
## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** 

Period start date Day01 Month01 Year2024 

Period end date Day31 Mont12h Year24 

**To** 

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## Section A                        Reference and administration details 

**Charity name** Seven Springs Camp **Other names charity is known by** Seven Springs Outdoor Activity Centre **Registered charity number (if any)** 224921 **Charity's principal address** Corks Lane Disley **Postcode Sk12 2AZ** 

## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
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||Helen Humphreys|||Trustee Board|
||Angela Ogden|Secretary||Trustee Board|
||Gillian Lewis|||Trustee Board|
||Christine Ellis|||Trustee Board|
||ShirleyBlake|||Trustee Board|
||Ann Shackleton|||Trustee Board|
||NickyHarwood|||Trustee Board|
||Zoe Brindle|||Trustee Board|
||Nicola Horsfield|||Trustee Board|
||Catherine Bower|||Trustee Board|
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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** 

March **2012** 

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**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** 

## **Section B              Structure, governance and management** 

## **Description of the charity’s trusts** 

Constitution 

Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Trust How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Advertisement or personal invitation, and then agreed by Trustee body Trustee selection methods 

(eg. appointed by, elected by) 

## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** 

You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about: 

- 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; 

- trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. 

## **Section C                    Objectives and activities** 

**Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document** 

Seven Springs is an outdoor activity centre providing outdoor (camping) and indoor accommodation for children and young people. It is set on the edge of the Peak District 

Visitors to the site include members of Girl Guiding, The Scout Association, Duke of Edinburgh expedition groups, schools and any other youth organisation with a documented safeguarding policy. 

March **2012** 

**TAR** 

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In 2024 we welcomed over 300 members of Girlguiding and Scouting to the site and some Duke of Edinburgh expedition groups for camping, indoor residential events and day visitors. 

We ran a large camp entitled Book and Go- for over 150 members, for 2 nights, including all activities and food. 

A Forest School rented the site and ran weekly and monthly events in the wooded area. 

**Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)** 

Our maintenance team attended weekly during the camping season to maintain the site, supplemented by additional day maintenance events from other volunteers. 

We worked with a firm of architects, surveyors and planning consultants to develop plans to improve the facilities 

Having been granted permission from the Charity Commission we placed, 2 plots of land, which is no longer used up for sale. 

The Trustees have had regard to the guidance on public benefit issued by the Charity Commission. 

## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** 

You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: 

- policy on grantmaking; 

- policy programme related investment; 

- contribution made by volunteers. 

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Section D                      Achievements and performance 

**Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year** 

Increasing number of people who used the site and thereby increasing the income for the benefit of the site Increased our fundraising activities/ and obtained additional grant funding Ran a successful, well supported weekend event  for young members Welcomed the Forest School and other ‘external lets’ including an animal therapy group 

March **2012** 

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## **Section E                    Financial review** 

We maintain a small amount of money, which would be sufficient should **Brief statement of the** we need to ‘wind up’ the charity **charity’s policy on reserves** 

**Details of any funds materially in deficit** 

N/A 

## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** 

You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about: 

- the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); 

- how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; 

- 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** 

**Signature(s)** Hjhumphreys **Full name(s)** Helen Humphreys **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Board member **etc) Date** 9/10/25 

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**TAR** 

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1 2024
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2024
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Seven Springs Outdoor Activity Centre
Recelpts and Payments A¢ciwJnt
1 2024
to 31st
2024
Recdpts lknj
Totsl
t6.521.1
£9,357.05
£1.020.WI
£4.&%.J4
C1.119.23
£16.997.28
£1.020.D)
£4,806.34
£0.
£O.LYJ
£9,325.iK)
f2.018.89
£13.019.6B
ÉL,62a.75
£582.82
£1,833.40
£51,217.i61
M15C
Bitofa
Gift Ahy
6c#* tl r
Afternc<¥) Te
Campsite fee5
£9.J25.fy)
C2,018.89
E13.019.68
E1.621.75
£W.82
£J.B33.41
¢13.￿.•)
Camp Bath
at*¥)s ftr C
Tota15
t1,119.23
Paym•nts [£hrtl
Future Pl•m
Ecf Er
WaterrAus
Mtst
Pthk&&¢
11.856.Xl
t4.795.04
11.4)2.
19.510.LKI
t5.952.14
£15.
eJi,856.50
É4,795.04
£1.402.36
£9,510.
£5,952.14
É15.rKI
All￿1￿ Tea
£Tr4.21
£o.Th)
Slte I•Alnterwxe
(4,821.67
C6,430.(KI
£45.576.92
É4.821.67
£6,430.(X)
E44,782.71
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¢1 1l•.U
É9.781.20
(14.871.W
É44,993.58
BalarKes In h*J ot ￿ar.eTh1
E16.302.20
£IZ,881.91
C46.112.81
£75.2K•I
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to the value of
J rhffe are assets ry li*ilities
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the firwKial 315l t*cernbeT 2024
2110812>ZS