VISION OF ADVENTURE

Charity number: 1180451
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We organise outdoor activity courses (climbing, caving, canoeing, cycling, triathlon, sailing) for visually impaired adults from all over the UK. We organise expeditions involving these activities. We act as hub connecting visually impaired adults and sighted guides. We facilitate groups of visually impaired adults to organise their own trips and expeditions.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 October 2023

Total income: £94,001
Total expenditure: £100,245

People

5 Trustee(s)

95 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:
  • Disability
Who the charity helps:
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 29 October 2018: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

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
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Mark Andrew Colman Chair 04 March 2021
None on record
Nazia Yasmin Aslam Trustee 09 May 2023
None on record
Emily Banks Trustee 04 March 2021
None on record
Francesca Mary Higgins Trustee 04 March 2020
None on record
DAVID CORSO Trustee 11 October 2018
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/10/2019 31/10/2020 31/10/2021 31/10/2022 31/10/2023
Total gross income £91.43k £70.02k £51.11k £99.43k £94.00k
Total expenditure £63.58k £45.94k £66.97k £92.35k £100.25k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £6.00k £15.99k 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 October 2023 12 August 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2023 12 August 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2022 06 April 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2022 06 April 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2021 18 August 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2021 18 August 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2020 17 February 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2020 17 February 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2019 13 January 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2019 13 January 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.

CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 29 Oct 2018 as amended on 01 Mar 2019

Charitable objects

THE RELIEF OF VISUALLY IMPAIRED ADULTS LIVING WITHIN THE UK BY PROVIDING AND FACILITATING RECREATIONAL AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES, IN PARTICULAR THOSE CONNECTED TO ADVENTUROUS OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES, IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE SO THAT THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE SHALL BE IMPROVED.

Contact information

Address:
16 Gowan Close
Staveley
KENDAL
Cumbria
LA8 9NW
Phone:
07757279251
Email:
office@visionofadventure.org
Website:

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