Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 3
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

BASECAMP ADVENTURE TRUST 

Basecamp works with young people who are suffering disadvantage or require additional support in order to build greater self-belief and resilience, enabling them to better thrive and fulfil their potential. Working in partnership with schools, we provide a unique 1 year programme combining outdoor adventure, personal development and compassionate coaching.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 4 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
31/12/23£115,229£69,750£45,4790
31/12/22£46,718£57,720£-11,0022
31/12/21£10,000£3,424£6,5760
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 3 years

www.basecamp.org.uk

mark@basecamp.org.uk

07946477455

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Services for young people
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Barnsley, City Of Wakefield, City Of York, Doncaster, East Riding Of Yorkshire, Kirklees, Leeds City, North Yorkshire, Sheffield City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

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
Leeds Community Foundation - The Basecamp Adventure Programme
£10,000 18/01/2024
Grant to Basecamp Adventure Trust
Woodward Charitable Trust - Core costs
£1,000 31/10/2023
Core costs

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 29/06/2021, number: 1194998
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
3 returns made; all on time
Main office

19
Commer House
Station Road
Tadcaster

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE THE NEED OF YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING IN YORKSHIRE WHO ARE DISADVANTAGED, VULNERABLE OR EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTIES IN LIFE, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF OUTDOOR ADVENTURE PROGRAMMES.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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