EXPERIENCE COMMUNITY CIO
Experience Community CIO aims to:Promote social inclusion among persons who are excluded form society because of any form of disability and assisting them to integrate into society by the provision of outdoor and indoor day trips to the countryside.
Objects
3.1 TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONG PERSONS WHO ARE EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY BECAUSE OF ANY FORM OF DISABILITY AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY BY THE PROVISION OF OUTDOOR AND INDOOR DAY TRIPS TO THE COUNTRYSIDE; 3.2 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PERSONS CONCERNING ISSUES REGARDING ACCESS TO THE OUTDOORS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH ANY FORM OF DISABILITY; AND3.3 TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE CONSERVATION PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT BY THE PROVISION OF ACTIVITIES THAT INCLUDE PERSONS WITH ANY FORM OF DISABILITY INCLUDING ARTS BASED PROJECTS.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total funds increased from £11,332 to £29,398, driven by a net income of £23,581. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £5,849 and restricted reserves of £17,732, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet three months of contractual obligations.
What the accounts disclose
“The reserves held by the charity are sufficient to meet 3 months costs of its contractual obligations.” — page 6
“Staff time for organising and running our rambles and residential trips has been donated from Experience Community CIC, for which we are grateful, as without this support we wouldn’t be able to undertake our work.” — page 3
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 29/04/2025
- Volunteers: 10
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 29/04/2024
- Volunteers: 10
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 29/04/2023
- Volunteers: 10
Trustees
- CRAIG GRIMESchair
- Bea Wood
- Marie Harrison
- Patricia Lynne Craven
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 29/04/2025 | £32k | £14k |
| 29/04/2024 | £12k | £10k |
| 29/04/2023 | £10k | £4k |
| 29/04/2022 | £246 | £0 |
| 29/04/2021 | £460 | £0 |
Common questions
Is EXPERIENCE COMMUNITY CIO financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased from £11,332 to £29,398, driven by a net income of £23,581. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £5,849 and restricted reserves of £17,732, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet three months of contractual obligations.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 01/05/2026 | £14k | All Together Now in Colne Valley Land! |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 20/02/2025 | £19k | All Together Now in Colne Valley Land! |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 08/11/2022 | £100k | "Access the Great Outdoors - Experience Community Resilience Planning" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 11/05/2020 | £33k | "COVID19 Experience Community CIC" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 17/10/2018 | £41k | "Heritage for All" |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE LONDON MARATHON CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED | 1 | £4.7m |
| THE MEDLOCK CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £180k |
| COLUMBIA THREADNEEDLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £176k |
| SWEATY BETTY FOUNDATION | 1 | £87k |
| THE MATHER FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £84k |
| The Considered Ask Foundation | 1 | £75k |
| THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £64k |
| PETER HARRISON FOUNDATION | 1 | £55k |
Charities like this
- CREATIVE OPPORTUNITIES
- NCI COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION CIO
- COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP (LEICESTERSHIRE)
- ACCESS SPORT CIO
- COMMUNITY EQUALITY DISABILITY ACTION
- MAKING IT OUT CIO
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXPERIENCE COMMUNITY CIO | £32k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| CREATIVE OPPORTUNITIES | £51k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| NCI COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION CIO | £41k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP (LEICESTERSHIRE) | £158k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| ACCESS SPORT CIO | £3.1m | — | — | within | — | no doubt |
| COMMUNITY EQUALITY DISABILITY ACTION | £1.7m | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |