Report on the year ended 30/09/23 for Christian Adventure Holidays CIO Registered in England no 1163263
Address C/O 25 Checkstone Ave, Bessacarr ,Doncaster DN4 7JY.
Trustees:James West ( Chair Appointed Feb 2023) Christine Handsley ( Secretary) Richard Wilson(Stepping down Feb 2024) Arthur Davis Beverley Clark Henry Arnett John Palmer ( Taking over as Non Trustee Treasurer June 2024) Gavin Turner (Stepping down from non-trustee Treasurer June 2024)
Christian Adventure Holidays (CAH) has a trustee team which oversees the activities of CAH, which are providing relatively low cost Adventure Holidays for youngsters aged between 12 and 17 years, in a Christian atmosphere and context. These holidays currently run for 4 consecutive weeks in the summer 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. Each week is separately staffed. The 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 we hold a Licence to operate, issued by AALS. We are inspected every two years.
During the year 2022/2023 we held 4 weeks of holidays, as we had in previous years been unable to both fill and staff 5 weeks adequately.
Prior to the holiday weeks, we run a staff Training Week, which enables our voluntary staff to gain nationally recognised qualifications in the Adventure sports that we provide. Some volunteer staff also attend this week to gain or renew experience to maintain their “currency” in their activity skills.
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.
In financial terms, we have no debts, we had an income of £68,797 which was from A number of sources:- Fees paid by parents, gifts from supporting churches, gifts from the Member Leaders of CAH, and gifts from other supporting donors. None of the latter is from canvassing for support from us.
We awarded bursaries totalling £2,760 to help families who could not afford the full fees for their child or children to have a holiday with us, without these, our income would have been higher by this sum.
Our expenditure was £80,502 resulting in a decrease in cash assets of £11,705 for the year.
This combined total reduced our reserves as per the Accounts to £85,161.
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 are also planning a phased update our fleet of sailing boats over the next few years.
Even though the cost of running the holidays is increasing, we decided to maintain the fees for those that could pay the full amount at a lower rate of increase, as families too are experiencing rising costs.
There are no funds held as Custodian Trustees.
H V Arnett
'Christian Adventure Holidays Receipts and Payments for the Year Ended 30 Septembei 2023 2023 2011 + lTrf 41.596 2011 2023 v2011 RECEIPTS General Fur¥[ TrainirwEXnQnQe Wsgk CamKx¥5 FÉt5 Gil .,DeTK)5ff Acu Inwe !Granis ia CAM[lS iGiants Ex Resiricied 3932 53713 33566 IS3 2779 37960 23737 1861 427 21094 3>3.. .11 L4Ji 208.J4i 225 !Gross Reuipts 68797 64581 4213 6.546 AsSei 5ale5 Tothl Receipts 87971 92844 5614 3183 4.9, PA YMENTS Acci)Inodai Paid BMCC loi thwr staff Irwt Food Torol Ac¢cMnodaiitrn 35754 2, I58 49410 17154 92.21b 16754 4W73 1616 18970 30440. 62.3¥J Mlnibu¥es.'Fuel'.Travel 5704 4031 -167 4.146 Admin Sl8ff C09ts mlntsty•i CR8 C0515 Ffjes Asse55fflems 391 105 .575 426 135B 453 1012 3723 746 71$ 715 2831, 697 Iply M8nual$ Towl LEgai ComplwKe -100 046 54¥J 7916 55941 fM)(INJ Fèès SBiliiig Club Ffjfj P1 Ta¢al Woier5POrts Costs 2801 36.84b 10 6qb .70.Oq6 22.39b 614 785 542 54 59 38291 Equip Piiich's & Reps 223Y 1749 1238,, 997 525 -145 00.7 MnIllee 'Cyciillg 'Ge111 '.Splinu Prou 811 Toial Equip & Repalr$ 1032 737 2922 729 521, .19 9¥J .754 128 .1531 118 Othei Cos 17$7 387 170 44b 210 Lqb FIISI Aktr Ccwr5e5 Glfis 813 -1150 1621 145S 314 IIE5 Meeting ExpensEs Wob Sile DesJft1lnri e ,Othei Cosis Total 1028 222 26l .73.04b .162 4674 7d37 4674. 11981, 64 4544 163.7 lb.To¢S1 Paynms 7d979 52989 27513 51.946 I Puicha -1189 'Tothl Payffnts 80502 78662 54178 Inno(1110j 16182 -23141 .202.44
Independeni examlners report io the irusiees of Chrisiian Adventure Holidays (CAH) I report vn Ihe acc(XJnts ol CAH loi Ihe year ended 30th Sepiember 2023. whKh are sel Oth pages l and 2. Respective respcwisibilllies of trustees and examiner The chartys tm$iees are reswrfItsle lTrr the preparatir)n of Ihe actnunts The ehanvs treS consKJer that an auoit Is requ1red tor this year under sethIc 144(2) of ihe Charitses Act 2011 {Ihe 2011 Acll afmj thai an Independenl examinallon is needed. 11 Is my responsiblity to., Èxamine Ihe accounts undei See)n 145 of the 2011 Au, loll(yw the procedure5 laid d(A•m In Ihe general DireciK)n5 given ty the Chanty Commission under seclion 14515)(bl of the 2011 Act, and slate V•knelher particulai maiieis have come to my attent, BaS of Independent examlners report My examtnav'on was cairea oui in a¢dance wlth Ihe genwal Directsons glven by Ihe Charity Commssion. An examlnallon Includes a revw ol Ihe aCcn11n0 records kepi by Ihe charity and a comparison ol the account5 presenied wih Ihose recoTds, 11 also includes considerats'on of any unusual rtem5 or d15c105ures In Ihe accourn5, and seeking explanation5 from yw &s lrusip.es ccernIng ary such mallers. The pr(Kedures undertaken do not provide all the ewdence th )ukl be required in an aLKlil afKI consequeThttyt no Opinic is giveft as to Vther the atcounts preserrt a 'uue and lair wew, and the repDrt 15 Iimired lo Itw)se mallers set oul Ir) Ihe slaemenl bekyw. Indvpendenl examlners statement In conneclion with my examinatn, no rnaller has cume lo my aiieniion.. (11 wthich gives me reasonal)le cause to beheve Ihal In any Materi resped I requiiements 10 keep accouniw records In acdance sedion 130 01 the 2011 Act.. and lo prepare accounis which accord with the accounts'ng records and comFty v4rth Ihe accounling iequiiernents ol the 2011 have been met: (2) to which, in my ormnion, aiiontinn should t dra11 in der enable a prf4)ef undersiandlng of Ihe accounts to be reached, Signed., Nan.' Arnlrew H Evn