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Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 6
    • Good trustee age range: +3
    • Mainly male board: -1
    • Grant maker support: +6
    Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

    BLACKWELL ADVENTURE 

    PROVIDE RESIDENTIAL AND OUTDOOR ADVENTURE ACTIVITIES FOR SCOUTS, GIRL GUIDES AND OTHER YOUTH GROUPS BOTH VOLUNTARY AND STATUTORY. PROVIDE SIMILAR ACTIVITIES TO SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES WITHIN THE NATIONAL CURRICULUM AND PROVIDE TEAM BUILDING ACTIVITIES TO ADULTS.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
    • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
    • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

    Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

    • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
    • The Board is predominantly male
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    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
    31/12/22£1,307£1,266£41£0£683£52353510
    31/12/21£886£763£123£0£642£5168.12310
    31/12/20£645£533£113£0£519£4319.71510
    31/12/19£991£923£68£0£406£3634.72525
    31/12/18£892£876£16£0£338£3114.32525
    31/12/17£781£769£12£0£322£3114.9230
    31/12/16£937£900£38£0£310£2963.9230
    31/12/15£937£892£45£14£272£2543.4220
    31/12/14£893£813£79£17£227£1782.6220
    31/12/13*£672£621£51£14£147£1112.150
    31/12/12£646£626£20£13£96£761.5190
    31/12/11£561£535£26£15£76£501.1200
    31/12/10£555£540£16£12£52£200.5220
    31/12/09£517£495£22£11£36£-1-0200
    31/12/08£430£443£-13£0£0£0n/a00
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    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
    Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 32%
    Liabilities/Income: 25%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 77%
    Reserves/Spending: 5 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
    Quick Ratio: 1.7
    Asset Split ?
    Established: 17 years
    (43 years as a company)

    www.blackwelladventure.co.uk

    info@blackwelladventure.co.uk

    01214451285

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    UN SDGs
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    Listed activities
    • Education/Training
    • Recreation
    GiG Classification
    • Services for young people
    How it operates
    • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
    • Provides human resources
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Birmingham City, Dudley, Warwickshire, Worcestershire,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
    Who works here?
    • 35 employees
    • 10 volunteers

    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
    DCMS£180,000
    National Lottery Community Fund£148,690
    Garfield Weston Foundation£30,000
    Sport England£7,500
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months    		 To be used for
    DCMS - CRF21 Blackwell Adventure
    £55,000 08/03/2021
    Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage 2020-21
    DCMS - CRF21 Blackwell Adventure
    £80,000 08/03/2021
    Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage 2020-21
    DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
    £45,000 28/08/2020
    "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
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award - COVID19 response
    £30,000 21/08/2020
    Covid-19 Emergency Funding
    Sport England - COVID-19 CEF
    £7,500 02/06/2020
    4
    Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Community Emergency Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 CEF. This project is a Sport and Physical Activity project, with a focus on ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - Blackwell Adventure emergency funding
    £100,000 15/05/2020
    7
    The funding will enable the project to offer subsidised activity days and residential stays for vulnerable and low income young people and youth groups to help them recover from the effects of ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - Accessible Pods
    £48,690 30/01/2020
    21
    This group supports over 25,000 people each year to enjoy the great outdoors in a safe and fun environment. As part of a whole site redevelopment, the group are looking to improve their facilities ....more
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    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (8)
    Current Trustees appointed
    Gender Split

    Age Range of Trustees: 33-76
    Legal constitution
    • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 11/10/2007, number: 1121161
    • Registered at Companies House on 15/12/1980, number: 01534697
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Complaints handling
    • Conflicting interests
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    15 returns made; AR13: 20 days late,
    Main office

    Blackwell Court
    Agmore Road
    Blackwell
    Bromsgrove
    B60 1PX

    Objectives

    3.1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, INCLUDING CHILDREN YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS, IN THE SUBJECT OF OUTDOOR AND INDOOR ADVENTURE ACTIVITIES.3.2) TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN ACHIEVING THEIR FULL PHYSICAL, INTELLECTUAL, SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL POTENTIAL, AS INDIVIDUALS, AS RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS AND AS MEMBERS OF THEIR LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITIES.3.3) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES (WORLD WIDE) IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.THE MAIN AREA OF BENEFIT IS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF THE WEST MIDLANDS.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
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