BF ADVENTURE — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 7 October 1998
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 03546772
Financial period: 1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
Latest income: £1,192,673
Latest expenditure: £1,223,970
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: GOODYGRANE ACTIVITY CENTRE, HALVASSO, LONGDOWNS, PENRYN, CORNWALL

Website recorded by the regulator: www.bfadventure.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

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.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 30 June 2026
Date Accounts Received: 30 June 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,192,673
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,223,970

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 27 June 2025
Date Accounts Received: 27 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £987,721
Total Gross Expenditure: £968,056

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 30 June 2024
Date Accounts Received: 30 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £968,536
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,007,024

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 27 June 2023
Date Accounts Received: 27 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £986,309
Total Gross Expenditure: £978,940

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 29 June 2022
Date Accounts Received: 29 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £812,305
Total Gross Expenditure: £794,912

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2026
Ar Received Date: 30 June 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,192,673
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,223,970
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 52

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Received Date: 27 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £987,721
Total Gross Expenditure: £968,056
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 50

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Received Date: 30 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £968,536
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,007,024
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 18700
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 54

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Received Date: 27 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £986,309
Total Gross Expenditure: £978,940
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £11,110
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 60

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Received Date: 29 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £812,305
Total Gross Expenditure: £794,912
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Contracts: 132458
Income From Government Grants: £29,664
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 15

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2026
Ar Received Date: 30 June 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 14146
Income Other Trading Activities: 154458
Income Charitable Activities: 1001339
Income Investments: 22730
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1192673
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £174,055
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,049,915
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1223970
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 26293
Expenditure Support Costs: 26293
Expenditure Depreciation: 70460
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £85,000
Assets Total Fixed: 438832
Assets Own Use: 438832
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £213,634
Assets Total Liabilities: £135,791
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £516,675
Creditors One Year Total Current: 135791
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £158,875
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 273507
Funds Restricted: 243168
Funds Total: 516675
Count Employees: 34
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Received Date: 27 June 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 48408
Income Other Trading Activities: 58220
Income Charitable Activities: 869626
Income Investments: 11467
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 987721
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £28,796
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £939,260
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 968056
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 25591
Expenditure Support Costs: 25591
Expenditure Depreciation: 46783
Gain Loss Investment: -1414
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £128,000
Assets Total Fixed: 328433
Assets Own Use: 328433
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £277,172
Assets Total Liabilities: £136,987
Assets Current Investment: 43076
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £468,618
Creditors One Year Total Current: 40616
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 96371
Assets Cash: £5,662
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 247936
Funds Restricted: 220682
Funds Total: 468618
Count Employees: 23
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Received Date: 30 June 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 16682
Income Other Trading Activities: 19120
Income Charitable Activities: 921713
Income Investments: 11021
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 968536
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £24,539
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £982,485
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1007024
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 34381
Expenditure Support Costs: 34381
Expenditure Depreciation: 48487
Gain Loss Investment: -399
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £121,000
Assets Total Fixed: 333572
Assets Own Use: 333572
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £309,206
Assets Total Liabilities: £192,411
Assets Current Investment: 44490
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £450,367
Creditors One Year Total Current: 41797
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 150614
Assets Cash: £44,739
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 251069
Funds Restricted: 199298
Funds Total: 450367
Count Employees: 25
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Received Date: 27 June 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 8778
Income Other Trading Activities: 18000
Income Charitable Activities: 948621
Income Investments: 10910
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 986309
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £23,646
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £955,294
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 978940
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 33234
Expenditure Support Costs: 33234
Expenditure Depreciation: 42740
Gain Loss Investment: -2812
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £123,000
Assets Total Fixed: 355258
Assets Own Use: 355258
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £379,936
Assets Total Liabilities: £245,940
Assets Current Investment: 171053
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £489,254
Creditors One Year Total Current: 65940
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 180000
Assets Cash: £123,280
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 264516
Funds Restricted: 224738
Funds Total: 489254
Count Employees: 31
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Received Date: 29 June 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 46014
Income Other Trading Activities: 21764
Income Charitable Activities: 733585
Income Investments: 10942
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 812305
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £40,784
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £754,128
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 794912
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 3418
Expenditure Support Costs: 25981
Expenditure Depreciation: 52539
Gain Loss Investment: 4832
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £117,000
Assets Total Fixed: 321550
Assets Own Use: 321550
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £423,065
Assets Total Liabilities: £259,918
Assets Current Investment: 47701
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £484,697
Creditors One Year Total Current: 69918
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 190000
Assets Cash: £106,443
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 234331
Funds Restricted: 250366
Funds Total: 484697
Count Employees: 25
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Cornwall
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 110
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Amateur Sport

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: BF ADVENTURE
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1998-10-07T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 16 APRIL 1998 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 14 MAY 2007 AND CERTIFICATE ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 16 OCTOBER 2008.NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 28/07/2014 as amended on 26 Oct 2021
Charitable Objects: 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.
Area Of Benefit: COUNTY OF CORNWALL.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 433879
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: SPORTLINK

Charity Name Id: 433888
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: THE BISHOP'S FORUM YOUTH ACTIVITY CENTRES

Charity Name Id: 433890
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: THE BISHOPS FORUM

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Charity Other Regulators

Regulator Order: 1
Regulator Name: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Volunteer management