Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 6

Strong growth: +2
Deficit latest year: -2
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 11

ACCESS ADVENTURES

Access Adventures is a charity which enables people with physical disabilities to access adaptive sports. We organise residential camps so that people with physical disabilities can experience challenging outdoor activities to improve confidence and push boundaries, we provide support to enable them to be as independent as possible. We believe sport should be accessible and affordable for all.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
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

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 was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

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
31/03/23	£192	£388	£-196	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/03/22	£199	£94	£106	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	45
31/03/21	£139	£101	£38	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/03/20?	£44	£36	£8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/08/19	£74	£46	£29	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/08/18	£44	£43	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/17	£56	£30	£26	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/16	£34	£19	£14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 9 years

www.accessadventures.co.uk

team@accessadventures.co.uk

07968012464

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Disability
Recreation

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
50 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

Sport England	£37,186
Garfield Weston Foundation	£30,000
The Clothworkers Foundation	£20,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£18,615

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Safety Equipment
£8,615	18/08/2023	The funding will be used to replace aging water and safety equipment such as wetsuits buoyancy aids helmets gloves and ropes. The project aims to ensure equipment is fit for use meets safety ....more The funding will be used to replace aging water and safety equipment such as wetsuits buoyancy aids helmets gloves and ropes. The project aims to ensure equipment is fit for use meets safety standards and enables those living with disabilities to take part in sports improving overall physical health and wellbeing.
Sport England - Places and Spaces: Renovations Edge Adaptive Sports Centre
£25,000	04/05/2023	The project will assist Access Adventures in financing the project, Places and Spaces: Renovations at Edge Adaptive sports centre. To make modifications and changes to provide accessible facilities ....more The project will assist Access Adventures in financing the project, Places and Spaces: Renovations at Edge Adaptive sports centre. To make modifications and changes to provide accessible facilities and access to the clubhouse.
Sport England - Places and Spaces (Crowdfunding)
£0	16/11/2022	Funding under Sport England's Crowdfunder Initiative, 'Places and Spaces', a United by Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games legacy fund. This was an online crowdfunding campaign which Sport England ....more Funding under Sport England's Crowdfunder Initiative, 'Places and Spaces', a United by Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games legacy fund. This was an online crowdfunding campaign which Sport England contributed towards, with a pledge value of £7,500. They achieved themselves an additional crowdfund raise value of £15,748 from 128 supporters ('the crowd'). The campaign's description was: 'Raising funds for the essential renovations to the clubhouse changing rooms and toilet facilities at Edge Adaptive Sport Centre.' Their campaign page can be viewed here: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/access-adventures-adaptive-sports-centre
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000	04/03/2022	Core Costs - Access Adventures
National Lottery Community Fund - Staff support
£10,000	22/10/2021	The organisation will use the funding to meet the increased demand for its adaptive adventure sports sessions which include pebble sports water-skiing and inflatable rides for people with physical ....more The organisation will use the funding to meet the increased demand for its adaptive adventure sports sessions which include pebble sports water-skiing and inflatable rides for people with physical disabilities. The project will enable more disabled people to benefit from the physical mental and social benefits of participating with water sports and other outdoor activities.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000	09/10/2020	Access Adventures Core Costs
Sport England - Toyota Parasport Fund
£3,386	02/07/2020 6	Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Toyota Parasport Fund . This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a ....more Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Toyota Parasport Fund . This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a disability.
Sport England - COVID-19 CEF
£8,800	02/06/2020 4	Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Community Emergency Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 CEF. This project lists its main activity as Sailing & Yachting
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Access Adventures
£20,000	27/05/2020	purchase of boat for a charity that works with people with disabilities in Surrey

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 5/6 persons

CHRIS NICOLL Appointed: 2021

BECKY NEWHAM Appointed: 2021

DUNCAN WHITE Appointed: 2020

GORDON BLOOR Appointed: 2020

MELISSA SWINKELS Appointed: 2019

STEPHANIE KAYE Appointed: 2020

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/08/2015, number: 1162976

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

8 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from BRITISH DISABLED WATER SKI AND WAKEBOARD ASSOCIATION on 29/07/2022

Main office

Edge Adaptive Sports Centre
Heron Lake Road
Staines
TW19 6HW

Objectives

To relieve the needs of people with disabilities by providing outdoor adaptive adventure sports and activity sessions/ camps designed to provide such people with opportunities to participate in sports and activities that promote physical health and fitness and improve their conditions of life

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