Report on the year ended 30/09 /20 for Christian Adventure Holidays CIO
Registered in England no 1163263
Address C/O 25 Checkstone Ave, Bessacarr ,Doncaster DN4 7JY.
Trustees:Henry Arnett (Chair) Christine Handsley ( Secretary) Richard Wilson Arthur Davis James West Beverley Clark Non-Trustee Treasurer Gavin Turner
Christian Adventure Holidays (CAH) has a trustee team which oversees the activities of CAH, which provide relatively low-cost Adventure Holidays for youngsters aged between 12 and 17 years, in a Christian atmosphere and context. These holidays usually run for 5 consecutive weeks in the summer and are based at Bassenfell Manor Christian Centre.
All our staff are volunteers. Each holiday is led by a Director who has under their leadership between 25 and 30 volunteers. The five Directors are overseen by a Director of Operations, who reports to the Trustees.
The Trustees are appointed by the AGM, as per the Constitution, at the suggestion of the Trustees.
The Adventure activities, Dinghy Sailing, Kayaking and Canoeing, Hill walking and Climbing, and Off-Road Biking are regulated by the AALS, part of HSE, and CAH holds a Licence to operate, issued by AALS.
During the year 2019/2020 we had planned to hold 5 weeks of holidays and bookings began in Sept 2019. In Spring 2020 it was realised that running the holidays was not going to be wise, or possible, due to Covid-19. We offered to return all fees paid by that date to the parents. Where this was accepted the refund was carried out. Some parents donated some or all of what they had paid to CAH, and we are very grateful for their generosity. Their letters to us about the influence that a holiday with us had on their children were most encouraging.
We also did not run the staff Training Week in 2020, which normally enables our voluntary staff to gain nationally recognised qualifications in the Adventure sports that we provide.
The public benefit of our operations is first of all the proclamation of the Christian message, and this was achieved. A secondary benefit is that by being exposed to the
risks involved in adventure activities in a carefully controlled environment, young people learn how to assess risks and control them, and enjoy them in safety. This of course did not happen in this year.
In financial terms, we have no debts, we had an income of £50,800 which was from four sources: gifts from parents in lieu of refunds (approx £4000); gifts from the Member Leaders of CAH; and the sale of some equipment (£1030); and gifts from other supporting donors. None of the latter is from canvassing for support by us.
Our expenditure was £11,600 resulting in an increase in cash assets of £39,000 for the year, increasing our reserves as per the Accounts to ££89,300. The Trustees feel that we need reserves of this magnitude, as we have some expensive equipment to maintain in a safe state from year to year. We also need to purchase a new fleet mountain bicycles, as we had disposed of them at the end of the 2019 season, intending to replace them ready for 2020. This is still to be carried out.
There are no funds held as Custodian Trustees.
H V Arnett
Christian Adventure Holidays Receipts and Payments for the Year Ended 30 September 2020
| Balances Brought Forward 1st | October 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Lloyds Alnwick | 9081.68 | ||
| Bank of Scotland | 2489.09 | ||
| Stewardship Deposit | 38039.16 | ||
| HSBC Working Account | 382.22 | ||
| HSBC Fees Account | 102.59 | ||
| 50094.74 | |||
| Income per Accounts | General | 30251.37 | |
| Restricted | 20500.00 | ||
| Expenditure per Accounts | General | 11594.97 | |
| Restricted | 0.00 | ||
| Net Income over Expenditure | 39156.40 | ||
| Total Funds as at 30th September 2020 | 89251.14 | ||
| Represented by: | |||
| Balances Carried Forward 30th September 2020 | |||
| General Funds | |||
| Lloyds Alnwick | 28870.33 | ||
| Stewardship Deposit | 38213.10 | ||
| HSBC Working Account | 382.22 | ||
| HSBC Fees Account | 109.49 | 67575.14 | |
| Payment in Advance | 1176.00 | ||
| Restricted Funds | |||
| Lloyds Alnwick | 20500.00 | ||
| 89251.14 |
Note:
The Trustees confirm, in accordance with the Charitable Incorporated Organisations (General) Regulations 2012, that at year end the CIO did not have any outstanding guarantees to third parties nor any debts secured on assets of the CIO
Signed: H V Arnett – Chair of Board of Trustees