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Adventure Therapy's expenditure on fundraising activities increased in the year ending April 2025.
Fundraising (includes retail) £26,166.10 £0.00
Financial · Metric statement · From Adventure Therapy — annual report and accounts, year ending 05 April 2025, page 24
Adventure Therapy's income from donations and grants increased significantly in the year ending April 2025.
Donations and Grants £19,513.11 £145,620.00
Financial · Metric statement · From Adventure Therapy — annual report and accounts, year ending 05 April 2025, page 24
Adventure Therapy's fundraising is managed by its Founder and CEO, with oversight from the Board of Trustees.
On a day-to-day basis, all fundraising activities for the charity are managed by our Founder and Chief Executive, who is a Full Member of the Institute of Fundraising and a Certified Member of the Institute of Legacy Management. We employ one part-time (30 hours per week) Project Coordinator to assist in developing our services and raise awareness of our work.
Operational · Procedural statement · From Adventure Therapy — annual report and accounts, year ending 05 April 2025, page 23
Adventure Therapy raises funds through various activities to support its work.
As a charity that does not receive statutory funding, we need to raise all funds through fundraising activities, to enable our work to continue.
Commissioning · Commitment statement
Adventure Therapy complies with the Charities Act 2016 and follows UK accounting standards.
This report covers the requirements that charities must follow as set out in the Charities Act 2016. We also abide by our own Ethical Fundraising Policy.
Governance · Policy statement · From Adventure Therapy — annual report and accounts, year ending 05 April 2025, page 22
Adventure Therapy received grants from various funders during the accounting period.
Grant Funder Supports Exmouth Town Council Activities Dave Gibbons Trust Equipment Postcode Local Trust Activities Ford Britain Trust Equipment Groundwork UK Activities Activities
Financial · Funding statement · From Adventure Therapy — annual report and accounts, year ending 05 April 2025, page 19
Adventure Therapy reviews funding options regularly to ensure financial sustainability.
We are reviewing options for the short, medium and longer term which includes trusts and grants in the short-term, corporate and community fundraising in the medium term (dependent on marketing and promotion and assistance from volunteers) and over the longer-term, in memoriam fundraising and gifts in Wills (legacies).
Commissioning · Commitment statement · From Adventure Therapy — annual report and accounts, year ending 05 April 2025, page 18
Adventure Therapy's activities aim to improve the emotional and physical wellbeing of individuals with various health conditions through outdoor and adventure-led activities.
Adventure Therapy exists to improve the emotional and physical wellbeing of children, young people and adults with mental health conditions, neurodevelopmental disorders, physical disability, life-threatening or life-limiting illnesses or life-changing conditions, through outdoor and adventure-led activities
Service · Policy statement · From Adventure Therapy — annual report and accounts, year ending 05 April 2025, page 13
Adventure Therapy's unrestricted general funds as of April 5, 2025, are £10,234.73.
Our unrestricted general funds (free reserves) are £10,234.73 as at 5 April 2025
Financial · Metric statement · From Adventure Therapy — annual report and accounts, year ending 05 April 2025, page 14
Adventure Therapy maintains a target range of unrestricted reserves between 9 to 12 months operating costs.
it has been found to be prudent for Adventure Therapy to maintain a target range of unrestricted reserves of between 9 and 12 months operating costs
Financial · Funding statement · From Adventure Therapy — annual report and accounts, year ending 05 April 2025, page 14
Adventure Therapy aims to follow charity sector best practice and aligns its governance framework with the Charity Governance Code.
Our Trustees are aware that good governance is fundamental to the success of an organisation and that the Charity Governance Code supports the charity’s compliance with the law and relevant legislation. The Code relates to an organisations purpose, leadership, integrity, decision making, board effectiveness, equality and diversity, openness and accountability
Governance · Policy statement · From Adventure Therapy — annual report and accounts, year ending 05 April 2025, page 12
Trustees meet quarterly to discuss strategic direction, fundraising, financial performance, risk management, and human resources.
The Trustees meet as a board (with our Founder and Chief Executive) on a quarterly basis to ensure the governance and strategic management of the charity is implemented. This includes (but is not limited to) discussing: The strategic direction of the organisation Fundraising Monitoring financial performance Risk Management Human Resources
Governance · Procedural statement · From Adventure Therapy — annual report and accounts, year ending 05 April 2025, page 10
New Trustees receive an induction programme that includes information from the Charity Commission and specific charity literature.
New Trustees are offered a programme of induction which includes information provided by the Charity Commission and literature which is specific to the charity, to include: The Charity Commission Charity Trustee Welcome Pack
Governance · Procedural statement · From Adventure Therapy — annual report and accounts, year ending 05 April 2025, page 9
Adventure Therapy is governed by a board of Trustees who oversee the organisation's governance and strategic management.
The charity is overseen by a board of Trustees who have responsibility for the governance of the organisation.
Governance · Policy statement · From Adventure Therapy — annual report and accounts, year ending 05 April 2025, page 9
Adventure Therapy is committed to long-term sustainability and growth, relying on grant funding and community support.
In order to provide for the needs of our beneficiaries, in the best and most appropriate way possible, we will continue to strive for long-term sustainability. In this ongoing time of austerity, our plans for growing our services are realistic, but we will need the support of our donors, volunteers and committed staff to achieve this.
Strategic · Commitment statement · From Adventure Therapy — annual report and accounts, year ending 05 April 2025, page 8
Adventure Therapy aims to become a trusted voice for outdoor therapy by encouraging research into its effectiveness.
To become a trusted voice for outdoor therapy by encouraging and helping to develop research into utilising adventure-led activities and the outdoors as a form of therapy for the communities we support.
Research · Policy statement · From Adventure Therapy — annual report and accounts, year ending 05 April 2025, page 6
Adventure Therapy collaborates with other institutions to support their students, service users, and clients.
We continue to work in partnership with other institutions, charities and community organisations, collaborating to support their students, service users, patients and clients; we will continue to do this.
Commissioning · Policy statement · From Adventure Therapy — annual report and accounts, year ending 05 April 2025, page 6
Adventure Therapy aims to improve the emotional and physical wellbeing of individuals with unique health conditions through outdoor activities.
We exist to improve the emotional and physical wellbeing of children, young people and adults with unique health conditions, impairments or limitations through outdoor and adventure-led activities.
Service · Policy statement · From Adventure Therapy — annual report and accounts, year ending 05 April 2025, page 5
The charity received a grant towards improving parents' capacity to care for children from NLCF - RC London and South East Region.
NLCF - RC London and South East Region - Grant received towards a project to improve parents/carers capacity to care for children and ensure the life chances of children are as good as possible, so that they can have positive relationships and healthy emotional well-being.
Financial · Observational claim · From Extra - Support for Families — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 20
The charity received £1,020 from North Colchester PCN to provide workshops on coping with defiant behavior and ADHD.
North Colchester PCN - workshops: £1,020 was received from North Colchester PCN for Extra Support for Families to provide workshops to health care providers in North Colchester. The workshops included Coping with Defiant Behaviour, ADHD and Emotional Regulation.
Financial · Observational claim · From Extra - Support for Families — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2025, page 20