Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 7
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

THE VINEY HILL CHRISTIAN ADVENTURE CENTRE

Residential and camping centre offering outdoor pursuits and adventure activities for groups. We provide the ideal venue for your group to relax, study and discover the great outdoors through adventurous and challenging activities in a supportive Christian environment. Working to encourage and inspire personal, social and spiritual development through the creative use of outdoor pursuits
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 14 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/23£490£465£24n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£395£391£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£395£369£25n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£264£254£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£407£391£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£376£381£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£313£320£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£315£320£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£295£329£-33n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£297£296£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£298£311£-13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£365£380£-15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£273£249£25n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£234£248£-14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09£225£244£-19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/08£180£180£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/07£210£204£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/06£192£186£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/05£179£187£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/04£172£161£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 21 years

www.vineyhilladventure.org

info@vineyhilladventure.org

01594516162

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Gloucestershire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Joseph Rank Trust£30,000
Barnwood Trust£30,000
DCMS£30,000
National Lottery Community Fund£20,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£10,000
Henry Smith Charity£8,550
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Replacement Windows
£10,000 02/12/2022
The funding will be used to replace the windows of a community adventure centre. This will help improve the facilities and sustainability of the charity and enable them to continue to deliver ....more
Joseph Rank Trust - The Christian Adventure Centre, Viney Hill
£30,000 25/04/2022
To part fund the property scheme
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 22/04/2022
High Ropes Activity
Barnwood Trust - Gloucestershire Funders (Organisational & Group Funding)
£20,000 22/02/2022
High ropes activity and mental health support
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Christian Adventure Centre
£8,550 23/09/2021
12
towards capital funding for the refurbishment of the hospitality and group accommodation building at an adventure activity centre for young people from disadvantaged communities in the Forest of Dean ....more
Barnwood Trust - Organisational and Groups Funding
£10,000 13/04/2021
Kitchen Refurbishment
National Lottery Community Fund - Kitchen Refurbishment
£10,000 12/03/2021
5
The funding will be used as a contribution to refurbish the organisation's kitchen group accommodation and hospitality area. The project aims to upgrade the facilities and make them more accessible ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£30,000 29/09/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Inclusive Spaces Outdoor Activities for
£9,750 22/02/2019
12
The funding will be used to install specialised equipment and facilities at the centre. The project aims to make activities accessible to members of the community.
National Lottery Community Fund - Enabling year round use for the community
£10,000 25/10/2017
12
The funding will be used to extend activity at a community building, so that it can be used by local people throughout the year.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (14)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 37-78
  • BARRY STEVENS Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Youth Support Worker
  • BENJAMIN PREECE SMITH Appointed: 2020
  • CAROLE ANN O'DONNELL Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired
  • FRED BANCROFT Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired
  • LUCY MARSHALL Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Sport And Faith Coach
  • MICHAEL WYATT Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Retired
  • REV HILARY DAWSON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Archdeacon
  • REV JO WETHERALL Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Children And Families Officer
  • REV SAM CHARLES NORTON Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Vicar
  • REV TIMOTHY MAYBURY HASTIE-SMITH Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Clerk In Holy Orders
  • ROLAND PETER BOTT Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Enterprise Security Architect (Edf)
  • SIMON ANDREW MOORE Appointed: 2004, Occupation: Chartered Surveyor
  • STEPHEN LONGTON Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Retired Head Teacher
  • THE RT REVD ROBERT WILFRED SPRINGETT Appointed: 2024, Occupation: The Bishop of Tewkesbury
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 30/03/2004, number: 1102939
  • Registered at Companies House on 18/11/2003, number: 04967427
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • 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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • 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
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from THE WOOLHOPE TRUST on 17/01/2023
Main office

THE OLD VICARAGE
VINEY HILL
LYDNEY
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
GL15 4NA

Objectives

1. TO EDUCATE AND ASSIST YOUNG PERSONS THROUGH THEIR LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND THAT THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED 2. TO EDUCATE AND ASSIST YOUNG PERSONS SUFFERING FROM MENTAL OR PHYSICAL DISABILITY AND THOSE FROM DISADVANTAGED BACKGROUNDS SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR FULL CAPACITIES AND SO THAT THEIR CONDITION OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED3. TO ADVANCE RELIGIOUS AND OTHER CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND IN THE DIOCESE OF GLOUCESTER4. TO ADVANCE RELIGIOUS EDUCATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOCTRINES AND PRINCIPLES OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND BY MEANS OF SUNDAY SCHOOLS, CLASSES, SEMINARS, LECTURES CONFERENCES AND OTHERWISE5. TO PROVIDE SUCH AMENITIES AND FACILITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AS ARE NOT PROVIDED FROM PUBLIC FUNDS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

VINEY HILL, GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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