Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 2

Poor Liquidity: -1
Income diversified: +3
Deficit latest year: -2
Fundraising costs high: -5

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 3

MOUNTAIN TRAINING TRUST

The advancement for the public benefit of education and training ( in conjunction where appropriate with other bodies or persons) in skills for the conduct of safe walking, running, canoeing, climbing,orienteering, mountaineering, skiing, mountain biking and other recreational activities generally practiced in the outdoors or in sea, hill, cliff and mountain environments. Conduct of safe activity.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Income generation is well diversified
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
Income was lower than spending in the latest year
Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

Established: 27 years

www.pyb.co.uk

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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
31/03/23	£3,459	£3,995	£-535	£1,708	£337	£236	0.7	75
31/03/22	£3,540	£3,361	£179	£1,474	£872	£753	2.7	70
31/03/21	£2,641	£2,667	£-26	£1,177	£693	£631	2.8	71
31/03/20	£3,920	£3,061	£859	£913	£719	£657	2.6	78
31/03/19	£2,931	£2,953	£-22	£1,147	£-58	£-133	-0.5	78
31/03/18	£3,354	£3,324	£30	£1,197	£-182	£-253	-0.9	78
31/03/17	£3,249	£3,308	£-59	£1,082	£-392	£-477	-1.7	75
31/03/16	£3,405	£3,453	£-48	£1,072	£-220	£-398	-1.4	60
31/03/15	£3,511	£3,331	£180	£1,001	£-278	£-456	-1.6	60
31/03/14	£3,531	£3,388	£143	£1,109	£-106	£-312	-1.1	60
31/03/13	£3,247	£3,147	£100	£965	£-442	£-610	-2.3	60
31/03/12	£3,205	£3,427	£-222	£847	£-496	£-560	-2	60
31/03/11	£3,397	£3,297	£99	£311	£73	£31	0.1	75
31/03/10	£3,790	£3,870	£-80	£54	£-525	£-554	-1.7	75
31/03/09?	£4,702	£4,543	£159	£27	£293	£131	0.3	90
31/12/07	£3,612	£3,345	£267	£305	£-36	£-236	-0.8	94
31/12/06	£3,325	£3,293	£33	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/05	£2,963	£2,932	£32	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/04	£2,757	£2,728	£29	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 76.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 42.8%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £100,000-£110,000
Liabilities/Assets: 78%
Liabilities/Income: 35%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 70%
Reserves/Spending: 0.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.7

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Education/Training

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Austria, France, Scotland, Switzerland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

75 employees

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 - Facility Improvement Project
£80,000	28/03/2018 0	Funding under Sport England's National Programme funding programme for a Mixed project titled Facility Improvement Project. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports
DCMS - ALB-Facility Improvement Project
£80,000	28/03/2018	[Placeholder]
Sport England - Governance Support 2016-17
£21,500	13/03/2017 6	Funding under Sport England's Governance Support 2016-17 funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Governance Support 2016-17'. This project lists its main activity as Mountaineering.
Sport England - Governance Support 2016-17
£21,500	13/03/2017 5	Funding under Sport England's Governance Support 2016-17 funding programme for a Revenue project titled Governance Support 2016-17. This project lists its main activity as Mountaineering
Sport England - Commercial Consultancy Support 2016-17
£53,904	16/01/2017 5	Funding under Sport England's National Programme funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Commercial Consultancy Support 2016-17'. This project lists its main activity as Sports Development.
Sport England - Commercial Consultancy Support 2016-17
£53,904	16/01/2017 4	Funding under Sport England's National Programme funding programme for a Revenue project titled Commercial Consultancy Support 2016-17. This project lists its main activity as Sports Development
Sport England - PYB Strategy Review
£50,000	15/01/2016 3	Funding under Sport England's School Games funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'PYB Strategy Review'. This project lists its main activity as Multi-Skill Coaching.
Sport England - PYB Strategy Review
£50,000	15/01/2016 2	Funding under Sport England's School Games funding programme for a Revenue project titled PYB Strategy Review. This project lists its main activity as Multi-Skill Coaching
Sport England - Future Leaders Fund
£100,000	20/11/2014	Funding under Sport England's School Games funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Future Leaders Fund'. This project lists its main activity as Mountaineering.
Sport England - Training the trainer project - Plas y Brenin
£60,600	29/01/2013	Funding under Sport England's Core GIA funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Training the trainer project - Plas y Brenin'. This project lists its main activity as Mountaineering.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 33-69

BEN COATES Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Civil Servant

FIONA SANDERS (Chair) Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

LEE BARNETT Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Chief Executive

LISA DICKINSON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Head Of It User Experience

MATTHEW TENNANT Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Student

MICHAEL ROSSER Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Consultant To Outdoor Industry

PETE STACEY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Adventure Activities Professional

PHILIP SMITH Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired Chartered Accountant

SORAYA ABDEL-HADI Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Operations Manager

STEPHEN SADDLER Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Mountaineering Instructor

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 19/08/1997, number: 1064023
Registered at Companies House on 17/09/1996, number: 03250981

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; all on time

Main office

MOUNTAIN TRAINING TRUST
PLAS Y BRENIN
CAPEL CURIG
BETWS-Y-COED
LL24 0ET

Objectives

3.1 THE ADVANCEMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING (IN CONJUNCTION WHERE APPROPRIATE WITH OTHER BODIES OR PERSONS) IN SKILLS: (A) FOR THE CONDUCT OF SAFE WALKING, RUNNING, CANOEING, CLIMBING, ORIENTEERING, MOUNTAINEERING, SKIING, MOUNTAIN BIKING AND OTHER RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES GENERALLY PRACTISED IN THE OUTDOORS OR IN SEA, HILL, CLIFF AND MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENTS; AND/OR (B) FOR THE CONDUCT OF SAFE ACTIVITY IN THE OUTDOORS OR IN SEA, HILL, CLIFF AND MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENTS; 3.2 THE PROMOTION OF THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES: (A) FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION; (B) FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; AND/OR (C) TO DELIVER THE FIRST OBJECT OF THE COMPANY SET OUT IN 3.1 ABOVE; AND 3.3 SUCH OTHER OBJECTS AS SHALL BE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE UNDER THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE DIRECTORS SHALL DECIDE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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