Overall GiG Score: 10 ?
Finance Score: -7
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 14
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Fundraising costs high: -5
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +11

YOUTH ADVENTURE TRUST 

Our mision is To helps vulnerable young people to fulfil their potential and make a positive contribution to society.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers, including a Community Foundation, recently
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
  • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised
Established: 31 years

www.youthadventuretrust.org.uk

mark@youthadventuretrust.org.uk

0330 123 2446

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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£1,192£1,128£63£277£317£2422.615335
31/12/21£934£898£37£423£254£2082.812200
31/12/20£754£596£158£240£217£1322.715137
31/12/19£878£1,088£-210£530£59£560.614200
31/12/18£1,007£953£55£481£269£2553.210212
31/12/17£911£869£42£490£214£1572.290
31/12/16£811£741£69£399£172£1302.190
31/12/15£802£716£85£403£103£1011.780
31/12/14£629£569£60£62£18£100.240
31/12/13?*£346£415£-69£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£418£344£74£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£279£248£31£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£223£175£49£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£279£361£-82£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£287£265£22£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£272£214£58£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£136£196£-60£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£167£136£31£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£155£140£15£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 48.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 24.5%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 8%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 9%
Liabilities/Income: 3%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 76%
Reserves/Spending: 2.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 8.8
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Amateur Sport
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
Who works here?
  • 15 employees
  • 335 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
How it operates
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Swindon, Wiltshire,

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
National Lottery Community Fund£285,868
Henry Smith Charity£91,200
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund£90,000
BBC Children in Need£70,481
Masonic Trust£60,000
Wiltshire Community Foundation£41,575
Garfield Weston Foundation£30,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Wates Foundation - Supporting Vulnerable Young People In Year 1 of the YAT Programme - RWF May 2023
£10,000 17/05/2023
Support for our vulnerable young people as they join the first year of the 3 school year Youth Adventure Programme. It costs £1,445.79 per child on Year 1 of the Programme so your funding would ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Supporting more vulnerable young people with a Pilot Project/Programme Lead
£10,000 18/11/2022
The funding will be used for a new staff role to develop a resilience building programme for vulnerable young people. The project aims to improve the wellbeing of young people in rural areas through ....more
Masonic Trust - MCF Large Grant
£60,000 20/07/2022
Grant to support 20 disadvantaged young people over 3 years to progress through the Youth Adventure Programme.
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Youth Adventure Trust - 06/05/22
£2,500 20/06/2022
Core Funding
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund - Grant to Youth Adventure Trust
£90,000 09/03/2022
Main Grant Unrestricted Core Costs
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Supporting young people from Wroughton on their Mountain Camp
£2,000 09/02/2022
Youth Adventure Trust runs outdoor activities for young people who are not thriving in education. Funding is towards the cost of 6 places for children from Wroughton on their 6 day Mountain Camp in ....more
Cheshire Community Foundation - Mountain Camp
£5,000 18/10/2021
Youth Adventure Trust helps vulnerable young people in Swindon and Wiltshire to overcome disadvantage and build resilience, confidence and mental toughness. Mountain Camp is a 6-day residential camp ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Youth Adventure Trust
£91,200 23/09/2021
36
towards three years' running costs of a project providing a Mentoring Scheme for young people from disadvantaged communities in Wiltshire and Swindon.
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Grant to Youth Adventure Trust
£1,322 06/09/2021
Grant to Youth Adventure Trust
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Grant to Youth Adventure Trust
£7,500 25/08/2021
Youth Adventure Trust runs outdoor activities for young people who are not thriving in education. Funding is towards core costs.
National Lottery Community Fund - Supporting vulnerable young people through the pandemic and beyond
£10,000 06/08/2021
The funding will be used towards staffing costs which will enable the organisation to continue to provide a range of adventure themed activities for vulnerable disadvantaged young people aged 11-16.
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Grant to Youth Adventure Trust
£9,753 26/03/2021
1
To help meet costs of activity days for vulnerable young people
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Grant to Youth Adventure Trust
£6,000 12/08/2020
6
6 activity days for 90 vulnerable young people
Sport England - COVID-19 CEF
£8,795 24/06/2020
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
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Youth Adventure Trust
£2,600 17/06/2020
6
COVID19 - This grant will deliver remote and face to face mentoring sessions for 20 children and young people from low income families who are isolated at home due to Covid-19, and help them improve ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Supporting vulnerable young people through the Covid-19 crisis
£9,915 22/05/2020
6
The funding will be used to provide a bespoke virtual 1:1 mentoring scheme for vulnerable young people who may live in potentially harmful or disadvantaged environments who are at greater risk during ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Youth Adventure Trust
£67,881 24/04/2020
36
This project will provide residential breaks for children and young people from low income families. Young people will increase their confidence, resilience and communication skills.
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Grant to Youth Adventure Trust
£5,000 06/04/2020
Grant towards the staff salaries to provide 1-1 remote mentoring support.
National Lottery Community Fund - Improving the Future for Vulnerable Young People
£245,980 28/02/2020
48
The funding will enable the project to deliver a structured programme of adventure-based activities to 11-16 year olds in Wiltshire and Swindon, leading to further opportunities including support, ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000 17/01/2020
Improving the Future for Vulnerable Young People
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Coastal Camps
£10,000 20/05/2019
Youth Adventure Trust works with vulnerable and/or disadvantaged young people, aged 11-14, helping them develop life skills, confidence and self-esteem through a programme of outdoor and residential ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Mentoring young people
£9,973 18/04/2019
12
The funding will be used to provide mentoring for young people. The project aims to help mentees achieve positive outcomes in life.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000 25/07/2018
Changing Lives Through Outdoor Adventure
The Blagrave Trust - Core funding
£75,000 20/03/2018
Repeat outdoor education for vulnerable young people 11-14
National Lottery Community Fund - Helping Young People
£10,000 07/02/2018
12
The funding will be used to run a mentoring scheme for young people. The project aims to support young people to gain the confidence to access local clubs and activities, increase their independence ....more
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Youth Adventure Trust
£6,150 07/12/2017
purchase of camping tents for a charity which works with disadvantaged young people in Swindon
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Youth Adventure Trust
£30,000 10/08/2017
36
This project will provide residential breaks for children and young people from low income families. Young people will become more confident, feel more independent and increase their aspirations.
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Grant to Youth Adventure Trust
£15,000 27/04/2016
36
The Youth Adventure Trust helps vulnerable young people unlock their potential and lead positive lives in the future through the delivery of outward bound activities. Funding was to support the ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Youth Adventure Trust
£81,300 03/12/2015
36
towards three years' running costs of the 'Youth Adventure' programme, providing developmental activities for disadvantaged young people in Swindon and Wiltshire
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Grant to Youth Adventure Trust
£5,000 12/05/2015
12
The Youth Adventure Trust helps vulnerable young people unlock their potential and lead positive lives in the future through the delivery of outward bound activities. The grant supported the costs of ....more
The Blagrave Trust - Challenge adventures
£90,000 01/11/2014
Young people aged 11-14
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 35-61
  • PETER REDFERN (Chair) Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Company Director
  • TOM MCPHAIL Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Head Of Pension Research
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 31/03/1993, number: 1019493
  • Registered at Companies House on 05/01/1993, number: 02777296
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR13: 46 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from WILTSHIRE CHILDREN'S BREAKAWAY on 26/10/2021
  • Asset transfer in from OLIVER '68 on 22/02/2024
Main office

YOUTH ADVENTURE TRUST
WINDMILL HILL BUSINESS PARK
WHITEHILL WAY
SWINDON
WILTSHIRE
SN5 6QR

Objectives

TO PROVIDE PHYSICAL MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL EDUCATION AND CHARACTER TRAINING FOR BOYS AND GIRLS UNDER THE AGE OF 25 YEARS THROUGH A THREEFOLD SCHEME OF ACTIVITY NAMELY 1) ADVENTURE TO PROVIDE OPPOTUNITIES FOR DEVELOPMENT DISCOVERY AND KNOWLEDGE AND FOR THE LEARNING OF THE PRACTICE IN YOUTHFUL SKILLS EXPLORATION GAMES AND SPORTS 2) SERVICE TO ENCOURAGE YOUNG PEOPLE TO BE CONCERNED FOR THE NEEDS OF OTHERS AND TO PROVIDE THEM WITH TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR GIVING SERVICE 3) CHALLENGE TO ENCOURAGE TRAIN AND CHALLENGE THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL ABILITIES OF SUCH YOUNG PEOPLE IN A WIDE VARIETY OF INTERESTS BY PREPARING THEM FOR GOOD CITIZENSHIP AND TO ASSIST SUCH YOUNG PEOPLE TO FIND A CODE OF MORAL CONDUCT BY WHICH TO IVE

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN PRACTICE WILTSHIRE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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