ADVENTURE SUNDERLAND LTD

Registered charity 1053017 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ADVENTURE SUNDERLAND, SUNDERLAND MARINA, THE MAC, THE MARINE ACTIVITIES CENTRE (SUNDERLAND), THE MARINE ACTIVITIES CENTRE (SUNDERLAND) LIMITED

THE CHARITY'S PRIMARY AIM IS TO PROVIDE OUTDOOR EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE USING ADVENTUROUS ACTIVITIES TO CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR PERSONAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT.

Objects

1. TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PRINCIPALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY WATER RELATED AT THE MARINE ACTIVITIES CENTRE (SUNDERLAND) IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE BY IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF ALL PERSONS OF ALL AGES

Area of benefit: CITY OF SUNDERLAND AND SURROUNDING AREA

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an operating deficit of £179,393 for the year ended 31 March 2025, an increase from the previous year's deficit. Despite this, the trustees confirm that free reserves of £516,458 remain above the stated policy target of £200,000, and the going concern basis is maintained with adequate resources expected for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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 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
• 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

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~7.8 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (79% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Trustees · trustee networks

• MALCOLM GEORGE HOLMESchair
• Gerry Taylor
• JOHN RAMSAY · trustee of 1 other charity
• Martin Meling
• Matthew Hunt
• Michael Hendy
• Tom Wills

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

Operates in: Sunderland

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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Side by side with its peers

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