ADVENTURE PLUS — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 8 June 2000
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 03976979
Financial period: 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
Latest income: £894,391
Latest expenditure: £1,089,765
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Adventure Plus, Main Street, Clanfield, BAMPTON, OX18 2SN

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

To advance the Christian faith. To provide a facility and study courses for children and young people in the interests of social welfare and to improve their conditions of life

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 30 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 30 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £894,391
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,089,765

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 31 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 31 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,058,143
Total Gross Expenditure: £953,281

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 30 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 30 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £2,332,564
Total Gross Expenditure: £795,654

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 31 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 31 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £822,013
Total Gross Expenditure: £596,132

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2021
Date Annual Return Received: 21 October 2021
Date Accounts Received: 21 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £818,065
Total Gross Expenditure: £503,983

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 30 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £894,391
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,089,765
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: No
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: 200

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 31 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,058,143
Total Gross Expenditure: £953,281
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: Yes
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 198

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 30 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £2,332,564
Total Gross Expenditure: £795,654
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: Yes
Charity Agreement Commerical Participator: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £4,000
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: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 31 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £822,013
Total Gross Expenditure: £596,132
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: Yes
Charity Agreement Commerical Participator: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 4
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £11
Income From Government Contracts: 1532
Income From Government Grants: £50,592
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: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Received Date: 21 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £818,065
Total Gross Expenditure: £503,983
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: Yes
Charity Agreement Commerical Participator: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £10
Income From Government Grants: £103,074
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: 30

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 30 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 261145
Income Other Trading Activities: 246798
Income Charitable Activities: 358579
Income Investments: 315
Income Other: 27554
Income Total Income And Endowments: 894391
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £11,921
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,077,844
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1089765
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 10400
Expenditure Support Costs: 22321
Expenditure Depreciation: 229461
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £127,431
Assets Total Fixed: 3784369
Assets Own Use: 3784369
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £252,691
Assets Total Liabilities: £307,914
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £3,729,146
Creditors One Year Total Current: 287914
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 20000
Assets Cash: £52,417
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 127431
Funds Restricted: 3601715
Funds Total: 3729146
Count Employees: 23
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 31 October 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 454220
Income Other Trading Activities: 264118
Income Charitable Activities: 307109
Income Investments: 2535
Income Other: 30161
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1058143
Income Legacies: 8054
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £5,688
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £947,593
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 953281
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 11250
Expenditure Support Costs: 11250
Expenditure Depreciation: 215009
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £229,806
Assets Total Fixed: 3851174
Assets Own Use: 3851174
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £401,063
Assets Total Liabilities: £334,860
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £3,917,377
Creditors One Year Total Current: 308860
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 26000
Assets Cash: £173,547
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 229806
Funds Restricted: 3687571
Funds Total: 3917377
Count Employees: 28
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 30 October 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 1882873
Income Other Trading Activities: 211029
Income Charitable Activities: 207500
Income Investments: 15692
Income Other: 15470
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2332564
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £7,091
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £607,277
Expenditure Other: 181286
Expenditure Total: 795654
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 7500
Expenditure Support Costs: 7500
Expenditure Depreciation: 123770
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £222,600
Assets Total Fixed: 3453378
Assets Own Use: 3453378
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £561,599
Assets Total Liabilities: £209,462
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £3,805,515
Creditors One Year Total Current: 199862
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 9600
Assets Cash: £455,404
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 222600
Funds Restricted: 3582915
Funds Total: 3805515
Count Employees: 21
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 31 October 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 636511
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 152269
Income Investments: 23
Income Other: 33210
Income Total Income And Endowments: 822013
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £2,483
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £593,649
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 596132
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 3600
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 118570
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £157,037
Assets Total Fixed: 1917230
Assets Own Use: 1917228
Assets Long Term Investment: 2
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £363,177
Assets Total Liabilities: £50,098
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,230,309
Creditors One Year Total Current: 50098
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £313,698
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 157037
Funds Restricted: 2073272
Funds Total: 2230309
Count Employees: 16
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Received Date: 21 October 2021
Income Donations And Legacies: 672304
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 138494
Income Investments: 715
Income Other: 6552
Income Total Income And Endowments: 818065
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £503,983
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 503983
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 4320
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 91753
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £205,927
Assets Total Fixed: 1725124
Assets Own Use: 1725122
Assets Long Term Investment: 2
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £318,302
Assets Total Liabilities: £38,998
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,004,428
Creditors One Year Total Current: 38998
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £262,460
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 205927
Funds Restricted: 1798501
Funds Total: 2004428
Count Employees: 14
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Scotland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Switzerland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

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

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

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

Classification Code: 108
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Religious Activities

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

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

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

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

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: ADVENTURE PLUS
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2023-01-17T00:00:00
Reason: Does not operate
Assoc Organisation Number: 702516
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 702516
Assoc Charity Name: THE WOOLHOPE TRUST

Charity Name: ADVENTURE PLUS
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2000-06-08T00:00:00

Charity Name: ADVENTURE PLUS
Charity Event Order: 4
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2025-02-20T00:00:00
Reason: Removed by application
Assoc Organisation Number: 5093191
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1171115
Assoc Charity Name: SURE FOOTING

Charity Name: ADVENTURE PLUS
Charity Event Order: 3
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2024-07-10T00:00:00
Reason: Removed by application
Assoc Organisation Number: 5152559
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1186965
Assoc Charity Name: DYNAMIS ADVENTURES

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM & ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 9 APRIL 2000, AS AMENDED 3 FEBRUARY 2006.
Charitable Objects: THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ("THE OBJECTS") ARE:-(A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEF'S APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR ELSEWHERE AS THE DIRECTORS OF THE CHARITY (HEREIN CALLED "THE TRUSTEES") MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT;(B) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, INCLUDING IN THE AREAS OF OUTDOOR PURSUITS, ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES, SPORT, MUSIC, ARTS AND CRAFTS, BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY CONSIDER APPROPRIATE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR ELSEWHERE AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT;(C) TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION, SPORT OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WIT THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR SUCH PERSONS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR ELSEWHERE AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.
Area Of Benefit: IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR ELSEWHERE

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 398519
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: EASTER ADVENTURE

Charity Name Id: 398542
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: TOTAL ADVENTURE

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures