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2026-04-01-accounts

The Outdoor Collaborative

Trustees' Annual Report

The Outdoor Collaborative

2 Higher Pastures

Saddleworth

OL4 4AQ

Tel: +44 (0)7376246940

Info@outdoorcollaborative.org

Charity registration number: 1178645

Trustees' Annual Report for The Outdoor Collaborative

Year Ended April 2026

1. Reference and Administrative Details

Charity Name: The Outdoor Collaborative

Registration Number: 1178645

Principal Address: 15 Quick View, Mossley, OL5 9DU

Trustees:

2. Structure, Governance, and Management

Constitution: The Outdoor Collaborative is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO), constituted on 01/07/2018

Governance: The charity is managed by a Board of Trustees, who are responsible for its strategic direction and oversight.

Recruitment and Appointment of Trustees: Trustees are appointed in line with the processes outlined in the charity's constitution, ensuring a range of skills, experience, and perspectives to support the charity's objectives.

3. Objectives and Activities

Charitable Objectives: To advance education in Greater Manchester and its environs in the arts of photography and filmmaking, particularly amongst young people, with a focus on the outdoors and the British countryside.

Key Activities:

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Trustees' Annual Report for The Outdoor Collaborative

Year Ended April 2026

4. Achievements and Performance

Impact Highlights:

Key Successes:

5. Financial Review

Income:

Expenditure:

Reserves Policy: The charity holds £3,000 in unrestricted reserves, which represents 3 months of operating costs.

6. Plans for Future Periods

Goals for the Upcoming Year:

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Trustees' Annual Report for The Outdoor Collaborative

Year Ended April 2026

7. Public Benefit Statement

The trustees confirm that The Outdoor Collaborativeís activities align with the Charity Commissionís public benefit requirements, advancing education and fostering community engagement through outdoor arts education.

8. Statement of Trusteesí Responsibilities

The trustees are responsible for ensuring that:

The trustees have reviewed this report and approved its content to provide a transparent and comprehensive account of the charityís operations for the year.

Approved by the Board of Trustees on 16/04/2026.

Signed on behalf of the Board of Trustees:

Name: Adam Ward

Position: Chair of Trustees

Date: 16/04/2026

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Independent Examinerís Report to the Trustees of

The Outdoor Collaborative

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of The Outdoor Collaborative (the Trust) for the year ended 1 April 2026.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (ëthe Actí).

I report in respect of my examination of the Trustís accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examinerís statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or

  2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or

  3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ëtrue and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Paul Cowham FCA DChA Withington Works Withington Baths 30 Burton Road Manchester, M20 3EB

Date ÖÖÖÖÖÖÖÖ.

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The Outdoor Collaborative 1178645 Receipts and payments accounts For the period 02/04/2025 01/04/2026 To from

CC16a

Section A Receipts and payments

A1 Receipts Unrestricted
funds
to the nearest£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
5,000
-
-
200

5,200
-
-
-
5,200
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
5,200
-
4,638
9,838		 Restricted
funds
to the nearest£
-
-
-
-
8,700
45,000
20,000
5,200
-
-
78,900
-
-
-
78,900
500
1,310
1,310
436
-
4,124
8,691
998
2,340
42,323
435
694
63,161
-
-
-
63,161
15,739
-
10,122
25,861		 Endowment
funds
to the nearest£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 Total funds
to the nearest£
-
-
-
-
8,700
45,000
20,000
5,200
-
5,000
-
-
200
84,100
-
-
-
84,100
500
1,310
1,310
436
-
4,124
8,691
998
2,340
42,323
435
694
63,161
-
-
-
63,161
20,939		 Total funds
to the nearest£
-
-
-
-
8,700
45,000
20,000
5,200
-
5,000
-
-
200
84,100
-
-
-
84,100
500
1,310
1,310
436
-
4,124
8,691
998
2,340
42,323
435
694
63,161
-
-
-
63,161
20,939		 Last year
to the nearest£
Grant - ASDA Foundation - 1,600
Grant - Andrew GidneyFoundation - 1,000
Grant - Cobb Charity - 1,500
Grant - Forever Manchester - 1,000
Grant - UK Youth - -
Grant - BYS - -
Grant - National LotteryCommunityFund - -
Grant - Action Together - 1,000
Grant - Chronicle Cinderella - 1,650
Grant - Richard Budenburg 5,000 -
Grant - Workers Education Authority - 12,300
Donations - 348
Fees 200 94
Sub total(Gross income for
AR)
5,200		 20,492
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
-
- -
Sub total - -
Total receipts
A3 Payments
20,492
Accountancy - 400
Food - 874
General charityexpenses - 211
Insurance - 270
Marketing - 3,252
Equipment - 5,754
Staff,staff training& DBS - 9,420
Subscriptions - 830
Vehicle costs - 5,490
Vehiclepurchase -
Venue hire -
Travel cosrs - -
**Sub total ** - 26,501
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
-
-
**Sub total ** - -
Total payments
Net of receipts/(payments)
A5 Transfers between funds
A6 Cash funds last year end
Cash funds this year end
26,501
5,200 15,739 - 20,939 - 6,009
- - - - -
4,638 10,122 - 14,760 20,769
9,838 25,861 - 35,699 14,760

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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
B5 Liabilities
B3 Investment assets
B2 Other monetary assets
B4 Assets retained for the
charityís own use
B1 Cash funds		 Details
Details
Details
IPADS
Vehicle
Details
Total cash funds
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Details
The Outdoor Collaborative
Accountancy
Signature
SIGN		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
to nearest£
to nearest£
9,838
25,861
-
-
-
-
9,838
25,861
OK
OK
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
to nearest£
to nearest£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fund to which
asset belongs
Cost (optional)
-
-
-
-
-
Fund to which
asset belongs
Cost (optional)
unrestricted
2,094
unrestricted
42,323
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fund to which
liability relates
Amount due
(optional)
unrestricted
550
-
-
-
-
Print Name
Adam Ward		 Endowment
funds
to nearest£
-
-
-
-
OK
Endowment
funds
to nearest£
-
-
-
-
-
-
Current value
(optional)
-
-
-
-
-
Current value
(optional)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
When due
(optional)
Date of
approval
SIGN Adam Ward 30/06/2026

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