Trustees. Annual Report for the period 1 Aug 2024- 31st July 2025 AS st Section A Reference and administration details Charity name: Climbing for All Sheffield Other names charity Is known by: CfAS Registered charlty number: 1166860 Charity's prlncipal address: 100 Marlcliffe Road Sheffield Postcode: S64AG Names of the charitytrusteeswho managethe charity Dat88 actlve If not forth8 whole year Trustee name Off ice (If any) NickWhitt8ker Chair George Smith Jenny Hands Clare Hands Robin Whittaker Hazelwhittaker Note: Thera are no othertrustees. Section B Structure, governance and management Description of the charity's trusts Type of governing document. Howthe charity is constituted: Trustee selection methods- Constitution Charitable Incorporated Organisation Appointed by meeting of trustees Additional information The charity runs climbing sessions at The Foundry Climbing Centre, Sheffield. Sessions are supervised by qualified and experienced climbing instructors. The centre's procedures arefollowed. including safety procedures for climbing. and recording of parentlguardian consent for children and for adults underguardianship.
Section C Objectives and activities Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document THE OBJECTOF THECIO IS THEPROMOTION OFCOMMUNITYPARTICIPATION INHEALTHY RECREA TION. IN PAR TICUUR BY THE PROVISION OFFACILITIES FOR PAR TICIPA TING IN CLIMBING ACTIVITIES FOR THERESIDENTS OFSHEFFIELDAND SURROUNDINGAREAS. In more detail, the objects of the charity are: 1. To provide opportunities for children. young people and adults with a wide range of disabilities to access and enjoy rock cLimbing and mountaineering and be visible and included in the climbing community in Sheffield. 2. To increase levels of participation among children, young people and adults with a wide range of disabilities in rock climbing and mountaineering, in order to: Improvetheir physical development, health and wellbeing; Improv8th8ir self-im8ge and self-esteem. and Develop their confidence and abilityto communicate and interact with other people. 3. To develop 8 Strong and sustainable network of instructors and volunteers with the qualifications, skill8 and experience needed to confidently help children, young people and adults WFth a wide range of disabilities to access and enjoy rock climbing and mountaineering. Summary of the maln activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these object8 Trustees acted throughoutthe period to provide public benefit: PROMOTING COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION, IN PARTICULAR BYTHE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR PARTICIPATING IN CLIMBING ACTIVITIES FOR THE RESIDENTS OF SHEFFIELD AND SURROUNDING AREAS. Operating at The Foundry Climbing Centre. the charity enables disabled climbers to be visible 8nd included in the climbing community in Sheff ield. Involvement of volunteers from the climbing community, and development of experience amongst volunteers and instructors, promotes climbing as an inclusive activity for children, young people ancl adults with disabilities. The climbing club ran regularsessions through 9 months of the 12-month period, with sm811 groups of climbers assisted by volunteers. Diverse sessions catered for different climbers, needs and aspirations, some sessions with more climbers and more social aspects, others with greater technical supportfrom volunteers, some individuallyfocused, but all aimed at what is important to each climber. In its ninth year of operation, Climbing forAII Sheffield held more than one hundred sessions, and ontinued our approach to sessions to meetthe needs and 8spirations of disabled climbers. We strengthened procedures and trainingfor our volunteers. further developing the neOrk of climbers with skills to be involved in accessible climbing. Additional details of objectives and activities Volunteers are essential tothe operation of climbingactivities. Many of the charity's climbers require the assistance of one ortwo side-climbers, with belayers forthe climber and side-climberlsl and assistrve ropes. Whilst instructors are employed by The Foundry and are paid, volunteers are unpaid, keepingthe cost of sessions affordable. Friendly interactions with volunteers make climbing sessions fun for many climbers, while the involvement of most volunteers in various aspects of climbing is 8 major contributortothe visibility of disabled climbers in the climbing community. For the third consecutiveyear. the charity provided
pLacementsfor a smaLlcohort of medicaL students. Apart from the obvious societal benefit of increasingfuture doctors, awareness of disabled people. the placements ftjrther the ch8rity's aim to promote inclusive climbing in the wider community. Duringthe year we made the decision to introduce mandatory Enhanced DBS checks for our volunteers. with rollout starting before end of year and continuing into FY 2026. The free-of-charge Enhanced DBS checks are being offered via the Foundry Climbing Centre and Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council. Section D Achievements and performance Summary of the main achlevements of the charity duringthe year The involvement of a widergroup of volunteers in the planning and organisation of climbing sessions ontinued from last year. A small'executive" group took on the job of climber liaison to organise sessions for current cLimbers and for newcomers seeking opportunities to experience climbing. A meetlng was held at a pub nearthe Foundryfor all our volunteers. givingthe opportunity for everyone to share ideas, and to discuss plans for arranging DBS checks for allvolunteers. We continued to use 8 private WhatsApp groupto keep our volunteer community involved in session planning and support. The 'Website Editors, subgroup allowed review and proofreading of copyfor our website, etc., and we created two further'subgroups, so that volunteers could chat about climbing meet-ups and othertopics without undue noise on the main channel. This year we were r88dyto start our regular sessions from September. We ran weekly orfortnightly club ses8ions during school term times, retainingthe previous year's successful session formats. eLways with climbers, individu8l aspirations guiding the sessions: BuddyThursdayl A busy evening session, with teen and adult climbers upskillingtheir climbing. Cllmb Frldayl Morning and afternoon sessions for smaiigroups of mainly adults and young adults, with plenty of volunteer assistance, focused on individu81 goals, additionally with 818te morninglearly afternoon session foryoung climbers from Paces Schoolfor Conductlve Education. Send Saturdayl Two orthree sessions, smalland larger groups of mainly children, young people and young adults to workon individu81 goals. In earlyjune our regular sessions paused, when the Foundry Climbing Centre started renovations and the construction of exciting new climbingwalls. Bythis time we had run 107 club sessions. Typically oursessions had 3-6 climbers at each and 4-7volunteers plus instructorls). Around 38 climbers climbed at club sessions duringthe year. approximately 9 of them were new climbers. 29 volunteers helped at sessions. including 3 of the charity's trustees and 4 placement students. The trustees are very pleased that both children and adults are represented atthe club, with a variety of physical, cognitive and sensory impairments 8ndlor neurodivergent conditions such as autism. The club has provided opportunities forfamiliesto climb together, with non-disabled siblings or children getting an opportunity to climb alongside disabled family members. CfAS cannot meet aLlthe demand for climbing and some new climbers orgroups with additional support needs are referred to the Foundry Climbing Centre, a number of whose instructors have developed inclusive climbingexperience through working wrth CfAS. We also teach some parents and carers how to belay. meaningthat climbers are less reliant on the charityforclimbing sessions.
Some CfAS cLimbers have been helped to find new opportunities with otherorganisations. Our close relationship with Eyam-based charity, Climb, which offers outdoor climbing. continues. Seven newvolunteers were registered and inducted. includingthe four placement students. who became fully involved in assisting at sessions. The placement students were a cohortfrom The University of Sheffield Medical School, all of them climbers in their8paretime. Training undertaken by volunteers developed notjusttheir personal skills and role with ClimbingforAII Sheffield, but also the integration between accessible and mainstream climbing. The charity maintained a social media presence on Facebook. posting photographs and sharing climbing experiences With permission on its Facebook page. We provided 8 couple of more in-depth news updates on our website, which isthe main route bywhich new climbers and volunteers make contactwith us. Section E Financial review Brief statement of the charlty's policy on reserves At end of FY (July 2025} unrestricted funds stood 8t £24,803, an incre8se of £4,449 overthe year. Annual expenditure was £7,255, of which the Largest part W8s on instructor costs, and the remainder on equipment purchase. The ratio of reserves to annual expenditure was therefore considerably greater than 100%, and the charity is financi8lLy secur8. Policy on reserves will be reviewed alongside operational planning and financial review. Details of anyfunds materially in deflclt None. Further flnanclal revlew details The 8tt8ched financial report sets out key income and expenditure h8adlin6S. The biggest element of income was from providing student p18cements, totalling £10,192, as lastyear. Our own instructors and volunteers devoted timeto coaching and workingwith the students, so there were no separate monetary costs. Income from sessions wa8 £978. W8 remain committed to providing climbing opportunities to all, regardless of their abilityto pay, and non-subsidised pricingwould be prohibitive to m8ny CfAS climbers. Many climbers do paythe suggested contribution of £7.50 per session, and some pay more. Income from donations was £533. We did not undertake fundraising duringthe year and gratefully acknowledge the donations from well-wishers, includingfrlends and families otvolunte6r8 and climbers. The biggest element of expenditure was £6.755, fof hire of Foundry instructors at ourclimbing sessions. Our equipment costs. at £500, were lowerthan last year becausewe did not need to retire or replace any equipment, although we made some additional investment in specialist equipment to support our climbers. Note that equipment items are not listed as assets because monetarytransfer of equipment would not be feasible.
Section F Other optional infonnation The trustees are proud of the charity's success to date and consider itto be their duty and privilege to further expand climbing opportunities, enjoyment and inclusion forthe disabled community. Section G Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees. report above. Signed on behalf of tha charity's trustees Signature(s): Full namels): èNKJ Position: Date:
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Cllmblng for All Sheffield 1166860 Recei ts and ments accounts CC16a For the period from 01Aug-24 To 31V1-25 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds Restricted funds toth• n•arn•t£ Endowment nds Totsl funds Last yoar to tho noarost to th• noar•Bt£ toth• n••rn•t£ toth• n•arn•t£ A1 Re¢ei Seson payrnent$ from dmbar8 Community- pLqcemenl studetrts Events in¢omè Merchandise salo¥ FUndMIng & donath)ns 978 10.192 978 10,192 1.126 10.192 533 1.016 ross income or AR) 11,703 11.703 12J33 se an see tsble . nv men es, 11.703 A3Pa mon SessK)n cosls linstfuclorsl Support ofwork communtty Events costs Merchandlse Equipment purch8 6.7SS 8,7JJ 4.668 3,688 Sub total 7.255 7.250 246 A4 Asset and investment Sub total 7.2fjfj Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end 4N48 4.087 20J66 24W13 20A55 24.803 16.288 20.35 CCKX R18¢JUnts ISS 2710212028
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestricted Restricted funds funds to n8ar05t£ to nwrest£ Endowrnent funds to nearest£ Cateqor5es Details B1 Cash funds Bank accotsnl PayPal accwnt 026 rotal cash funds 24.803 cux*(¥ll Unr&strlcted funds Restrlctod funds to ne8ro8t£ Endowment funds to noaro•t£ Details to near88t£ Fund to whl¢h a5s0t b•lon Currant valuo onal Details Cost lopttonall Fund to whlch Dètalls Co•iloMlonMI) Curr•nl valu• 84 A880ts rotalned for the charlty's own use Ill- Fund to whl¢h Arnount du• When du• Details 85 Llabllltles Sioned by one or tsvo ttustees on behalf of all the trustees Print Name Dale of roval lu £N K)-4 14AfvJlJs" CCXX R2 acLounts ISSI 2710212026