Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 0

No PartB

Narrow trustee age band: -2
Mainly male board: -1

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -3

THE COBNOR ACTIVITIES CENTRE TRUST

To help & educate young people in West Sussex and neighbouring counties, to reach their full potential through the provision of outdoor and residential experiences. The charity provides high quality educational, developmental and training programmes, including training in safety and environmental studies (e.g. sustainability) and in use of the environment.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly male
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

Established: 28 years

www.cobnor.com

sail@cobnor.com

01243572791

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/10/22		£481	£522	£-42	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/10/21		£545	£473	£73	£0	£1,551	£1,512	38.4	18	7
31/10/20		£196	£318	£-122	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	12
31/10/19		£394	£421	£-28	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	14
31/10/18	*	£470	£475	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	19
31/10/17		£463	£434	£29	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/16		£414	£411	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/15?		£381	£349	£32	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14		£457	£416	£41	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/13		£395	£402	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/12		£431	£367	£64	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/11		£421	£341	£81	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/10?		£547	£333	£213	£5	£1,389	£1,389	50	12	0
31/03/09		£397	£342	£55	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£311	£250	£61	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£303	£267	£36	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£281	£298	£-17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£227	£255	£-28	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£243	£228	£15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources

Where it operates

West Sussex,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
6 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
Sport England - Youth Female Helm programme
£10,000	03/01/2017 13	Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Youth Female Helm programme'. This project is a Sailing & Yachting project, with a focus on younger ....more Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Youth Female Helm programme'. This project is a Sailing & Yachting project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.
Sport England - Youth Female Helm programme
£10,000	03/01/2017 16	Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Youth Female Helm programme. This project is a Sailing & Yachting project, with a focus on younger ....more Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Youth Female Helm programme. This project is a Sailing & Yachting project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.
Sport England - Upgrading our facilities
£50,000	03/01/2012	Funding under Sport England's Inspired Facilities funding programme for a Capital project titled 'Upgrading our facilities'. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports. This funding has ....more Funding under Sport England's Inspired Facilities funding programme for a Capital project titled 'Upgrading our facilities'. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports. This funding has contributed towards a Pavilion/Clubhouse - Pavilion/Clubhouse (Pavilion/Clubhouse )
Sport England - Adult sail tuition
£9,996	22/08/2011	Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Adult sail tuition'. This project lists its main activity as Sailing & Yachting.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 60-70

ELIZABETH SIOBHAN RUSHALL Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Marketing Consultant

JEREMY NICHOLAS DRUMMOND Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Rretired

MARTIN STUART BLACKWELL Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired

MATTHEW DAVID WRIGHT (Chair) Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Marketing Controller

MICHAEL PAUL CAMPS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Non-Practising Solicitor, Other trusteeships: READ MEMORIAL GROUND, THE PREBENDAL SCHOOL, THE PREBENDAL SCHOOL,

PHILIP TYLER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Company Director

RUAIRIDH IAN MACKENZIE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 31/07/1996, number: 1057222
Registered at Companies House on 13/02/1996, number: 03158023

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

19 returns made; AR18: 29 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from FRIENDS OF COBNOR ACTIVITIES CENTRE on 30/09/2020

Main office

The Cobnor Activities Centre,
Cobnor Point
Chidham
PO18 8TE

Objectives

THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED ARE TO HELP AND EDUCATE YOUNG PEOPLE IN WEST SUSSEX AND NEIGHBOURING COUNTIES TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL THROUGH THE PROVISION OF OUTDOOR AND RESIDENTIAL EXPERIENCES. THE COMPANY MAY, AT THE COBNOR ACTIVITIES CENTRE, CHIDHAM OR ELSEWHERE, PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF HIGH QUALITY EDUCATIONAL, DEVELOPMENTAL AND TRAINING PROGRAMMES, INCLUDING TRAINING IN SAFETY, ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES (E.G. SUSTAINABILITY) AND IN THE USE OF THE ENVIRONMENT (WHICH OBJECTS ARE HEREINAFTER TOGETHER CALLED 'THE OBJECT')

Defined Area of Benefit:

WEST SUSSEX

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