Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 2

Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Narrow trustee age band: -2
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 0

ODYSSEY PROJECT LIMITED

Odyssey exists for the relief of suffering of adults with cancer through the provision of residential programmes which use adventure in the outdoors to enhance quality of life.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
The Board has little diversity in terms of age

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

Established: 29 years

www.odyssey.org.uk

enquiries@odyssey.org.uk

01654 710225

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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		£25	£94	£-69	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4
31/12/21		£57	£20	£37	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4
31/12/20		£45	£35	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4
31/12/19		£122	£105	£16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	12
31/12/18		£81	£74	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	15
31/12/17		£68	£75	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16		£103	£90	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15		£89	£72	£18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14		£60	£63	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/13		£75	£57	£18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/12		£81	£62	£18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/11		£69	£50	£19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/10		£51	£79	£-28	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/09		£81	£123	£-43	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/08		£165	£178	£-13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/07		£111	£141	£-29	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/06	*	£192	£156	£36	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05		£137	£97	£40	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04		£58	£57	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
4 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - COVID-19 - Odyssey at home
£9,484	15/02/2021 12	Odyssey Project Ltd in Gwynedd will develop online confidence building courses for adults living with cancer. £9484 will fund staff project materials and preparation advertising training and online ....more Odyssey Project Ltd in Gwynedd will develop online confidence building courses for adults living with cancer. £9484 will fund staff project materials and preparation advertising training and online subscription. Bydd Odyssey Project Ltd yng Ngwynedd yn datblygu cyrsiau meithrin hyder ar-lein i oedolion sy'n byw gyda chanser. Bydd £9484 yn ariannu staff deunyddiau prosiect a pharatoi hysbysebu hyfforddiant a thanysgrifiad ar-lein.
National Lottery Community Fund - Odyssey in Oxfordshire
£10,000	06/03/2020 0	The project will use funding to run a self-help group for surviving cancer patients. Attendees will participate in an outdoor, challenging series of tasks during a free 5-day residential programme. ....more The project will use funding to run a self-help group for surviving cancer patients. Attendees will participate in an outdoor, challenging series of tasks during a free 5-day residential programme. The project aims to improve people's physical and mental wellbeing.
The Fore - Grant to Odyssey Project Ltd
£30,000	01/12/2018 36	The Odyssey Project transforms the lives of people with cancer through residential programmes in outdoor locations near their communities. Patients consistently report a substantial improvement in ....more The Odyssey Project transforms the lives of people with cancer through residential programmes in outdoor locations near their communities. Patients consistently report a substantial improvement in their capability to enjoy life. Founded by cancer doctors, the Odyssey Project tackles the social and emotional challenges associated with cancer, helping patients to overcome feelings of despair, uncertainty or isolation by sending them on 'adventures' oriented around engaging with the natural environment, creative arts and team-based challenges. A grant from The Fore will increase the capacity of management team to focus on scaling and strategy from current operations. This will enable The Odyssey Project to double both the number of participants in its programmes and its geographical reach.
The Fore - Grant to The Odyssey Project
£30,000	30/11/2018 36	A grant from The Fore will increase the capacity of management team to focus on scaling and strategy from current operations. This will enable The Odyssey Project to double both the number of ....more A grant from The Fore will increase the capacity of management team to focus on scaling and strategy from current operations. This will enable The Odyssey Project to double both the number of participants in its programmes and its geographical reach.
National Lottery Community Fund - Odyssey in Oxfordshire
£9,282	22/11/2017 12	This project will deliver a range of outdoor activities within the Oxfordshire area for people living with cancer. It will bring people together to share experiences, provide mutual support and build ....more This project will deliver a range of outdoor activities within the Oxfordshire area for people living with cancer. It will bring people together to share experiences, provide mutual support and build their confidence and self-esteem.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 52-62

CLARE JANE EVANS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Director

DAVID EDWARD SCOTT Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Organisational Development

GEORGE ROBERT CHANDLER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

JANETTE ANN HANNON Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Rt Nurse

JENNIFER LYNN CLARK Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Executive Coach And Sustainability Consultant

SIMON MCCALLA Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Trustee

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 01/04/1995, number: 1045259
Registered at Companies House on 06/03/1995, number: 03031503

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR06: 21 days late,

Main office

Kreston Reeves Llp
37 St. Margarets Street
CANTERBURY
CT1 2TU

Objectives

FOR THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WITH CANCER IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF OUTDOOR AAND INDOOR ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO RELIEVE THE EMOTIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL TRUAMA OF SUCH PERSONS

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED - IN PRACTICE KENT AND VARIOUS AREAS IN THE UK

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