Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 8

Volatile income
spending growth: -1
No PartB

Only 3 Trustees: -2
Narrow trustee age band: -2
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 6

CHALLENGE WALES

Provision of Sail Training to Young People

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from multiple 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
There are only 3 trustees
The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained

Established: 19 years

www.challengewales.org

reservations@challengewales.org

02920704657

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
01/01/70		£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/01/23		£173	£317	£-144	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	80
31/01/22		£147	£135	£13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	90
31/01/21		£224	£113	£112	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	75
31/01/20		£214	£221	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	95
31/01/19	*	£240	£210	£30	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	80
31/01/18		£193	£160	£33	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/01/17		£159	£134	£24	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/01/16		£128	£119	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/01/15		£181	£141	£40	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/01/14		£112	£101	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/01/13		£106	£80	£26	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/01/12		£114	£93	£20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/01/11		£62	£88	£-26	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/01/10		£51	£82	£-32	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/01/09	*	£32	£71	£-39	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/01/08?	*	£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
01/01/70		£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	NAN	0	0
31/01/06	*	£4	£4	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Other Charitable Purposes

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
80 volunteers

Who's supporting 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

Garfield Weston Foundation	£50,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£9,307
Co-Operative Group	£4,160
Joseph Levy Foundation	£3,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Challenge Wales
£2,622	22/10/2022	Our aim is to improve the life skills, individual potential and mental well-being of 150 disadvantaged young people through outdoor sail training and shore-side activities.
Joseph Levy Foundation - Bursaries for autistic young people and young people with Cystic Fibrosis
£3,000	02/11/2021	To fund bursaries for autistic young people and young people with Cystic Fibrosis to participate in challenge events at sea
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award - COVID19 response
£20,000	29/10/2021	Weston Youth Grant
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Challenge Wales
£1,537	23/10/2021	We want to improve the life skills, individual potential, and mental wellbeing of no fewer than 100 disadvantaged young people through outdoor sail training and shore-based activities.
National Lottery Community Fund - Supporting Volunteers Programme
£9,307	11/08/2021	Challenge Wales in the Vale of Glamorgan will help young people learn new skills and gain confidence through volunteering on sail boats with £9307.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£30,000	10/07/2019	Core Costs
National Lottery Community Fund - Adventure Wales
£9,773	12/07/2018 12	Project Summary :_x000D_ Challenge Wales in the Vale of Glamorgan will use the grant to purchase safety equipment for the organisation's recently acquired second vessel, which will allow them to ....more Project Summary :_x000D_ Challenge Wales in the Vale of Glamorgan will use the grant to purchase safety equipment for the organisation's recently acquired second vessel, which will allow them to expand their youth development sail-training experiences to younger people from across Wales._x000D_ What Money is for :_x000D_ This grant for £9,773 will fund man-overboard lifelines, two life-saving cradles, 16 sets of waterproof jackets and trousers, and batteries.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000	03/11/2017	Clipper 60
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Challenge Wales
£24,675	10/08/2017 36	This project will provide sailing opportunities for young carers. They will improve their emotional wellbeing, enhance their life skills, and strengthen their inter-personal relationships.
National Lottery Community Fund - Ship Shape Aboard
£5,000	02/02/2017 12	Challenge Wales in the Vale of Glamorgan will use the grant to upgrade instruments on the organisationâ€™s yacht, which offers youth development sail training experiences to young people from ....more Challenge Wales in the Vale of Glamorgan will use the grant to upgrade instruments on the organisationâ€™s yacht, which offers youth development sail training experiences to young people from across Wales. This grant for Â£5,000 will fund four outdoor displays, two graphic displays, a Hydra computer unit, two analogue wind angle units, an audible alarm, a speed sensor, and a masthead unit.
National Lottery Community Fund - Voyages of Discovery
£244,672	17/02/2016 36	Voyages of Discovery
National Lottery Community Fund - (ITV Wales) Turning the Tide
£41,221	28/11/2013 12	Challenge Wales, a charity which aims to develop the self-esteem and life-skills of young people through sailing opportunities, will run a host of pre-voyage sensory visits and sailing voyages for ....more Challenge Wales, a charity which aims to develop the self-esteem and life-skills of young people through sailing opportunities, will run a host of pre-voyage sensory visits and sailing voyages for around 140 visually impaired young people and their buddies throughout Wales. This project will help visually impaired young people and their buddies by providing a unique learning environment through a stimulating sail training voyage. This will also help them develop personal skills and confidence.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 59-67

DAVID PETER CHAPMAN Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Chartered Accountant

HELEN PHILLIPS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Business Advisor

KATHY MASON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Computer Consultant

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 28/10/2005, number: 1111859
Registered at Companies House on 25/01/2005, number: 05342397

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
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
Volunteer management

Filing Record

17 returns made; AR19: 2 days late, AR09: 114 days late, AR08: 15 days late, AR06: 543 days late,

Main office

Crown House
Windsor Road
Penarth
Vale of Glamorgan
CF64 1JG

Objectives

TO EDUCATE YOUNG PEOPLE AGED BETWEEN 12 AND 25 YEARS IN SAIL TRAINING AND NAVIGATION SO AS TO DEVELOP ESSENTIAL LIFE SKILLS INCLUDING TEAM DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATION, RESPECT FOR OTHERS, SELF CONFIDENCE, SELF ESTEEM AND INTERDEPENDENCE ENABLING THEM TO GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE: NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS .

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