## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period**
Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year **From** 30 04 2024 **To** 29 04 2025
## Section A Reference and administration details
**Charity name** Experience Community CIO
**Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)** 1189057
**Charity's principal address**
The Civic Basement
New Street Slaithwaite **Postcode** HD7 5AB
## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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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**
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## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
|**Names and addresses of**|**advisers (Optional information)**|**advisers (Optional information)**|
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## **Section B Structure, governance and management**
## **Description of the charity’s trusts**
Constitution
Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company)
Appointed by Trustees Trustee selection methods
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)**
Trustees are appointed from our participants who have disabilities to You **may choose** to include ensure that they have a voice in how the organisation is run. They additional information, where undertake an induction session including explanation of the “Essential relevant, about: Trustee”.
- policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
- the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
- relationship with any related parties;
- t rustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
## **Section C Objectives and activities**
The objects of the CIO are:
1. To promote social inclusion among persons who are excluded from society because of any form of disability and assisting them to integrate **Summary of the objects of the** into society by the provision of outdoor and indoor day trips to the **charity set out in its** countryside. **governing document**
2. To advance the education of persons concerning issues regarding access to the outdoors for individuals with any form of disability.
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3. To promote for the benefit of the public the conservation protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment by the provision of activities that include persons with any form of disability including arts based projects. Experience Community seeks to help people with a disability access the outdoors through a range of walking, cycling, arts and conservation activities for mental and physical wellbeing, to reduce social isolation and help build our participants daily confidence. All of our activities are peerled meaning that they are organised and run by disabled people for disabled people with support from our non-disabled support staff and volunteers.
The main activities run through the charity are fortnightly rambles using all-terrain wheelchairs known as Mountain Trikes that enable disabled **Summary of the main** people access the outdoors. **activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to** We have also started running monthly 1-day cycle rides for disabled **these objects (include within** people. **this section the statutory declaration that trustees have** Staff time for organising and running our rambles and residential trips has **had regard to the guidance** been donated from Experience Community CIC, for which we are **issued by the Charity** grateful, as without this support we wouldn’t be able to undertake our **Commission on public** work. We are also extremely thankful to all of the volunteers who have **benefit)** supported our activities throughout the year.
We have secured funding for our project “All Together Now, In Colne Valley Land” for 2025 -26 which will employ a member of staff through the CIO for 2-days per week for the project thanks to National Lottery Community Fund’s Awards for All. This project will provide weekly activities in local community in Slaithwaite including community gardening, board games, a book club and crafts.
## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)**
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You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about:
- policy on grantmaking;
- policy programme related investment;
- 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 the period 30[th] April 2024 - 29[th] April 2025 we ran 17 Rambles that supported 162 participants and their families and friends and provided inhouse training for our Ramble Leaders to facilitate our activities.
We also began running 1-day inclusive cycling activities including at Clumber Park and in the Upper Derwent Valley.
We organised three residential trips including a Mountain Trike Ramble trip at as part of the Wye Valley Walking Festival and two Off-Road Cycling Trip to take part in the renowned ‘Dirty Reiver’ 65km gravel event. The second cycling trip was 5 days in the Cairngorms National Park with our partners Able 2 Adventure.
We have collaborated with Nikon School of Photography again during this period to provide 3 photography taster and training days at nature reserves in Yorkshire.
We have also collaborated with other individuals and organisations in the community to provide affordable yoga sessions, a new adult LEGO club and a monthly repair café.
The Trustees meet regularly to plan the ongoing success of the charity and have oversight of its activities.
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## **Section E Financial review**
## **Brief statement of the**
The reserves held by the charity are sufficient to meet 3 months costs of its contractual obligations.
**charity’s policy on reserves**
## **Details of any funds materially**
**in deficit**
## **Further financial review details (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about:
- the chari ty’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
- how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
Our main sources of funds to date are:
1. Participant donations for running our activities
2. Donations from Craghoppers Ltd
3. National Lottery Community Fund Awards for All
The expenditure of the charity has been to subsidise and cover the expenses of the rambles, cycle rides and residential trips
- 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**
SIGN
**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)** Craig Grimes **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Trustee **etc)**
**Date** 16/2/2026
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|**Experience Community CIO**|**Experience Community CIO**|CharityNo|1189057|1189057||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||CompanyNo|CEO21540|||
|Annual accounts for theperiod||||||
|**Period start date**|**30/04/2024**|**To**|**Period end**
**date**|**29/04/2025**||
## **Section A Statement of financial activities (including summary income and expenditure account)**
|**Expenditure (Note 2)**
**Expenditure on:**
Tax payable
Net gains/(losses) on
investments
**Extraordinary items**
Other gains/(losses)
**_Reconciliation of_**
**_funds:_**
**_Total_**
**Recommended categories by activity**
**Income (Note 1)**
**Income and endowments from:**
Donations and Fundraising
Investments
Charitable activities
Other trading activities
Separate material item of income
Other
Gains and losses on revaluation of fixed assets for the
charity’s own use
Charitable activities
Separate material expense item
**_Net movement in funds_**
**Other recognised** **gains/(losses):**
**Net income/(expenditure) before tax for**
**the reporting period**
Raising funds
Other
**_Total funds carried forward_**
**_Total_**
**Net income/(expenditure) after tax before**
**investment gains/(losses)**
**Net income/(expenditure)**
**Transfers between funds**
Total funds brought forward|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**income**
**funds**
**Endowment**
**funds**
**£**
**£**
**£**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**income**
**funds**
**Endowment**
**funds**
**£**
**£**
**£**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**income**
**funds**
**Endowment**
**funds**
**£**
**£**
**£**|**Total funds**
**Prior year**
**funds**
**£**
**£**|**Total funds**
**Prior year**
**funds**
**£**
**£**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||11,627||-|11,627|6,568|
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||1,540|-|-|1,540|3,140|
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||13,167|18,500|-|31,667|9,708|
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||2,477|-|-|2,477|4,193|
||-|768|-|768|-|
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||10,356|-|-|10,356|-|
||12,833|768|-|13,601|4,193|
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||334|17,732|-|18,066|5,515|
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||5,849|17,732|-|23,581|5,515|
|**Charity Name: Experience Community CIO**|**Charity Name: Experience Community CIO**|CharityNo|1189057||||
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|Annual accounts for theperiod|**Period start date: 30/04/2024**|||**To period end date: 29/04/25**|||
|**Section B Balance sheet**|||||||
|**Fixed assets**
**Intangible assets**
**Tangible assets**
**Heritage assets**
**Investments**
**_Total fixed assets_**
**Current assets**
**Stocks**
**Debtors**
**Investments**
**Cash at bank and in hand (Note 3)**
**_Total current assets_**
**Creditors: amounts falling due within one**
**year**
**_Net current assets/(liabilities)_**
**_Total assets less current liabilities_**
**Creditors: amounts falling due after one**
**year**
**Provisions for liabilities**
**_Total net assets or liabilities_**
**Funds of the Charity**
**Endowment funds**
**Restricted income funds (Note 4)**
**Unrestricted funds**
**Revaluation reserve**
**Fair value reserve**
**_Total funds_**||**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**|
**Restricted**
**income**
**funds**
**£**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**Total this**
**year**
**£**
**£**||**Total last**
**year**
**£**
F05|
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|||11,666||-|11,666|11,332|
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_**The company was entitled to exemption from audit under s477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.**_
_**The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.**_
_**The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act with respect to**_
_**These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to small companies subject to the small companies regime and in accordance with FRS102 SORP.**_
Signature of director on behalf of all the directors
|Print Name|Date of approval
dd/mm/yyyy|
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|Craig Grimes|16/2/2026|
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|Signature
~~SIGN~~|Date dd/mm/yyyy|
||16/2/2026|
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**Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)**
## **Note 1 Income**
|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**income**
**funds**
**Endowment**
**funds**
**Total funds**
**Prior year**
**£**
**£**
Donations/Fundraising
5,627 - -5,6276,568
Gift Aid
- - - - -
Legacies
- - - - -
General grants provided by government/other
charities
- 18,500- 18,500-
Membership subscriptions and sponsorships
which are in substance donations
- - - -
Donatedgoods,facilities and services
- - - - -
Other
6,000 - - 6,000
**Total** 11,627 18,500 - 30,127 6,568
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
Other
- - - - -
**Total**
- - - - -
Residential Trips
1,540- - 1,540 3,140
- - - - -
- - - - -
Other
- - - - -
**Total** 1,540 - - 1,540 3,140
Interest income
- - - - -
Dividend income
- - - - -
Rental and leasingincome
- - - - -
Other
- - - - -
**Total**
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
**Total**
- - - - -
Conversion of endowment funds into income
- - - - -
Gain on disposal of a tangible fixed asset held
for charity's own use
- - - - -
Gain on disposal of a programme related
investment
- - - - -
Royalties from the exploitation of intellectual
propertyrights
- - - - -
Other
- - - - -
**Total**
- - - - -
13,167 18,500 - 31,667 9,708
**Charitable**
**activities:**
**Separate**
**material item**
**of income**
**Other:**
**Income from**
**investments:**
**Other trading**
**activities:**
**TOTAL INCOME**
**Analysis of income**
**Donations**
**and legacies:**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**income**
**funds**
**Endowment**
**funds**
**Total funds**
**Prior year**
**£**
**£**
**Analysis of income**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**income**
**funds**
**Endowment**
**funds**
**Total funds**
**Prior year**
**£**
**£**
**Analysis of income**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**income**
**funds**
**Endowment**
**funds**
**Total funds**
**Prior year**
**£**
**£**
**Analysis of income**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**income**
**funds**
**Endowment**
**funds**
**Total funds**
**Prior year**
**£**
**£**
**Analysis of income**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**income**
**funds**
**Endowment**
**funds**
**Total funds**
**Prior year**
**£**
**£**
**Analysis of income**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**income**
**funds**
**Endowment**
**funds**
**Total funds**
**Prior year**
**£**
**£**
**Analysis of income**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||Donations/Fundraising|5,627|-|-|5,627|6,568|
||Gift Aid|-|-|-|-|-|
||Legacies|-|-|-|-|-|
||General grants provided by government/other
charities|-|18,500|-|18,500|-|
||Membership subscriptions and sponsorships
which are in substance donations|-|-|-|-||
||Donatedgoods,facilities and services|-|-|-|-|-|
||Other|6,000|-|-|6,000||
||**Total**|11,627|18,500|-|30,127|6,568|
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||Other|-|-|-|-|-|
||**Total**|-|-|-|-|-|
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||Residential Trips|1,540|-|-|1,540|3,140|
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||Other|-|-|-|-|-|
||**Total**|1,540|-|-|1,540|3,140|
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||Interest income|-|-|-|-|-|
||Dividend income|-|-|-|-|-|
||Rental and leasingincome|-|-|-|-|-|
||Other|-|-|-|-|-|
||**Total**|-|-|-|-|-|
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||**Total**|-|-|-|-|-|
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||Conversion of endowment funds into income|-|-|-|-|-|
||Gain on disposal of a tangible fixed asset held
for charity's own use|-|-|-|-|-|
||Gain on disposal of a programme related
investment|-|-|-|-|-|
||Royalties from the exploitation of intellectual
propertyrights|-|-|-|-|-|
||Other|-|-|-|-|-|
||**Total**|-|-|-|-|-|
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|||13,167|18,500|-|31,667|9,708|
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**Other information:**
**All income in the prior year was unrestricted except for: (please provide description and amounts) Where any endowment fund is converted into income in the reporting period, please give the reason for the conversion. Where any endowment fund is converted into income in the prior period, please give the reason for the conversion. Within the income items above the following items are material: (please disclose the nature, amount and any prior year amounts) This year: Where sums originally denominated in foreign currency have been included in income, explain the basis on which those sums have been translated into sterling (or the currency in which the accounts are drawn up). Last year: Where sums originally denominated in foreign currency have been included in income, explain the basis on which those sums have been translated into sterling (or the currency in which the accounts are drawn up).**
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## **Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)**
## **Note 2 Expenditure**
|**Note 2 Expenditure**|||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Analysis**
**Expenditure on raising funds:**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**income**
**funds**
**Endowment**
**funds**
**Total funds**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**income**
**funds**
**Endowment**
**funds**
**Total funds**
**£**
**£**
**This year**
**Last year**||||||||
|Other trading activities|2,477|-|-|2,477|4,193|-|-|4,193|
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|**Total expenditure on raising funds**|2,477|-|-|2,477|4,193|-|-|4,193|
|**Expenditure on charitable activities:**|||||||||
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|Wages|-|768|-|768|-|-|-|-|
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|**Total expenditure on charitable activities**|-|768|-|768|-|-|-|-|
|**Separate material item of expense**|||||||||
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|**Total**|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|
|**Other**|||||||||
|Rent,Rates and Insurance|10,268|-|-|10,268|-|-|-|-|
|Subscriptions|88|-|-|88|-|-|-|-|
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|**Total other expenditure**
**TOTAL EXPENDITURE**|10,356|-|-|10,356|-|-|-|-|
||12,832|768|-|13,601|4,193|-|-|4,193|
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## **Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)**
**Note 3 Cash at bank and in hand**
|**Other**
**Short term deposits**
**Cash at bank and on hand**
**Total**
**Short term cash investments (less than 3 months maturity date)**|**This year**
**£**|**Last year**
**£**|
|---|---|---|
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||29,398|11,332|
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||29,398|11,332|
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**Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)**
## **Note 4 Charity funds**
## **27.1 Details of material funds held and movements during the CURRENT reporting period**
_**Please give details of the movements of material individual funds in the reporting period together with a balancing figure for 'Other funds' (which should include revaluation reserve and fair value reserve, if applicable). The 'Total funds' figure below should reconcile to 'Total funds' in the balance sheet.**_
_*** Key: PE - permanent endowment funds; EE - expendable endowment funds; R - restricted income funds, including special trusts, of the charity; and U - unrestricted funds**_
|**_funds_**|||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Fund names**|**Type PE, EE**
**R or UR ***|**Purpose and Restrictions**|**Fund**
**balances**
**brought**
**forward**
**£**|**Income**
**£**|**Expenditure**
**£**|**Transfers**
**£**|**Gains and**
**losses**
**£**|**Fund**
**balances**
**carried**
**forward**
**£**|
|LotteryAwardfor All|R|RestrictedFunds|-|18,500|- 768|-|-|17,732|
|Other Funds|UR|UnrestrictedFunds|5,515|13,167|- 12,833|-|-|5,849|
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|**_Other funds(balancing figure)_ **|**N/a**|**N/a**|-|-|-|-|-|-|
|**Total Funds as per balance sheet**|||5,515|31,667|- 13,601|-|-|23,581|
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CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examinerfs
report on the accounts
Report to the trusteesl
memr$ of
EXperIen Community CIO
On accounts for the year
ended
2* April 2025
Charity no
(rf any)
1189057
Set out on pages
1-10
lo irdthje Iha oats& numbers ofadditional sh*,.. .
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity (Ihe Trusf) for the year ended 29 April 2025.
Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Tnjst. you are responsible for the preparation
basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act
2011 (°the Acr).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I
have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
undar seclion 145(5){b) of the Act.
have completed my examination. I confirni that no material matters have
come to my attention (other than that disclosed below ") in connection with
Ihe examination which gtves me use to beli8ve that in. any material
respect:
accounting re(x)rds were not kept in aixx)rdance with section 130 of
the Act or
the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
Independent
examinerfs statement
I have no Ix)ncems and have come aLYOSS no other matters in connection
with the examination to which attention should be dravm in ordèr to enable a
proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Please delete the words in the bCketS if they do not apply.
Signed:
Date:
Iql'zlz
Name:
Rèlevant professional
qualification(s) or body
(if any):
Address:
c)umfi iilT41
IER
October 2018