GAY OUTDOOR CLUB LIMITED

Charity Number: 1158873
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Gay Outdoor Club is an activity club for gay men and women and their friends which organises over 500 outdoor and sporting events per year, including walking, cycling, camping, caving and climbing. The club is made up of groups across the whole of mainland Britain and has been active for over 40 years.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £81,376
Total expenditure: £84,955

People

9 Trustee(s)

400 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Amateur Sport
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 16 October 2014: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • GOC (Working name)
Company number:
08020133 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
James Keith CORNWELL Chair 01 April 2023
None on record
Robert Davies Trustee 05 October 2024
None on record
Richard George Smith Trustee 06 April 2024
YORKSHIRE SCHOOLS EXPLORING SOCIETY
Received: On time
Ka Him Chris Ng Trustee 06 April 2024
None on record
Ian Michael Widdowson Trustee 06 April 2024
None on record
Martin Gilbraith Trustee 15 October 2022
None on record
Gabriella Giuffre Trustee 15 October 2022
None on record
Edward Hunter Voelcker Trustee 02 October 2020
None on record
ALLYSON MAY EVANS Trustee 11 October 2013
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £68.22k £19.52k £62.72k £71.81k £81.38k
Total expenditure £50.11k £13.45k £48.72k £63.96k £84.96k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2023 14 April 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 14 April 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 11 April 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 11 April 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 22 April 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 22 April 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 21 April 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2019 07 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 07 October 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 04 APR 2012 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 22/09/2014 AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 10/10/2014 as amended on 15 Aug 2023

Charitable objects

The Objects are to provide or assist in the provision of facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation or other leisure time occupation of any individuals who have need of such facilities especially, but not exclusively, everyone in the LGBTQI+ community with the object of improving their conditions of life.

Contact information

Address:
27 OLD GLOUCESTER STREET
LONDON
WC1N 3AX
Phone:
08448700462
Email:
info@goc.org.uk
Website:

www.goc.org.uk Open in new window