Y Bartneriaeth Awyr Agored the Outdoor Partnership
What it does
Enhancing people's lives through outdoor activities. Our vision means ENHANCING people's physical and mental health and wellbeing, economic return, including employment, the social value through OUTDOOR ACTIVITY such as grassroots participation in activities such as walking, cycling, adventure sport including climbing, canoeing, paddle boarding, sailing, windsurfing, mountain biking, etc.
Its charitable purposes
1)TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF NORTH WALES AND OTHER AREAS(HEREINAFTER CALLED"THE AREA OF BENEFIT")WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX,SEXUAL ORIENTATION,NATIONALITY,AGE,DISABILITY,RACE OR OF POLITICAL,RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS,BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE STATUTORY AUTHORITIES,VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION,SPORTS AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS;(2)TO PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Health and saving lives
- Disability
- Amateur sport
- Environment, conservation and heritage
- Economic and community development, and employment
- Recreation
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Disabled people
- People of a particular ethnic or racial origin
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- Other defined groups
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides other finance
- Provides staff or volunteers
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
- Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Where it works
- In Wales
- Throughout Wales
- Elsewhere
- Scotland
- Northern Ireland
- Cumbria
- North Yorkshire
- Plymouth City
- Coventry City
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2026, it had income of £1,401,701 and spent £1,115,613.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £1,401,701 | £1,115,613 | 15 | 850 |
| 31 March 2025 | £1,208,999 | £1,118,880 | 17 | 800 |
| 31 March 2024 | £1,026,639 | £1,081,805 | 18 | 1,001 |
| 31 March 2023 | £1,360,163 | £1,207,430 | 16 | 750 |
| 31 March 2022 | £1,159,607 | £1,038,738 | 13 | Not reported |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 21%, from £1,159,607 in the year to 31 March 2022 to £1,401,701 in the year to 31 March 2026.
- Spending against income
- It spent 80% of its income in the year to 31 March 2026. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 5 years shown.
- Largest funder
- TNLCF UK gave £433,260 in the year to 31 March 2025, 36% of that year's income.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £125,317 from 1 grant | Not reported |
Where its income came from in the year ending 31 March 2026
- Donations and legacies£1,637
- Charitable activities, including grants and contracts for its work£1,386,223
- Investments£13,841
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 31 March 2025, the charity named 34 funders who gave £1,180,274 between them. £231,143 of that came from public bodies.
These figures were read from the accounts the charity filed with the Charity Commission by Claude, an AI model, in OpenEconomy's accounts reader. AI can misread a table, so check the accounts on the register before relying on a figure.
| Funder | Type | Mar 2025 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TNLCF UK | Trust, company or other | £433,260 | £447,006 | £410,773 |
| Sport Wales | Other public body | £136,074 | £77,000 | £209,119 |
| Amser | Trust, company or other | £118,581 | £96,400 | |
| TNLCF Wales 2024-2028 | Trust, company or other | £100,000 | £25,000 | |
| NRS | Trust, company or other | £75,000 | ||
| Sport England | Trust, company or other | £58,440 | ||
| Moondance | Trust, company or other | £44,649 | ||
| Wales Council for Voluntary Action | Council | £26,318 | ||
| South Ayrshire Council | Council | £24,840 | £1,000 | |
| UK Government | UK Government | £21,671 | ||
| Cyngor Gwynedd | Trust, company or other | £15,000 | £20,000 | £5,000 |
| Sperrins Partnership Project | Trust, company or other | £12,340 | £12,884 | |
| Clear | Trust, company or other | £10,000 | ||
| Sustrans | Trust, company or other | £9,856 | ||
| Llwyddo'n Lleol | Trust, company or other | £8,000 | £4,000 | |
| North Ayrshire Council | Council | £7,970 | ||
| Mantell Gwynedd | Trust, company or other | £7,916 | £773 | |
| Mid Ulster District Council | Council | £7,890 | ||
| Creu Ynys Actif | Trust, company or other | £6,000 | ||
| Caru Eryri | Trust, company or other | £5,000 | £5,000 | £5,000 |
| Wrexham County Borough Council | Council | £5,000 | £5,000 | |
| Aura Wales | Trust, company or other | £5,000 | £5,000 | |
| Children in Need | Trust, company or other | £5,000 | ||
| Think Active | Trust, company or other | £5,000 | ||
| South Wales Police | Trust, company or other | £4,950 | ||
| Powys Association of Voluntary Organisations | Trust, company or other | £4,509 | £1,925 | £7,106 |
| Sport Powys | Trust, company or other | £4,000 | ||
| Pink Ribbon | Trust, company or other | £4,000 | ||
| Darroch Bequest Fund | Trust, company or other | £3,200 | £1,620 | |
| Voluntary Action Coventry | Trust, company or other | £3,000 | ||
| Kaleidoscope | Trust, company or other | £3,000 | ||
| TOP Ayrshire | Trust, company or other | £2,000 | ||
| Community Cohesion Grant | Trust, company or other | £1,430 | ||
| Vale of Glamorgan Council | Council | £1,380 | ||
| Enabling Natural Resources and Well-being | Trust, company or other | £113,852 | £430,457 | |
| TNLCF Wales 2019-23 | Trust, company or other | £75,000 | £100,000 | |
| NDA | Trust, company or other | £35,999 | £35,999 | |
| Natural Resources Wales | Other public body | £24,139 | £34,471 | |
| Youth Justice Sport Fund | Trust, company or other | £19,979 | ||
| The National Lottery Community Fund | National Lottery | £2,496 | £15,274 | |
| Cumbria Foundation | Trust, company or other | £17,150 | ||
| North Ayrshire Council Active Schools | Council | £7,650 | £7,470 | |
| Well Whitehaven | Trust, company or other | £2,703 | £8,108 | |
| Sellafield | Trust, company or other | £9,900 | ||
| Natural England | Trust, company or other | £3,500 | £5,950 | |
| Millennium Stadium Trust | Trust, company or other | £7,480 | ||
| Morrisons Foundation | Trust, company or other | £7,010 | ||
| Outdoor Citizens | Trust, company or other | £5,600 | ||
| Community Foundation Wales | Other public body | £4,750 | ||
| Austrian Alpine Club | Trust, company or other | £3,150 | ||
| South Riverside Community Development | Trust, company or other | £2,056 | ||
| Aneurin Bevan UHB | NHS | £1,800 | ||
| Groundwork | Trust, company or other | £1,500 | ||
| Mountain Training Cymru Bursary | Trust, company or other | £1,000 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 12 grants to this charity since 2012, worth at least £5,168,900.
By funder
- The National Lottery Community Fund£4,872,462, 7 grants
- Sport England£249,549, 1 grant
- Cumbria Community Foundation£37,139, 2 grants
- Community Foundation in Wales£9,750, 2 grants
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 29 May 2024 | Sport England | £249,549 |
| 1 Dec 2023 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £500,000 |
| 4 Mar 2023 | Community Foundation in Wales | £5,000 |
| 8 Dec 2022 | Cumbria Community Foundation | £17,150 |
| 11 Jul 2022 | Community Foundation in Wales | £4,750 |
| 31 Mar 2021 | Cumbria Community Foundation | £19,989 |
| 19 Jun 2019 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £2,920,462 |
| 12 Oct 2018 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £50,000 |
| 27 Sept 2018 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £500,000 |
| 12 Nov 2016 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £2,000 |
All 12 grants
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Sept 2015 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £480,000 |
| 23 May 2012 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £420,000 |
Payments from public bodies, from their spending data
Public bodies' published spending shows 2 payments to this charity worth £2,760 between 13 February 2025 and 13 February 2025.
| Public body | Paid | Payments | Financial years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vale of Glamorgan Council | £2,760 | 2 | 2024/25 |
Trustees
9 trustees run the charity.
- Faye Frances Johnson
- Joan Edwards
- Joanne Owen
- Katy Louise Woodington
- Leah Watkins
- Margaret Louise Hollings
- Paul Airey
- Peter Clive Olivier
- Stuart Wallace
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | 31 January 2027 | Received 28 October 2026, 95 days early | Not due yet |
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 27 October 2025, 96 days early | Received 27 October 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 3 October 2024, 120 days early | Received 4 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 18 December 2023, 44 days early | Received 18 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 10 November 2022, 82 days early | Received 6 January 2023 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1149280
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 11 October 2012
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 14/07/2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 08/10/2012 as amended on 15 Sep 2018 as amended on 23 Jun 2022 as amended on 26 Jun 2026
- Company number
- 07705219This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.outdoorpartnership.co.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Gwynedd
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Funding from accounts: the charity's filed accounts, read by OpenEconomy's AI accounts reader on 1 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Payments from public bodies: each body's own published spending data, matched to the charity by OpenEconomy. 5 public bodies' data is included so far.