Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 4

Support Score: 3

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess liquidity: -1
Fundraising costs high: -5

Narrow trustee age band: -2
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteer base +3
Overall weighted support: +0

Overall GiG Score: 4

THE CHILDREN'S ADVENTURE FARM TRUST LTD

The charity offers holidays, activity days and respite facilities for disadvantaged children, who may have life limiting conditions, chronic sickness, disabilities or come from extremely impoverished backgrounds.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
This charity has a robust balance sheet
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
The Board has little diversity in terms of age
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income
Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/23	£1,252	£1,047	£205	£396	£1,890	£1,573	18	35	500
31/12/22	£1,108	£1,046	£62	£393	£1,685	£1,618	18.6	31	330
31/12/21	£942	£795	£147	£300	£1,622	£1,558	23.5	20	325
31/12/20	£1,049	£954	£94	£350	£1,475	£1,288	16.2	25	320
31/12/19	£1,138	£1,233	£-95	£410	£1,381	£1,336	13	28	360
31/12/18	£983	£1,205	£-222	£376	£1,476	£1,369	13.6	25	0
31/12/17	£1,425	£1,046	£379	£374	£1,698	£1,503	17.2	23	0
31/12/16	£1,046	£963	£83	£365	£1,319	£1,312	16.3	18	0
31/12/15	£971	£1,002	£-32	£440	£1,236	£1,236	14.8	17	0
31/12/14	£1,081	£1,103	£-23	£515	£1,268	£1,266	13.8	18	0
31/12/13	£1,069	£1,024	£45	£488	£1,290	£1,289	15.1	20	0
31/12/12	£1,037	£1,126	£-89	£505	£1,245	£1,236	13.2	22	0
31/12/11	£1,245	£1,104	£141	£491	£1,334	£1,330	14.5	20	0
31/12/10	£931	£970	£-39	£432	£1,193	£1,187	14.7	20	0
31/12/09	£881	£941	£-60	£431	£1,232	£1,222	15.6	19	0
31/12/08	£863	£865	£-2	£375	£1,272	£1,267	17.6	17	0
31/12/07	£788	£813	£-24	£351	£1,274	£1,245	18.4	17	0
31/12/06	£796	£815	£-19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/05	£696	£687	£8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/04	£799	£565	£233	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 47.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 37.9%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 9%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 3%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 83%
Reserves/Spending: 18 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 14 months
Quick Ratio: 31.3

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Balance Sheet History

Established: 33 years

www.caft.co.uk

info@caft.co.uk

01565 830053

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Provides financial or material assistance

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Children's Adventure Farm Trust - 01/09/22
£2,500	02/12/2022	Core Funding
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Children's Adventure Farm Trust (CAFT)
£3,210	19/11/2018	We would like to provide a week long holiday for disabled children from Manchester here at CAFT as part of our Holiday Programme for 2018.
National Lottery Community Fund - Games Room Refurbishment Project
£10,000	08/11/2017 12	The group will refurbish their games room and transform it into a modern, sensory space for children whose lives are limited by illness, disability or social circumstances. This will create an inclusive environment in which children can socialise, ....more The group will refurbish their games room and transform it into a modern, sensory space for children whose lives are limited by illness, disability or social circumstances. This will create an inclusive environment in which children can socialise, learn and develop life skills.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 59-63

ADRIAN ALLAN COVERDALE Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Director

CATHERINE ELIZABETH SANDLAND Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Director

NICOLA MICHELLE GRAHAM Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Director

PETER ANDREW COLLIER Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Photographer

PETER SCOTSON Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Self Employed

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 30/07/1991, number: 1003675
Registered at Companies House on 23/11/1990, number: 02561611

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
Investment
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 PLAYABILITY on 14/04/2022

Main office

The Children's Adventure Farm Trust
Booth Bank Farm
Reddy Lane
Millington
ALTRINCHAM
Cheshire

Objectives

(1) THE PROVISION OF HOLIDAYS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR CHILDREN PRIMARILY FROM THE NORTH WEST OF ENGLAND, INCLUDING COUNTIES ON THE BOUNDARIES (YORKSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE, SHROPSHIRE, STAFFORDSHIRE, AND NORTH WALES), WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES - EITHER BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, SOCIAL, PHYSICAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, SO THAT THEY MAY DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPABILITIES AND GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND THEIR CONDITION OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED. (2) WHERE THE TRUSTEES CONSIDER APPROPRIATE, AND WITHOUT DETRIMENT TO THE PRIMARY OBJECT IN 1 ABOVE, PROVISION OF SUPPORT TO, AND CO-OPERATION WITH, OTHER CHARITIES BASED IN THE NORTH WEST OF ENGLAND WHOSE OBJECTS ARE TO HELP CHILDREN, ESPECIALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES, SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPABILITIES AND GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND THEIR CONDITION OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE NORTH WEST OF ENGLAND, YORKSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE, STAFFORDSHIRE AND NORTH WALES

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