Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 2
  • Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: -4 ?

LOW MILL OUTDOOR EDUCATION CENTRE CIO 

To advance the education of children and young people's physical, mental and social capabilities through the provision of accessible and affordable adventurous education and recreational activities by maintaining and managing an outdoor education centre, facilities and equipment. Plus other charitable activities the trustees may think appropriate.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/12/22*£95,699£163,543£-67,8440
31/12/21£179,171£293,637£-114,4660
31/12/20£221,101£296,375£-75,2740
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 5 years

www.lowmill.com

info@lowmill.com

01969650432

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebookX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Other education services
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • North Yorkshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities

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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£10,000 04/08/2020
"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
Sport England - COVID-19 CEF
£10,000 01/06/2020
4
Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Community Emergency Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 CEF. This project lists its main activity as Sport participation and capacity ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 27/08/2019, number: 1185055
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
3 returns made; AR22: 42 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from THE LOW MILL YOUNG PEOPLE'S CENTRE on 22/10/2020
Main office

LOW MILL OUTDOOR CENTRE
STATION ROAD
ASKRIGG
LEYBURN
DL8 3HZ

Objectives

THE AIM OF THE TRUST IS TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH THE PROVISION OF;MAINTAINING AND MANAGING AN OUTDOOR EDUCATION CENTRE, FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENTTHE PROVISION OF ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE ADVENTUROUS OUTDOOR EDUCATION AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT AND DEVELOP CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE'S PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SOCIAL CAPABILITIES.SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY THINK APPROPRIATE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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