Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 9

Future income +5
No PartB

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

Grant maker support: +9

Overall GiG Score: 15

OPEN TRAIL

Open Trail encourages disadvantaged children and young people, of Worcestershire and the West Midlands, to strive for more than they think possible despite their own personal circumstances. They use cycle coaching and forest school to provide opportunities for children and young people to develop their self-confidence, work ethic, emotional resilience and team working skills.

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Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently and there are significant future grants due to be received

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

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
30/09/22		£93,855	£69,677	£24,178	6
30/09/21		£49,812	£51,561	£-1,749	10

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 4 years

www.opentrail.co.uk

hannah@opentrail.co.uk

07790690078

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Social clubs and similar

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Birmingham City, Dudley, Herefordshire, Sandwell, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Telford & Wrekin, Walsall, Wolverhampton, Worcestershire,

Who it helps

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

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Wolfson Foundation	£56,000
Sport England	£33,000
DCMS	£25,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£19,950

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Sport England - PTR: Burlish Bike Park
£8,000	08/08/2023	The project will convert an existing informal cycle area into a designed and constructed MTB and BMX facility for all levels (4 levels of loops) including learn to ride area. There will be changing ....more The project will convert an existing informal cycle area into a designed and constructed MTB and BMX facility for all levels (4 levels of loops) including learn to ride area. There will be changing and basic catering facilities on site.
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Open Trail
£56,000	08/06/2023	Outdoor community centre offering training and support to adults with mental health needs
National Lottery Community Fund - Kinver Forest School
£10,000	27/05/2022	The funding will be used to develop a site for use as a forest school to include disabled access. Participants will be children aged 3-12 youth groups SEN and disability groups. The redeveloped site ....more The funding will be used to develop a site for use as a forest school to include disabled access. Participants will be children aged 3-12 youth groups SEN and disability groups. The redeveloped site itself will be accessible to the wider public 24/7. The project aims to develop participants self-confidence independence and relationship building and will improve mental health.
Sport England - PTR: Burlish Bike Park
£25,000	22/02/2022	Funding under Sport England's Places to Ride Facilities Programme funding programme for a Capital project titled PTR: Burlish Bike Park. This project lists its main activity as Cycling.
DCMS - ALB-Sport England-PTR: Burlish Bike Park
£25,000	22/02/2022	Funding under Sport England's Places to Ride Facilities Programme funding programme for a Capital project titled PTR: Burlish Bike Park. This project lists its main activity as Cycling.
National Lottery Community Fund - This Is Me
£9,950	29/10/2020 6	The funding will be used to deliver outdoor play and learning activities for vulnerable young people. The project aims to develop confidence self-belief resilience in young people during the current ....more The funding will be used to deliver outdoor play and learning activities for vulnerable young people. The project aims to develop confidence self-belief resilience in young people during the current COVID-19 pandemic.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

COLIN HARRIS (Chair) Appointed: 2020

DIANE ESCOTT Appointed: 2020

MARK YOUNG Appointed: 2020

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/08/2020, number: 1190929

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

2 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from OPEN TRAIL on 10/11/2022

Main office

54 Holmcroft Road
KIDDERMINSTER
DY10 3AG

Objectives

1. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE UK PUBLIC IN TOPICS OF CYCLING, HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT. 2. TO ADVANCE HEALTH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF CYCLING FOREST SCHOOL, AND AN ACTIVE LIFESTYLE. 3. TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES, SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR CAPABILITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY. 4. TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED THROUGH LACK OF AFFORDABLE TRANSPORT ALTERNATIVES AND TRAINING, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY. 5. TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIALLY ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY. 6. THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR CYCLING AND FOREST SCHOOL.

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