REGISTERKD CHAIUTY NUMBIIL. 1211256 REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE PKRIOD S DECEMBER 2024 TO 31 JULY 21125 FOR OUTDOOR LEARNING LLANGOLLEN CIO Williams Denlon Cyf Chartered Certified A¢couDlaDts Glasl Ffordd y Parc Parc Menai BaDgor Gwynedd LL57 4FE
OUTDOOR LKARNING LLANGOLLEN CIO CONTEf4TS OF THE FINATrICIAL STATEMEP4TS FOR THE PERIOD 5 DECEMBER 2024 TO 31 JULY 2025 P#ge Report Df the Trustees I to 4 Independellt Examiner's Reprt Statement of FlnanclAI Aetlvllles Balance Sheet Notes to the mlIa1 Statements 8 to 12
OUTDOOR LEARNING LLANGOLLEN CIO REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE PERIOD 5 DECEMBER 2024 TO 31 JULY 2025 Th¢ InLSt¢¢$ pr¢sent their report with the fn¢la1 slat¢ments of th¢ dwity for the period 5 December 2024 to 31 July 2025. Th¢ tsv$t¢¢s hove adopied the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities.. Statement of Re¢omm¢nd¢d Praeiice applicable to Charities preparing their acwunts in accordan with the Financial Reporting Stondard applicable iti the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) 1¢ff11v¢ l January 2019}. oBJEIVEs AND ACTivrriEs Obj¢¢tlv¢$ and #ims W¢ bave ihree chatilable aims: l. Quality ouidotsr education for young people 2. Developmelltsl traitiiDg for adults 3. Shaping and sharing best practice in the outdoors Our core operation$ are residential and day outdoor educion prOaMMe8 for young people. Typic#lly, these ate school groups from England visiting Wales for the first time, slaying away from home and undertoking ¢hallenging ¥4Ctivities for personal and social developmenl through metaphor-based learning. We arenl tying io erellte a new generation of outdoor instructors,. inst¢ad, wc usc the outdoors to help people learn aTrMJUt themselv¢s. Furtberniore. most of our adult progra1me5 are for residents of North Easi Wales. These are developmenthl programme5 that again use the Olltdoors as a melaphoT for change. For exarnple, w¢ host ¢ohtsrts of undcr-25s at Brynty undertaking a r¢sid¢nti¥l progrmme fvnded by the Job Centre to build th¢ir ¢onfidence to be economically active. Wc are a]so a publishing c¢ntr¢ looking to impTOV¢ the wider undwstanding of what 0door education is and how it Publi¢ b¢n¢flt The main a¢tiviti¢s of the organisation are rwTrning rcsidential ethc8tional programmes for young people and *lul¢ ¢ompl¢m¢nted by day programmes whar residential progrdrnmes rnight not be suitable. Th¢ g1$ of sueh prOammeS InCde, but are Dot limited to: - Better menial health and wellbeing - More confidence and self b¢li¢f - GreaterTesilience {¢oping with ¢halkng¢) - Stronger teamwork and communication - Higher motivation and engagement - Improved problem solving skills - More IndeFKndte alld responsibility - StroJJg¢r conD¢ction to - Greater s¢nse of belonging and inclusion - P081tiv¢ charn¢trr and values developmeD¢ We have a particular focus on developit)g c¢mfid¢n¢¢, given the unique pertiSe of the Current workforc¢. Th¢ Trnstees agree that th¢ objwtive5 and activitie5, along With the day-to-day op¢ration of Outth)or Learning Llangollen CIO, is of public ben¢fit und¢T the Charities Act 2011. P88e I
OUTDOOR LEARI¥ING LLANGOLLEN CIO REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE PERIOD 5 DECEMBER 2024 TO 31 JULY 21ll5 ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE Charitsble attlyltfies Prtl£ipants We are delighted to have welcomed 14 rnor¢ group4 both hOolS (9) and groups (5), to BryDtysilio Mpared to ihe 2023-2024 academie yeat. with a 5Tr/ IneaS¢ in total patticipants. The concerning trend is that schools are bringing fewer people per week. The average school Broup size has reduced from 39 to 32. Th¢ av¢ra%¢ l¢ngth of stsy is the same {3.8). We believe the reduction ill young people is due to th¢ cost-of-IiviDg crisis. This is ¢xp¢¢t¢d to ¢on¢itiue into the 2n25-26 year. 20/D of participants come from a global tnajority backgrod, and 34Y¥J are from pupil prwllirn income ImpAct Wben asked to wbat extent our phrticipants hav¢ gaincd iti social bonds, having tri¢d Dew skills and been to Dew places and the impact on C4)nfidene¢, the following percentAges agr¢¢.' @-@AT° e•tlerr•latlonshlps: 93% Newsklilslpiaces 9696 Confldence 8791 FINANCIAL REVIEW Fln¥n¢lal pD5ition There were no restsicted funds received during the year. Negative unrestricted reserves stood at £5,656 8t 31 lY 2025. Golng £Dn¢ern l Funds ID delldt Th¢ cuent finoncial situation doesnl capture gr8ni-fLllbJed PTOj¢¢ts that have been success11Y gained bui noi y¢t received. Equally, looking for the next year is stronger than thi$ y¢ar. Furtbermore, we allticipated a start-up. Parti#l-y¢ar acwunts tt) show a deftcit. The cash flow foreeast shows a $utplu8, but there no agreed financial boundarie$ for all futur¢ years. However, the sitrjaiion is moti1r¢d weekly by the CEO and is on the agenda of ¢v¢ry wstet meetitsg. FiryURE PLANS We have three tllre goals.. l. Incre¢ the number of schools Attd organisd groups we work WI i.e., Itease the number of b¢nefi¢iaries to match our curreni capacity 2. Develop our residential programmes for adult4 in particularly not lilnited to working with the Department of Work and Pensions 3. Scck plamiingpermission hi invest iti our listed buildings STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AI¥D MANAGEMENT Governlng doeument The charity is ¢ontroll¢d by its governing documenL a deed of tnt and eonstitutci an unincorporated charity. Page 2
OUTDOOR LEARNING LLANGOLLEN CIO REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE PEIUOD 5 DECEMBER 2024 TO 31 JULY 21125 STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Cb4TIty c•n5tltutlon Outdoor LTrIng Llangoll¢n CIO is govemed by a foundatlOD ¢vnstibJtion dated 5th December 2024. Re¢rnltment Attd Appo1(mellt of new trusleel New Trustees ar¢ I¢CTui*d from the current Tnte¢S and the 1¢[ Offic¢rs' prof¢5sioual network. Pot¢ntial new trLlStees are Antervlewed by the curTent Truste¢s (Trr a sub¢ommittee of eurrent Trustee& and underkik¢ a l..1 with th¢ Chief Officer lo ensure suitability and uud¢rstaodiDg of thc organisation. If both thc sllbcornmittee and Chief Officer agree on suitability, the matt¢r is brought to the next meeting, where a ttsolution is pass¢d. Detai frorn th¢ constittllion. Appointsn¢nt of clwity ttustees (11 Apart frorn the firsl charity trnstees, eyery tn]5t¢¢ must b¢ apJxTrinted for a term of the years by a resolution p&ssed at a prop¢rly convened meeling of the charity tru5tKs. (2) In selectitig individuals foT appointment as cbarity trustees, the charity thist¢cs must have regard to the skills, knowledge and expuienc¢ nKd¢d foT the effective administration of the CIO. lnforniats.on for new charity tTUSt¢¢s The charity trnstees will mak¢ available to cach Dew charity tnjstee, on or b¢f¢)r¢ his or her first appoinitYLentr. (a) a copy of the ¢urr¢nt v¢Ysion of this conslituiion. Ib) a Copy of the CIO'S latrst Trustees, Annual Report 2nd statllent of accounts. REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Registered Charity number 1211256 PriD¢ip#l address YHwb Bryntysilio Outdoor Education Centre Llantysilio LL20 8BS Trustees Dr C W Eastabrook (appoint 5.12.24) (resigned 1.4.25) P Williams (appointed 5.12.24) (resigned 1.4.25) N Jack50n (apwinied 5.12.24) (rcsigned 1.4.25) O T Senior (llppointed 10.3.25) Ms S L K¢x-Edwards (appointed 10.3.25) Dr L Collins (appointed 10.3.25} Independent Exirnlner Williams Denton Cyr Chartered Certified Accountants Glaslyn Ffordd y Pa PaTC Menai Bangor Gwynedd Lt57 4FE Page 3
OUTDOOR LEARNING LLANGOLLEN CIO REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE PERIOD S DECEMBER 2024 TO 31 JULY 2025 Approv by order of the board of trustees on................ and 5ign¢d on its behalf by.. - Trustee gL¢£>-Cknd Page 4
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF OUTDOOR LEARNING LLANGOLLEf4 CIO lttdepeDdeDt examlner's report to the tru5t¢e5 of Outdoor Lernlng Llangollen CIO I r¢p)rt to th¢ charity truslee5 on my examina¢ion of th¢ aOUnts of OUtd(r Learning Llangollcn CIO (the Trust) for the wiod 5 Deber 2024 to 31 July 2025. R¢S$]bIlItI¢s bsis of reptsrt As the charity trustces of the Tnjst you are responsbi 1¢ for the preparation of the accow]ts its ac¢ordhtt¢¢ with th¢ r¢quiremcnts of the Charities Act 2011 ('tbe ACQ. I r¢p)rt in respeet of my examination of thc Trusvs accounts ¢arried out under Section 145 of the Art and in carrying out rny examination I have followed all applicable DIrtiOnS given by the Charlty Commission under S¢ction 145(5)(b) of th¢ Act. Independent txamlner's statsment I hav¢ wrnpl¢t¢d my examination. I confmn tbat no nwterial matt¢rs have come to my attention in connection with th¢ examination giYiDg rn¢ cause to believe that in any mat¢ri21 re4)¢Ct'. aw>ulltitig records were not kept in r¢$p¢ct of the Trnst as required by Section 130 of th¢ Act- or the aecounts do not accord with those records; or th¢ a¢¢ouDts do nol ¢omply with the applicable requirentS Gon¢ernin8 th¢ forni and ¢ontent of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) R¢guiations 21K18 other than any requirement that the accoumts give a true and fair view which is not a matter Considered as part of an ind¢p¢nd¢nt ¢xaminati(m. I hav¢ no concerns and have come across no other m&tters in connection with thc ¢xaminatiort to whi¢h Èttention should be drawn in ihis report in order to enable a proper undcrstanding of the accounts to be reach¢d. Ffion Taylor Williams Denton Cyf Chartcred Certlfied Accountants Glaslyrt Ffordd y Pa Parc Menai Bangor Gwynedd LL57 4FE Poge 5
OUTDOOR LEARNING LLANGOLLEN CIO STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL AcfiviTIES FOR THE PERIOD 5 DECEMBER 2024 TO 31 JULY 2025 Unrestricted fund R¢ytri¢t¢d fund Totsl funds Nol¢s INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM CbArltAble Aetlvltles To advan¢¢ th¢ cducation of thc public in thc outdoors 2•&876 lo576 Investm¢nt An¢ome 14 14 Tot#l 205 890 205 EXPENDfnJRE ON ChrAtsble ¢t1w1¢S To advan¢¢ the education of the public in the outdoors 211.546 NET INCOMW{EXPENDITURK) (5,656) (5,656) TOTAL FUTr4DS CARIUED FORWARD The notes fomi pan 0fth¢ fiu&tt¢ial statements Pag¢ 6
OUTDOOR LEARNING LLANGOLLEN CIO BALANCE SHEET 31 JULY 2025 UnTestrict¢d nd Restricted fiujd Totsl funds Notes FIXED ASSETS Tangible aSS¢L8 152115 152015 CURRENT ASSETS Debtors C&sh at bank al in hand 411154 23.023 44,054 67077 67,077 CREDITORS Amounts falling due within one year (225A48) (225J48) NET CURRENT ASSETSI(LIABILITIES) 158471 15&471) TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES ($656) 15,656) NET A&SETS FUNDS Ullr¢5tri¢ted funds 10 5,650 TOTAL FUNDS 5.656 The fiwancial statements W¢ approv¢d by the Board of Trustee5 and authoris¢d for is$ue on IE.:..l.:.Lk.............. and were signed on its behalf by". . Trusf¢e The Dotes forn7 part of th¢ fmancial statements Page 7
OUTDOOR LEARNING LLANGOLLEN CIO NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE PERIOD S DECEMBER 2024 TO 31 JULY 2(125 ACCOUNTING POLICIES Bsls of preparing the finanelal ststements The financial ststements of tbe charity. whi¢h is a publi¢ E¢n¢fit entity under FRS 102. have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 1021 'A¢¢ounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement or Recommended Practice applicable io ehariti¢s preparing their accounts in accordance with the FI]l¢la1 Reporting Stsndard applicabl¢ in th¢ UK and R¢publi¢ of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective l January 2019),, Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Fillallcial Reportiug Standard applicable ID the UK and Republic of Ir¢land' and the Charities Act 2011. The financial stateme$ hav¢ b¢¢n prepared under the hisiorieal cost convention. Income All income is Tecognised in the Statement of Finan¢ial Activi¢i¢s on¢¢ the charity has entitlement to th¢ fids, it is pr()bable that the income will be received and the allhount b¢ measured reliably. Expendliure Liabilities are recognised as expenditure a5 500n as th¢r¢ is a legal or constTh¢(ive obligatioll commiiting th¢ charity to that expenditure. it is piobablr that # trau5frr of ¢wnomic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of th¢ obligation can b¢ measured reliably. Expenditur¢ is accounted for on an a¢CrL15 basis and has been classifi¢d undcr heodings that aggregate all cost relatd to th¢ utegory. Where cos(s cannot be directly attributcd to particular headings they have been allocated to activiti¢5 On a basis CODSiStent with the use of resour¢cs. Tanglble fixed agjets Depreciation is provid¢d At the following annual rates in order to writ¢ off ¢h asset over its estimated useful lif¢. Freehold propcty Plant and ma¢hin¢ry Fixtures and fittings Motor vehicles Comput¢T equipment 15D/o on reducing balance 15 /0 on red18 balan 20D/o on reducing balan¢e 250/0 on reducIg b8Sancc Straight line over 3 ycars T4xtits The charity is excmpt from tsx on its charitable activities. Fund A¢COllntiiig UnrtStri¢ted funds can be used in a¢eordanee with ihe charitable Objectiv at th¢ discretion of the Intees. Restricted funds only be uscd for particular restricted purpos¢s within the objects of the charity. Restsictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds ar¢ rdiS¢d for particular restricted purposes. Further explanation of the natUTe and purposc of each fimd is Included ID th¢ not¢s to the fllV4ncial slatements. Hlre pur¢h•s¢ and lesing eommilments R¢nlals paid under operaring leases arc charged to The Stt¢m¢nt of Financial A¢livities on a strai8ht line basis over the period of the lease. Penslon ¢ost$ 4d other post-retiremeDt benefits Th¢ ¢harity op¢rat¢5 a defined contsibution pension scheme. Contributions payabl¢ to the chariWs pension sob¢¢ ure charged to tbe Statement of Financial Activities in the period to whi¢h th¢y r¢late. Page 8 onlinued...
OUTDOOR LEARNING LLATr4GOLLEN CIO NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS- continued FOR THE PKRIOD 5 DECEMBER 2024 TO 31 JULY 21J25 INVESTMENT IIYCOME lftterest r¢¢¢iv2ble 14 INDEPENDENT EXAMINATION 31.07.25 Independent exAmillalion f¢¢s TRUSTEESI REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS There were no tNsl£es' reJnull¢ration or other benefits for the period ended 31 July 2025. Trn8tseJ' expen8e8 Ther¢ wer¢ no tNst¢¢S' ¢xnS¢s paid for thc p¢riod ¢nd¢d 31 July 2025. STAFF COSTS Wag¢s and salari¢5 &la] wurity cost$ Other pension costs 115,561 2,104 4.051 121710 Thc av¢r88¢ monthly nurnb¢r of employees during the period was as follows.. Chief Offi¢¢r Chi¢f Instru¢tor C¢ntre Manager Instructors Marketing Ch¢fs MAiniet)ance 16 No employ$ T¢ly¢d ¢M0MentS in excess of £60,iNJO. The charity consid¢TS ils k¢y n]anaganenÈ p¢rsonnel comprise the Chi¢f Offi¢¢rl Head of Centre, Chief Insttuctor and Centre Manager. Totsl emoluments, including employer pension contributions, of the key management personnel were £43,526. Page 9 ontinued...
OUTDOOR LEARNING LLANGOLLEN CIO NOTES TO THE FINAP4CIAL STATEMENTS- c•ntlDued FOR THE PERIOD 5 DECEMBER 2024 TO 31 JULY 21125 TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS Flxnwes and fittings FT¢¢hold Plant and propety macblnery COST Additions DEPRECIATION Charge for yeaT 212 945 NET BOOK VALUE At 31 July 2025 17 27 Motor vehi¢l¢$ Computer equipment Totals COST Addition5 157 709 DEPRECIATION ChaTg¢ for year 1,442 344 NET BOOK VALUE At 31 July 2025 J5.862 152 815 DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR Trade debti) Other debtors Prepayments 38539 1,248 Page 10 continued...
OUTDOOR LEARNING LLANGOLLEN CIO NOTES TO THE FIIYANCIAL STATEMENTS- contiDNed FOR THE PERIOD 5 DECEMBER 21124 TO 31 JULY 2025 CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLll¥G DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR Trdde ereditors Taxati¢)n and social $¢¢urity Other creditors 21,030 36,1142 16 22 LEASING AGREEMENTS Mitiimwn lease payments under non-canc¢llable oper2tin8 leases fall due as follows.. Within one year Between one and five yeArs 15,403 43,189 io. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS Net movement in funds At 31.7.25 Uttrestrieted funds General fund (5,650) (5,656) TOTAL FUNDS Nel movem¢nt in fimsts, included in th¢ above ar¢ as follows: Jncomin8 resources Resour¢¢s exp¢nd¢d Mov¢ment in Unrejtrieted funds Gen¢ral fvnd 305,8911 (211546) (5,656) TOTAL FUNDS 211 Page 11 ¢ontinued...
OUTDOOR LEARNING LLANGOLLEN CIO NOTES TO THE F]NAf4ciAL STATEMEP4TS- eontAnued FOR THE PERIOD 5 DECEMBER 21124 TO 31 JULY 2025 IA. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES Outdoor Learning Llangollett CIO previously otmt¢d as Bryntysilio Outdoor Edu¢#tion Centre CIC. During the period Bryntysilio Outdoor Education C¢ntr¢ CIC made payments on b¢half of Outdoor Learning Llangollen CIO. Th¢ balAn¢¢ owing to Bryntysilio oU00r Ethication Centre CIC at 31 July 2025 was £29,831. Page 12