TASTE FOR ADVENTURE

Registered charity 1027330 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision of outdoor activities to young and elderly disadvantaged or less able people

Objects

TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, TO INCLUDE THE SERVICE AND EX-SERVICE COMMUNITY, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS THROUGH THEIR LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETYTO SUPPLY QUALIFIED INSTRUCTORS, GUIDES AND TEACHERS AND PURCHASE, LEASE OR RENT SUITABLE ACCOMMODATION FOR SHELTER, COOKING, STORAGE AND TEACHING AND TO PROVIDE ALL TRANSPORT, SPECIALIST CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT FOR ROCK CLIMBING, CANOEING, ABSEILING, CAVING, PONY TREKKING, HIKING AND ALL OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AND SPORTS AND TO WORK IN ASSOCIATION WITH EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, YOUTH TRAINING SERVICES, SERVICE AND EX-SERVICE COMMUNITY, POLICE AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £41,694 for the year, reducing its unrestricted general fund balance to £78,324. However, total funds including restricted investment reserves stood at £901,886, with cash reserves equating to five months of expenditure. The trustees consider the state of the company's affairs to be satisfactory.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Boulder Barn (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

• LES DAVIESchair
• KRISTY GILLISPIE
• Rachel Heather Hall
• Tom Donaldson

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Herefordshire

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CHALLENGE ADVENTURE CHARITIES.

• CHALLENGE ADVENTURE CHARITIES income £159k
• THE CHILDREN'S ADVENTURE FARM TRUST LTD income £1.2m
• ADVENTURE SUNDERLAND LTD income £666k
• BF ADVENTURE income £1.2m
• ADORE CHURCH income £260k
• TENDER EDUCATION AND ARTS income £1.8m

Side by side with its peers

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