Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 7

No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
No conflicts policy: -1

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 4

OAKHANGER PROJECT

The charity provides a safe environment and facilities for children, their carers and young people up to the age of 30 to participate in leisure and other social activities, primarily in the outdoors (e.g. Canoeing, kayaking,walking, Environmental projects, etc. ), for personal and social growth and to provide advice and assistance to other individuals by reason of age or infirmity or social need.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity

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	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/12/23	£9,527	£8,840	£687	15
31/12/22	£11,138	£8,922	£2,216	16
31/12/21	£9,624	£10,410	£-786	12
31/12/20	£17,517	£7,061	£10,456	8

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 4 years

www.oakhanger.org

OAKCHALLENGE@AOL.COM

07999932963

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
Recreation
Religious Activities
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Services for families & carers

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
15 volunteers

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Cheshire Community Foundation - Emergency 2020 Family project
£5,508	06/07/2020	Oakhanger Project provides inclusive Activity and Outdoor Adventure programmes and courses. for children and families. Activities are fully inclusive and aim to improve health and personal and social ....more Oakhanger Project provides inclusive Activity and Outdoor Adventure programmes and courses. for children and families. Activities are fully inclusive and aim to improve health and personal and social awareness. They including Nature trails, team building games, Environmental studies and Canoe and Kayak courses and trips. Children share activities with other children and their families to develop and social skills such as confidence, teamwork, safe practice, communication, leadership, self and team awareness, and skills and qualifications in a variety of outdoor skills. Funding will support work with volunteers to explore safe ways of extending work with children and families in the outdoors as soon as legislation allows. A pilot scheme with volunteers started at the beginning of June with a view to starting restricted weekly family activities in the outdoors on Wednesday 24th June 2020 Volunteers receive additional training online and at Brereton in safe distancing, risk awareness and risk management. We offer a unique project which supports children and families including families at risk in the community to access the outdoors for personal and social leisure and learning
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£5,508	06/07/2020	NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.

Amount

When
Months

To be used for

Cheshire Community Foundation - Emergency 2020 Family project

£5,508

06/07/2020

Oakhanger Project provides inclusive Activity and Outdoor Adventure programmes and courses. for children and families. Activities are fully inclusive and aim to improve health and personal and social ....more

DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund

£5,508

06/07/2020

NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more

OAKHANGER PROJECT

Analysis by Giving is Great

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