Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 7
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 15 ?

WAVE ADVENTURE 

WAVE offer all in our community (Bolton, Greater Manchester, Lancashire) opportunities to take part in activities which are healthy for mind & body.Help everyone to make positive contributions to their family & community.Works with local organisations focusing on the well-being of all participants/ future participants.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • 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 and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

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
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£162£144£18n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/12/21£204£141£64n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/12/20£141£106£35n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/12/19£89£85£4n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/12/18£72£67£5£0£0£0n/a012
31/12/17?£29£17£12£0£0£0n/a00
01/01/16£11£10£1£0£0£0n/a00
01/01/15£14£10£4£0£0£0n/a00
01/01/14£4£5£0£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 11 years

www.waveadventure.co.uk

waveadventure@outlook.com

01706213558

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Philanthropic intermediaries and voluntarism promotion
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bolton, Bury, Lancashire, Manchester City, Salford City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 12 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£250,576
Bolton CVS£58,470
The Clothworkers Foundation£15,000
Sport England£7,200
Cheshire Community Foundation£5,000
BBC Children in Need£3,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Sport England - all ride
£7,200 26/05/2023
This project will deliver a weekly cycling/mountain bike programme, predominantly aimed at women, girls and families from ethnically diverse backgrounds. These will be a 2-3 hour sessions each week ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Outdoor diversity
£10,000 21/04/2023
The organisation will use the funding to work with a range of ethnically diverse under represented communities running a weekly programme of outdoor activities leadership training and community ....more
Bolton CVS - Grant to WAVE
£19,070 01/12/2021
To develop a bike hub in Breightmet .
Bolton CVS - Grant to WAVE
£4,500 04/11/2021
To promote use of bicycles as means of transport & to access local green spaces.
National Lottery Community Fund - Bestbloke
£9,920 30/09/2021
The organisation will deliver a programme of adventurous activities for men in the local area who are experiencing issues including poor mental health unemployment and recovery from addiction. The ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Hub
£4,900 08/09/2021
The funding is being used to develop a hub in the heart of the Breightmet ward which focuses on environmentally friendly travel appreciation and use of local green spaces and provision of a safe ....more
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to WAVE Adventure
£15,000 25/05/2021
purchase a vehicle for a charity supporting disadvantaged young peolpe in Greater Manchester
Bolton CVS - Grant to WAVE
£25,000 16/02/2021
Young Mentor Project
Bolton CVS - Grant to WAVE Adventure
£4,900 10/01/2021
Teach adults to learn to ride bikes 1:1,or small groups to prepare them to join community bike programmes
Cheshire Community Foundation - Peak Connections
£5,000 04/11/2020
WAVE Adventure offer those experiencing significant disadvantage the chance to take part in healthy adventurous activities. The Peak Connections project will get those experiencing long term mental ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to WAVE Adventure
£3,000 17/06/2020
6
COVID19 - This grant will fund staffing costs, training and the purchase of equipment for activities to support 25 children and young people in a deprived area who are currently isolated due to ....more
CAF - Grant to WAVE Adventure
£1,258 21/04/2020
Grant to WAVE Adventure to support the organisation through COVID19
Bolton CVS - Grant to Wave Adventure
£5,000 01/12/2019
We will run a number of taster community events and a programme to enable children to take part regularly in activities.
National Lottery Community Fund - Connecting Communities
£225,756 29/08/2019
60
Connecting Communities
National Lottery Community Fund - Bike2gether
£9,700 07/06/2018
12
The funding will be used to run cycling sessions for young people with physical disabilities and mental health issues. The project aims to bring people with different abilities together to plan ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to WAVE Adventure
£74,100 17/10/2017
36
This project will provide outdoor activity sessions, such as Kayaking, climbing and cycling, for children with multiple disadvantages from deprived areas. This will improve confidence, health and ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/06/2013, number: 1152259
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
9 returns made; all on time
Main office

498 Bury Rd
Bolton
Greater Manchester
BL2 6DS

Objectives

THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (“THE OBJECTS”) ARE TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR CANOEING, ROCK CLIMBING AND OTHER OUTDOOR SPORTS AND RECREATION OR LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR SUCH PERSONS FROM LANCASHIRE AND GREATER MANCHESTER WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR POVERTY, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, ILLNESS OR DISABILITY WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LANCASHIRE AND GREATER MANCHESTER

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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