CHRISTIAN ADVENTURE HOLIDAYS CIO

Registered charity 1163263 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CAH

CAH provide low cost activity holidays for 12 to 17 yr olds. Each year, in school summer holidays, we hire Bassenfell Manor Christian Centre and run four consecutive weeks each attended by approx. 40 young people.Campers do a range of activities (eg:Sailing; Kayaking; Mountain Walking etc) as well as Bible studies. The cost to those able to pay is £350 per wk however weeks are free when necessary.

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Latest income

£88k

Latest spending

£94k

Registered

2015

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit for the 13-month period, with expenditure of £94,374 exceeding income of £87,808, leading to a decrease in cash assets. Despite this, the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £63,493, which the Trustees consider sufficient to cover potential creditor refunds and future expansion costs. The charity has no debts and maintains a positive net asset position overall.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: reserves of this magnitude, in case we need to refund our creditors due to unforeseen circumstances (such as Covid) and as we have some expensive equipment to maintain in a safe state from year to year. We are also planning to expand to run 5 weeks in the future which will require significant reserves to fund. (held: £63k)

“The Trustees feel that we need reserves of this magnitude, in case we need to refund our creditors due to unforeseen circumstances (such as Covid) and as we have some expensive equipment to maintain in a safe state from year to year. We are also planning to expand to run 5 weeks in the future which will require significant reserves to fund.” — page 2

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Register events

Received assets from another charity (07/06/2017) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (07/06/2017) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

ARTHUR DAVIS BSC HONS
CHRISTINE HANDSLEY
Gareth Derry
Hannah Joy McKee
JOHN DAVID PALMER

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

Operates in: Cumbria

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/10/2025	£88k	£94k
30/09/2024	£92k	£107k
30/09/2023	£69k	£81k
30/09/2022	£72k	£69k
30/09/2021	£28k	£23k

Common questions

Is CHRISTIAN ADVENTURE HOLIDAYS CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit for the 13-month period, with expenditure of £94,374 exceeding income of £87,808, leading to a decrease in cash assets. Despite this, the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £63,493, which the Trustees consider sufficient to cover potential creditor refunds and future expansion costs. The charity has no debts and maintains a positive net asset position overall.