Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 6
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 13 ?

BF ADVENTURE 

We are an outdoor education centre supporting the Cornish community since 1989. Using activity programmes, we focus on children who are not in education, employment or training or are at risk of disengagement. We help them to gain the confidence and skills needed to build a brighter future. We also offer programmes for people with disabilities and other individuals with additional support needs.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/08/23£969£1,007£-38£25£450£25132554
31/08/22£986£979£7£24£489£2653.23160
31/08/21£812£795£17£41£485£2343.52515
31/08/20£690£684£6£37£462£17232560
31/08/19£722£780£-59£32£455£1742.71960
31/08/18£756£752£3£34£511£1863220
31/08/17?£1,290£1,192£98£79£506£2032160
31/03/16£637£643£-6£65£403£1603270
31/03/15£547£606£-59£65£410£1733.4150
31/03/14£534£569£-35£64£462£1613.4210
31/03/13£522£568£-45£64£497£1683.6180
31/03/12£562£589£-27£71£537£1573.2200
31/03/11£640£572£67£71£561£1523.2190
31/03/10£553£541£13£63£492£1503.3200
31/03/09£474£493£-18£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£764£482£281£69£496£1263.1250
31/03/07£543£499£43£77£216£1413.4250
31/03/06£425£366£59£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£311£328£-17£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£304£337£-33£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2.4%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 30%
Liabilities/Income: 20%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 56%
Reserves/Spending: 3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 1.1
Asset Split ?
Established: 26 years

www.bfadventure.org

enquiries@bfadventure.org

01326340912

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Emotional support, counselling or therapy
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Cornwall,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Major supporters in last 5 years
BBC Children in Need£52,386
Garfield Weston Foundation£45,000
National Lottery Community Fund£27,312
Cheshire Community Foundation£4,443
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
BBC Children in Need - Grant to BF Adventure
£27,361 26/05/2023
36
This project will provide outdoor activity sessions for children and young people with low-level mental health needs. Taking part in the activities will help them to improve their mental health and ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Head Out
£9,948 21/10/2022
The funding will be used to run a programme for young people who have experienced trauma and low to moderate mental ill health as a result of adverse childhood experiences. The project aims to help ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to BF Adventure
£500 20/10/2022
0
‘Cost of Living uplift: £500 to help projects meet their rising costs and respond to increased demand 31/10/2022’
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000 05/08/2022
BF Adventure
Sport England - COVID19 - Active Together (Crowdfunding)
£0 06/04/2022
Funding under Sport England's Crowdfunder Initiative, 'Active Together'. This was an online crowdfunding campaign which Sport England contributed towards, with a pledge value of £500. They achieved ....more
Cheshire Community Foundation - Head Out
£4,443 18/10/2021
Head Out is our impactful mental well-being programme co-produced with young people (yp) who have experienced trauma and low to moderate mental ill health as a result of adverse childhood ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Head Out
£8,682 07/05/2021
The organisation will use the funding to continue to run their mental health and well-being programme for young people to build social skills confidence and well-being.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£2,834 25/08/2020
"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
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award - COVID19 response
£20,000 14/08/2020
Skills for Life
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to BF Adventure
£3,484 06/05/2020
COVID19 : purchase IT equipment for a charity that works with children with disabilities and disadvantaged young people from across Cornwall
Cornwall Community Foundation - COVID-19 support package
£3,000 01/04/2020
11
To provide support to vulnerable young people during the crisis.
National Lottery Community Fund - Head Out
£8,682 27/03/2020
6
The organisation would like to continue their support programme, which includes outdoor activities specifically created for vulnerable young people who are living with mental health problems. The ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to BF Adventure
£24,525 20/03/2020
36
This project will provide outdoor activity sessions for children and young people with low level mental health needs. Through taking part in the activities it will help to improve their wellbeing, ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Head Out
£8,682 22/11/2018
12
The project will deliver a support programme and a variety of outdoor activities for vulnerable young people living with mental ill health. The project aims to increase participants' resilience, ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - TPP3 - Access To Adventure
£41,927 04/06/2018
12
The project will provide specialist support to disabled children, young people and their families. The project gives those being supported the opportunity to take part in a full range of adventurous ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to BF Adventure
£22,029 10/05/2017
36
This project will provide outdoor activity sessions in the summer holidays for disabled children and young people. Through taking part in the activities it will help to increase their self-belief, ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to BF Adventure
£25,000 27/04/2012
the salary of the Development Manager for the NEET Project
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 40-69
  • DAVID WINGHAM Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Director Of Corporate Services
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 07/10/1998, number: 1071862
  • Registered at Companies House on 16/04/1998, number: 03546772
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity 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
  • Investment
  • 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; AR04: 1 days late,
Main office

GOODYGRANE ACTIVITY CENTRE
HALVASSO
LONGDOWNS
PENRYN
CORNWALL

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) ARE:-1. TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE and adults WHO THROUGH THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES ARE IN NEED BY THE PROVISION OF TRAINING FACILITIES AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE SO THAT THEY MAY DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES AND GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF SOCIETY.2. THE PROVISION OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

COUNTY OF CORNWALL.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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