THE SUMMER CAMPS TRUST

Registered charity 1162580 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Trust's mission is to promote and encourage the development of well-run residential summer camps in the UK, so that many more British children and young people can take part in summer camps and by spending time in happy communities in the context of a good holiday benefit their self-confidence, social skills, creativity and positive attitudes, as well as making them happier.

Objects

TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE, THROUGH LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES BY ENCOURAGING THEM TO ATTEND RESIDENTIAL SUMMER CAMPS, SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR CAPABILITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY.

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

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Amateur Sport · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the financial year ended with a good surplus, having paid off losses from the previous year. The organization relies on volunteer structures and seeks core funding to establish itself as a properly run organization with new staff. It acknowledges that recruitment for its specific type of camp is becoming harder year by year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 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 charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Summer Camps Trust (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• IAN FREDERICK LEWISchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Baron Michael John Storey
• Chloe UPRIGHT
• David Andrew CRANE · trustee of 2 other charities
• Felix Paul PEPLER
• Louisa Catherine Cravero
• MALCOLM TROBE CBE
• MR CHRIS GREEN MA, MBE
• Nicky Bandini
• Scott TAYLOR

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

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Government & lottery funding

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