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
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Independellt Examiner's Reprt
Statement of FlnanclAI Aetlvllles
Balance Sheet
Notes to the ￿m￿lIa1 Statements
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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 f￿n¢la1 slat¢ments of th¢ dwity for the period 5 December 2024 to
31 July 2025. Th¢ tsv$t¢¢s hove adopied the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities.. Statement of
Re¢omm¢nd¢d Praeiice applicable to Charities preparing their acwunts in accordan￿ with the Financial Reporting
Stondard applicable iti the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) 1¢ff￿11v¢ l January 2019}.
oBJE￿IVEs AND ACTivrriEs
Obj¢¢tlv¢$ 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 educ*ion prO￿aMMe8 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 progra1￿me5 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 progr*mme 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 0￿door 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¢ g￿1$ of sueh prO￿ammeS InC￿de, 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 IndeFKnd￿te 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.
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OUTDOOR LEARI¥ING LLANGOLLEN CIO
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
FOR THE PERIOD 5 DECEMBER 2024 TO 31 JULY 21ll5
ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE
Charitsble attlyltfies
P*rtl£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/* In￿eaS¢ 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 backgro￿d, and 34Y¥J are from pupil prwlli￿rn 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¢ cu￿ent finoncial situation doesnl capture gr8ni-fLllbJed PTOj¢¢ts that have been success￿11Y 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 moti1￿r¢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., It￿ease 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 tn￿t and eonstitutci an unincorporated charity.
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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 L￿TrIng 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 Tn￿te¢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 th￿e 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 stat￿llent 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
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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
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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF
OUTDOOR LEARNING LLANGOLLEf4 CIO
lttdepeDdeDt examlner's report to the tru5t¢e5 of Outdoor Le*rnlng Llangollen CIO
I r¢p)rt to th¢ charity truslee5 on my examina¢ion of th¢ a￿OUnts of OUtd(￿r Learning Llangollcn CIO (the Trust) for
the wiod 5 De￿￿ber 2024 to 31 July 2025.
R¢S￿￿$]bIlItI¢s b*sis of reptsrt
As the charity trustces of the Tnjst you are responsbi 1¢ for the preparation of the accow]ts its ac¢ordhtt¢¢ with th¢
r¢quiremcnts of the Charities Act 2011 ('tbe ACQ.
I r¢p)rt in respeet of my examination of thc Trusvs accounts ¢arried out under Section 145 of the Art and in carrying
out rny examination I have followed all applicable DIr￿tiOnS given by the Charlty Commission under S¢ction 145(5)(b)
of th¢ Act.
Independent txamlner's statsment
I hav¢ wrnpl¢t¢d my examination. I confmn tbat no nwterial matt¢rs have come to my attention in connection with th¢
examination giYiDg rn¢ cause to believe that in any mat¢ri21 re4)¢Ct'.
aw>ulltitig records were not kept in r¢$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 requir￿￿entS 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
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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
lo5￿76
Investm¢nt An¢ome
14
14
Tot#l
205 890
205
EXPENDfnJRE ON
Ch*rAtsble *¢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
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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
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OUTDOOR LEARNING LLANGOLLEN CIO
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE PERIOD S DECEMBER 2024 TO 31 JULY 2(125
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
B*sls 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¢ fi￿ds, 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¢CrL￿15 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 red￿1￿8 balan
20D/o on reducing balan¢e
250/0 on reducI￿g b8Sancc
Straight line over 3 ycars
T4x*tits
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 In￿tees.
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 le*sing eommilments
R¢nlals paid under operaring leases arc charged to The St*t¢m¢nt of Financial A¢livities on a strai8ht line basis
over the period of the lease.
Penslon ¢ost$ 4￿d 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.
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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' ¢x￿nS¢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 ¢M0￿MentS 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.
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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
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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
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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 oU￿00r Ethication Centre CIC at 31 July 2025 was £29,831.
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