Trustees' Annual Report for the period Period start date Period end date 01 01 2021 31 12 2021
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Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name Adventure Aid Other names charity is known by Adventure Aid UK Registered charity number (if any) 1143306 Charity's principal address 44 Wivenhoe House Fairways, Ferndown Dorset Postcode BH22 8BB
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Name of person (or body)
Dates acted if not for
Trustee name Office (if any) entitled to appoint trustee
whole year
(if any)
Ashley Platen- Since 2011- A Platen-Mills
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2 Austin Arnold October 2015-
3 Helen Jordan October 2015 -
4 Paul Miller February 2019 -
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Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name Dates acted if not for whole year None
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Type of governing document
Constitution
- (eg. trust deed, constitution)
association How the charity is constituted
- (eg. trust, association, company)
Appointed by Founding Trustee Trustee selection methods
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:
We work with small children related charities across Asia and Africa. We have a safeguarding policy in place and vet all our partners.
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
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Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
Adventure Aid raise funds by people joining organised trips to visit our projects. This is our primarily revenue stream to support our projects
The charity solely works overseas and supports disadvantaged women and children through education and welfare projects.
Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
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We only provide grants to partner charities once we have visited the project and agreed the project.
You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
Section D Achievements and performance
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Section D Achievements and performance
Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year
During 2021 the charity cancelled its trip to Mongolia due to Covid and had to refund all team members as shown on the accounts minus their donation which was sent in 2020.
Small donations were made where possible to support the basic needs of the orphanage in India, our partner in Tanzania and from our trip in Jan 2022 we forward funded support in a village in Nepal affected by a landslide.
Section E Financial review
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All money is used to support the primary aim of the charity. we Brief statement of the do not carry reserves. charity’s policy on reserves
Details of any funds materially in deficit
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Further financial review details (Optional information)
The charity’s principal funds come from people joining our You may choose to include organised trips. Any grants money received goes direct to the additional information, project supported. where relevant about:
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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
Section F Other optional information
Section G Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s) Full name(s) Ashley Platen-Mills Position (eg Secretary, Chairman Chair, etc) Date 05/02/2022
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Adventure Aid 1143306
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period 1st January 31st December
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from 2021 2021
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
£
A1 Receipts
Donations 45,297 - - 45,297 36,958
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Sub total (Gross income for AR) 45,297 - - 45,297 36,958
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
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Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total receipts 45,297 - - 45,297 36,958
A3 Payments
Trip costs 17,946 - - 17,946
Donations to agreed charities 16,137 - - 16,137 26,550
Accommodation - - -
Insurance - - - - 285
Website 144 - - 144 508
Bank Charges / Accountants 172 - - 172 238
Equipment - - - -
Other 20 - - 20 632
Covid Refunds 12,950 - - 12,950 -
Sub total 47,369 - - 47,369 28,213
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
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Sub total - - - - -
Total payments 47,369 - - 47,369 28,213
Net of receipts/(payments) - 2,072 - - - 2,072 8,745
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 17,483 - - 17,483 8,738
Cash funds this year end 15,411 - - 15,411 17,483
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
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| B1 | Cash funds | Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) |
to nearest £ 15,411 OK |
to nearest £ - - - - OK |
to nearest £ - - - - OK |
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| Details | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | to nearest £ |
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| B2 Other monetary assets | - - - - - - |
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| B3 Investment assets | Details | Fund to which asset belongs |
Cost (optional) - - - - - |
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| B4 Assets retained for the | Details | Fund to which asset belongs |
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| B5 Liabilities | Details | liability relates | (optional) |
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| Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees |
Signature | Print Name | Date of approval |
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| Ashley Platen-Mills | 2/5/2022 |
1013 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's ieport on the accounts Section A: Independent examinef'S Feport Report to the trustees/ directors/members of On accounts for the year ended: 2oLI Chafity no: 111tr330 Company no . Set out on pages Respective The trustees (who are also the direclois ol Ihe company for Ihe purposes ol responsibilities of company law) are respongble loi the pieparation of the accounts. The charity s trustees and examiner Iruslees consider thal an audit is not iequiied IOT thi5 year undei Section 144 01 the Chaiilies Act 2011 Ilhe Charitie5 Acl} énd that an Independent exafflination is needed. IThe chaiity's gross incoffle exceeded £250,000 and l atn qualified lo tjndeitake the examination by being a qualified member ol Inamed body}]. Delete I l il not applicable. It is my restK)nsibilily to.. examine Ihe accoutbts under section 145 01 the Chaiilies Act, lo lollow Ihe procedures laid dowtb in the general Directions given by the Charity Coffltni5sioTr (undei section 145(5>(b} ol the Cha111ies Act, and to State whethei particular matters have come lo my attention. Basis of independent My examination was Cafried out in aCCOfdance with general Directions examiner'5 Statement given by the Ihaiily Commission. An examination includes a review ol the ccounling records kept by the charity and a comparison ol the accounts pie5ented with those records.11 also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts. and seeking explanations from the Ifuslees concerning any such malters. The piocedures undertaken do not Pfovide all the evidence that would be (equiied In an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as lo wheihei the aciounts pie5enl a 'true and laii, view and the reporl Is limiled lo Ihose mallers set out in the slalement below. Charitsble cotnpany accounts temptste5- Itbdependent examhw's rewi on the acc¢)un DeClber 2016
2013 Section A: Independent examiner's ieport (cont) Independent examiner's slatement In conne(lion with my examinalion. no malle( has come lo my attention I lo indicate Ihal.. accounting records have not been kept In accoidance with Section 386 ol the Componies Act 2006. the accounls do nol accord with such records.. wheie account5 are prepared on an accruals basis, whether they fail lo comply with ielevant accounting requifements under section 396 of the (offlpanies Act 2006, or are not consislenl with the Charities SORP (FR5102) ny tnatter which the examiner believes should be dfawn to the Ilenlion of Ihe leader to gain a proper understanding of the accounts. ' Please delete the words in ihe brocket5 il they do not apply Signed: Date". 1£1031zo2L Narne: Relevant professional qualih'cation{s) or body (if any>: ALrtA Address: 16ST rtocQS E]1 , fiLE£ L£aLa Cfo Chaiilable iompaTry aiiounts tetNpLites- ifidepeThJffii examinerfs ret on the accounts December 2016