGIOUS EDUCATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOCTRINES AND PRINCIPLES OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND BY MEANS OF SUNDAY SCHOOLS, CLASSES, SEMINARS, LECTURES CONFERENCES AND OTHERWISE5. TO PROVIDE SUCH AMENITIES AND FACILITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AS ARE NOT PROVIDED FROM PUBLIC FUNDS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

VINEY HILL, GLOUCESTERSHIRE

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