Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 9

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Only 3 Trustees: -2
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 12

ADVENTURE THERAPY

WE EXIST TO IMPROVE THE EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL WELLBEING OF CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS WITH MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS, LEARNING DISABILITY, PHYSICAL DISABILITY, LIFE-THREATENING OR SHORTENING ILLNESSES AND LIFE-CHANGING CONDITIONS, THROUGH OUTDOOR AND ADVENTURE-LED ACTIVITIES.OUR ACTIVITIES STRENGTHEN RESILIENCE, IMPROVE VITALITY AND SELF ESTEEM AND PROVIDE A SENSE OF ACCOMPLISHMENT.

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Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 3 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
05/04/23	£61,520	£62,023	£-503	17
05/04/22	£60,067	£35,157	£24,910	14
05/04/21	£53,566	£16,712	£36,854	10
05/04/20	£7,984	£2,804	£5,180	2
05/04/19	£7,863	£746	£7,117	1
05/04/18	£0	£0	£0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 7 years

www.adventuretherapy.org.uk

info@adventuretherapy.org.uk

01271865285

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
Recreation
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Social clubs and similar

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Devon, Somerset,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
17 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

Garfield Weston Foundation	£40,000
Somerset Community Foundation	£32,952
National Lottery Community Fund	£10,000
DCMS	£10,000
Devon Community Foundation	£2,000
Co-Operative Group	£1,862

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Adventure Therapy
£1,862	22/10/2022	We would like to improve the mental health and emotional wellbeing of men through outdoor activities, creating friendships, providing an opportunity to talk and dispersing a sense of isolation.
Devon Community Foundation - Grant to Adventure Therapy
£2,000	19/10/2022	Outdoor and adventure activities for people with mental health conditions, physical disabilities and learning disabilities/difficulties.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award - COVID19 response
£20,000	30/09/2022	Weston Youth Grant
National Lottery Community Fund - Activities: Meeting demand
£10,000	21/01/2022	The funding will be used to provide activities such as kayaking paddle boarding surfing climbing caving horse riding archery and bushcraft. The project aims to improve the emotional and physical ....more The funding will be used to provide activities such as kayaking paddle boarding surfing climbing caving horse riding archery and bushcraft. The project aims to improve the emotional and physical wellbeing of children and adults with unique health conditions impairments or limitations through outdoor and adventure-led activities.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award - COVID19 response
£20,000	29/10/2021	Weston Youth Grant
Somerset Community Foundation - The Somerset Project
£32,952	13/11/2020 11	Outdoor and adventure-led activities for adults with learning disabilities and autism
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£10,000	17/07/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
Sport England - Pilot Project Devon
£7,046	15/01/2019 15	Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Pilot Project Devon. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a disability.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

AMBER JAYNE GAMMON Appointed: 2021

DEAN MATTHEW RICKY GAMMON Appointed: 2017

GEOFFREY ALAN HILLS (Chair) Appointed: 2017, Other trusteeship: MEMORIAL HALL - LEE CIO,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/07/2017, number: 1173646

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment 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
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

6 returns made; all on time

Main office

5 Seaview Estate
ILFRACOMBE
EX34 9PP

Objectives

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE IN NEED BY REASON OF ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE OR DIFFICULTY INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED BY: (1) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, PROVIDED IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL- WELFARE WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING CONDITIONS OF LIFE. (2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF SKILLS, CAPABILITIES AND CONFIDENCE AS A MEANS OF THERAPY AND IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF INSTRUCTION AND FACILITIES IN OUTDOOR/ADVENTURE PURSUITS AND OTHER RELATED ACTIVITIES. (3) TO ENABLE THE ACCESS OF AND ABILITY TO CARRY OUT SUCH ACTIVITIES AS DEEMED SUPPORTIVE IN AIDING RECOVERY AND/OR QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SPECIALIST EQUIPMENT OR GRANTS TO ENABLE THE PURCHASE OF SUCH EQUIPMENT. (4) THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH OR THE SAVING OF LIVES, BY RAISING AWARENESS OF AND CARRYING OUT RESEARCH IN THE THERAPEUTIC BENEFITS OF OUTDOOR/ADVENTURE PURSUITS AND OTHER RELATED ACTIVITIES.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE OR DIFFICULTY MEANS: LIFE-CHANGING OR LIFE-LIMITING CONDITIONS, MENTAL ILLNESS, PHYSICAL DISABILITY OR IMPAIRMENT OR LEARNING DIFFICULTIES.

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