Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 4

Volatile income: -3
No PartB

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 1

THE WATER ADVENTURE CENTRE

WAC is a vibrant youth project blending youth work, canoes and water. Focusing on developing confidence and self esteem, awareness of self, others and our environment communication and collaborative working. Young people 8 to 19 join our youth clubs, whereas groups of all ages book canoeing sessions. WAC aims to work with those most affected by disability, discrimination and disadvantage.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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

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 has been volatile recently

Established: 44 years

www.wateradventurecentre.org.uk

info@wateradventurecentre.org.uk

01613012673

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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	£167	£185	£-18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3
31/03/22	£237	£197	£40	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/03/21	£166	£175	£-9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/03/20	£179	£196	£-17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	75
31/03/19	£228	£193	£35	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	100
31/03/18	£192	£269	£-77	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£175	£176	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	£189	£162	£28	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	£199	£189	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	£176	£200	£-24	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	£232	£226	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	£204	£203	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	£224	£225	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10	£227	£226	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09	£209	£221	£-12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08	£220	£204	£16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	£196	£196	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06	£220	£213	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	£225	£177	£48	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	£198	£194	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Recreation

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Bolton, Bury, Manchester City, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford City, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
3 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	£50,000
DCMS	£13,000
Sport England	£3,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award - COVID19 response
£25,000	16/09/2022	Weston Youth Grant
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award - COVID19 response
£25,000	29/10/2021	Weston Youth Grant
Sport England - Covid19 Return to Play
£3,000	23/03/2021 5	Funding under Sport England's Return to Play - Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Covid19 Return to Play. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on younger ....more Funding under Sport England's Return to Play - Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Covid19 Return to Play. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£5,500	09/09/2020	"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."
DCMS - UK Youth Fund YAF
£5,000	28/02/2020	WAC 360 degrees
DCMS - UK Youth Fund YAF
£2,500	28/02/2020	WAC 360 degrees. The wider aim of the scheme is: To deliver onward grants to increase positive activities for young people by delivering extra sessions in youth clubs for the financial year 2019/20
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Water Adventure Centre
£117,168	06/08/2017 36	The Water Adventure Centre - Providing fun physical activities and youth clubs for those most affected by disability, discrimination and disadvantage.
National Lottery Community Fund - SPLASH - youth project for 10-14 year olds
£7,689	03/04/2017 12	The funding will be used to run a twelve week programme of youth club activities including canoeing, summer gorge walking, and water activities for 10-14 year olds in the local community. The project ....more The funding will be used to run a twelve week programme of youth club activities including canoeing, summer gorge walking, and water activities for 10-14 year olds in the local community. The project aims to provide activities for young people in order to prevent issues linked to anti-social behaviour.
Sport England - Water Adventure Centre (WAC)
£74,169	20/12/2016 23	Funding under Sport England's Inspired Facilities funding programme for a Capital project titled 'Water Adventure Centre (WAC)'. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports. This funding has ....more Funding under Sport England's Inspired Facilities funding programme for a Capital project titled 'Water Adventure Centre (WAC)'. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports. This funding has contributed towards a Pavilion/Clubhouse - Pavilion/Clubhouse (Pavilion/Clubhouse )
Sport England - Water Adventure Centre (WAC)
£74,169	20/12/2016 21	Funding under Sport England's Inspired Facilities funding programme for a Capital project titled Water Adventure Centre (WAC). This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Water Adventure Centre
£24,000	01/02/2011	the salary costs of the Admin and Buildings Co-ordinator

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How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

ALLAN DONOGHUE (Chair) Appointed: 2023

DIANE KING, Other trusteeship: THE WATER ADVENTURE CENTRE,

DAVID NARAYNSINGH Appointed: 2023

JOHN BYRNE Appointed: 2023

LIZ QUARTEY

SUZANNE VINCENT Appointed: 2019, Other trusteeship: THE WATER ADVENTURE CENTRE,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 30/12/1979, number: 508340

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events 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
Investment
Paying staff
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

20 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from SAFE AMBITION YOUTH PROJECT on 13/06/2023

Main office

The Old Boathouse
Fairfield Locks
Off Maddison Road
Droylsden
M43 6ES

Objectives

THE PROVISION OF A WATER BASED ADVENTURE PLAY AND YOUTH CENTRE AT FAIRFIELD LOCKS ON THE ASHTON CANAL AT DROYLSDEN MANCHESTER FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION FOR CHILDREN WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES AND WHICH WILL IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR SUCH CHILDREN BY PROMOTING THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN IN THE CRAFT OF BOAT BUILDING AND BOAT HANDLING. FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 27 NOVEMBER 1978.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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