Outward Bound Global (aka Outward Bound)
Income
£2k
0.0% on 2024
Expenditure
£2k
0.2% on 2024
Reserves
N/A
Small charityi
Runway
N/A
Small charityi
Spent on charitable work
N/A%
Small charityi
Trustees
4
6.1y av
Staff
N/A
Small charityi
Volunteers
N/A
Small charityi
Overview
Outward Bound Global's network
5 people6 organisationsi4 listed on the board plus 1 company secretary. 6 organisations share a board member with this charity.The large node is Outward Bound Global. The map shows two steps out from the public record. Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.The board
4 listed + 1 company secretaryiCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.| Name | Role | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colin James Maund | Trustee | 2016 | 10 yrs |
| David Cheuk Lun Kong | Trustee | 2017 | 9 yrs |
| Jonathan Wayne Lewis | Trustee | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Pavane Kaur Mann | Trustee | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Fiona Louise Norcross | Company secretary (charitable company) | 2025 | 1 yr |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Board
The board
4 listed + 1 company secretaryiCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.| Name | Role | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colin James Maund | Trustee | 2016 | 10 yrs |
| David Cheuk Lun Kong | Trustee | 2017 | 9 yrs |
| Jonathan Wayne Lewis | Trustee | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Pavane Kaur Mann | Trustee | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Fiona Louise Norcross | Company secretary (charitable company) | 2025 | 1 yr |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Former company secretaries of the charitable company: David Kim Parry (2012-2024), Nigel James Cubitt Buchanan (2001-2011), Elisabeth Anne Ireland (1998-2002), Andrew John Edward Hodges (1995-1998), Stephen Drew (1995). Full officer list
Board DNA
iCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.Average tenure
5.8y
median 5.5y
Longest tenure
10y
since 2016
Years in governance
16.6y
per person, across all their boards
Also company directors
4
also sit on company boards
Joined in the last 3 years
2
of 4 on the board
4 trustees on the board
- Colin James Maund since 2016
- David Cheuk Lun Kong since 2017
- Jonathan Wayne Lewis since 2024
- Pavane Kaur Mann since 2024
Trustees past 6 years
- Colin James Maund since 2016
- David Cheuk Lun Kong since 2017
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (2)
- David Cheuk Lun Kong since 2017
- Pavane Kaur Mann since 2024
Portfolio (2)
- Colin James Maund since 2016
- Jonathan Wayne Lewis since 2024
Sector coverageiThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Other Charitable Purposes 4Education/training 2Economic/community Development/employment 1General Charitable Purposes 1
Commercial experienceiThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Finance 8Professional services 6Education 4
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
Succession forecast
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Network
Network
iThe large node is Outward Bound Global. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Dashed links are historical or inferred. Dashed blue-grey links are company secretaries. Click any node to explore.Most connected
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Finances
5 financial years held, 2021 to 2025, years ending 30 November.
Income and expenditure
5 years · years end 30 NovemberiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Detailed income and expenditure are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. Outward Bound Global has not filed them in the years we hold, so only the totals and government income are shown.
Scroll sideways for earlier years
| Financial year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | |||||
| Total income | £0 | £0 | £3.19k | £2.00k | £2.00k |
| Total expenditure | £0 | £0 | £865 | £2.00k | £2.00k |
| Government income | |||||
| Government contracts | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Government grants | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
Definitions
- Total income
- Everything the charity received in the year, from all sources, as shown on its annual return.
- Total expenditure
- Everything the charity spent in the year.
- Government contracts
- Income from contracts with central or local government or other public bodies, as the charity declared it. Not reported means the register shows no amount (N/A), which can mean none or that the question was not answered.
- Government grants
- Grants received from central or local government or other public bodies, as declared.
- Donations and legacies
- Gifts and donations, including Gift Aid, and money left to the charity in wills.
- Legacies
- Money left to the charity in wills. Legacies are part of donations and legacies, not extra to them.
- Charitable activities (income)
- Income earned by doing the charity's work, such as fees and contracts for services.
- Other trading activities
- Fundraising trading, such as charity shops, events and sponsorship.
- Investments
- Dividends, interest and rent from the charity's investments.
- Endowments
- New endowment funds received in the year.
- Charitable activities (expenditure)
- Spending on the charity's purposes, including any grants it makes.
- Raising funds
- The cost of fundraising and trading.
- Grants to institutions
- Grants paid to other organisations. Part of spending on charitable activities.
- Governance
- The cost of running the charity as an organisation, such as the audit and trustee meetings.
- Investment management
- The cost of managing the charity's investments.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Assets, liabilities and funds
Detailed income, expenditure and assets are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. Outward Bound Global has not filed them in the years we hold, so there is no balance sheet to show.
Accounts and annual returns
Register page (opens in a new tab)iPlain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Reporting up to date
On time for the last 3 years. 1 earlier year arrived late.
| Year ending | Due by | Annual return | Accounts | Status | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 November 2025 | 30 September 2026 | 15 July 2026 | Not required | On time | Accounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 30 November 2024 | 30 September 2025 | 15 July 2025 | Not required | On time | Accounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 30 November 2023 | 30 September 2024 | 30 April 2024 | Not required | On time | Accounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 30 November 2022 | 30 September 2023 | 30 April 2024213 days late | Not required | Late by 213 days | Accounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 30 November 2021 | 30 September 2022 | 11 July 2022 | Not required | On time | Accounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
Accounts filed at Companies House
Company 00405180 has made 41 accounts filings since 1986. Each links to the copy at Companies House where it has been published online.
| Made up to | Filed on | Type | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 November 2025 | 23 June 2026 | Micro entity accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)3 pages |
| 30 November 2024 | 9 September 2025 | Micro entity accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)3 pages |
| 30 November 2023 | 24 July 2024 | Micro entity accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)3 pages |
| 30 November 2022 | 24 August 2023 | Micro entity accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)3 pages |
| 30 November 2021 | 11 July 2022 | Micro entity accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)3 pages |
| 30 November 2020 | 22 July 2021 | Micro entity accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)3 pages |
| 30 November 2019 | 17 August 2020 | Micro entity accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)3 pages |
| 30 November 2018 | 7 August 2019 | Micro entity accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)2 pages |
| 30 November 2017 | 14 September 2018 | Micro entity accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)2 pages |
| 30 November 2016 | 31 August 2017 | Micro entity accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)2 pages |
| 30 November 2015 | 21 October 2016 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)15 pages |
| 30 September 2014 | 23 June 2015 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)17 pages |
| 30 September 2013 | 8 July 2014 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)16 pages |
| 30 September 2012 | 13 June 2013 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)16 pages |
| 30 September 2011 | 4 July 2012 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)16 pages |
| 30 September 2010 | 9 February 2011 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)16 pages |
| 30 September 2009 | 2 September 2010 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)27 pages |
| 31 March 2009 | 26 January 2010 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)34 pages |
| 31 March 2008 | 3 October 2008 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)32 pages |
| 31 March 2007 | 29 October 2007 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)28 pages |
| 31 March 2006 | 22 November 2006 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)28 pages |
| 31 March 2005 | 11 November 2005 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)26 pages |
| 31 March 2004 | 21 October 2004 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)26 pages |
| 31 March 2003 | 16 August 2003 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)27 pages |
| 31 March 2002 | 3 September 2002 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)27 pages |
| 31 March 2001 | 3 August 2001 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)27 pages |
| 31 March 2000 | 11 August 2000 | Full group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)27 pages |
| 31 March 1999 | 18 August 1999 | Full group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)26 pages |
| 31 March 1998 | 12 November 1998 | Full group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)26 pages |
| 31 March 1997 | 12 December 1997 | Full group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)25 pages |
| 31 March 1996 | 26 February 1997 | Full group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)23 pages |
| 31 December 1994 | 25 August 1995 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)13 pages |
| 31 December 1993 | 22 July 1994 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)31 pages |
| 31 December 1992 | 5 August 1993 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)30 pages |
| 31 December 1991 | 18 August 1992 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)10 pages |
| 31 December 1990 | 26 February 1992 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)10 pages |
| 31 December 1989 | 28 September 1990 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)10 pages |
| 31 December 1988 | 12 September 1989 | Full group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)17 pages |
| 31 December 1987 | 1 September 1988 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)17 pages |
| 31 December 1986 | 31 July 1987 | Full group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)18 pages |
| 31 December 1985 | 3 September 1986 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)17 pages |
Definitions
- Annual return
- The yearly return a charity sends to the Charity Commission. It is due 10 months after the end of the financial year. Charities with income over £10,000, and every CIO, must send one.
- Accounts
- The accounts and trustees' annual report. Required from charities with income over £25,000 and from every CIO; otherwise shown as Not required.
- On time
- Received on or before the due date.
- Late
- Received after the due date. The number of days is counted from the due date.
- Overdue
- Not received, and the due date has passed. Counted to today, or to the date a removed charity left the register.
- Qualified accounts
- The auditor or examiner raised a reservation about the accounts.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (annual return history), Open Government Licence v3.0. The register keeps the latest five years; earlier years come from older copies we hold. Accounts documents link to the Charity Commission register and to Companies House (filing history, Open Government Licence v3.0). Days late and overdue are worked out from the dates, as of 30 October 2026.
Grants
Funding received
5 grantsiFrom grants published by funders to 360Giving. Not every funder publishes, so this is not a complete record of a charity's income.Grants awarded 27 May 2004 to 14 February 2023.Total from published grants
£493k
£493,193
Grants
5
published to 360Giving
Funders
4
distinct funders
Latest grant
Feb 2023
14 February 2023
By year
iBy year the grant was awarded, in pounds.£215k2004
£225k2005
£51k2016
£3k2023
Funders
4 funders| Funder | Grants | Total | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Rock Foundation | 1 | £225,000 | 2005 |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 1 | £214,693 | 2004 |
| John Ellerman Foundation | 1 | £50,000 | 2016 |
| Quartet Community Foundation | 2 | £3,500 | 2016 to 2023 |
Grants
newest first| Date | Funder | Title | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 February 2023 | Quartet Community Foundation | Grant to Avon Outward Bound Association | £3,000 |
| 9 December 2016 | Quartet Community Foundation | Grant to Avon Outward Bound Association | £500 |
| 24 November 2016 | John Ellerman Foundation | Diversification of staff | £50,000 |
| 13 December 2005 | Northern Rock Foundation | Grant awarded to The Outward Bound Trust (Cumbria) | £225,000 |
| 27 May 2004 | The National Lottery Community Fund | Outward Bound Get Real | £214,693 |
Who published this data
Grant records are published by the funders named below to 360Giving, each under the open licence shown. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 where that licence is shown. Governance Register has reformatted the data, removed duplicate rows and matched recipients and funders to register records; it has not changed the amounts or dates published.
- Quartet Community Foundation (2 grants) · Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- John Ellerman Foundation (1 grant) · Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- Northern Rock Foundation (1 grant) · Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication 1.0 Universal
- The National Lottery Community Fund (1 grant) · Open Government Licence 3.0 (United Kingdom)
About
Purposes and governing document
Register page (opens in a new tab)Charitable objectsiAs filed with the Charity Commission. Clause breaks added for reading; the wording and capitals are unchanged.
TO
What it does
Who it helps
How it helps
- Where it operates
- Local authority: Cumbria
- Area of benefit
- NOT
DEFINED as filed - Governing document
- MEMORANDUM
AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 27 FEBRUARY 1946 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 4 APRIL 1950, 23 JULY 1975 18 JULY 1986, 29 OCTOBER 1986, 12 FEBRUARY 1997, 14 OCTOBER 2004 & 11 DECEMBER 2007. as filed - Register history
- 4 June 1963Registered
- Working name
- Outward Bound
- Previous name
- The Outward Bound Trust
Policies the charity says it has
Governing documents at Companies House
- 23 June 2022Memorandum and articles
- 23 June 2022Resolution
- 4 April 2009Memorandum and articles
- 1 April 2009Certificate of change of name
- 12 May 2008Memorandum and articles
- 12 May 2008Resolution
Read them in the filing history at Companies House (opens in a new tab)
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (governing document, classification, area of operation, register history and policies), and Companies House filing history, Open Government Licence v3.0.
About
- Website
- www.outwardbound.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Outward Bound Global
- Registered
- 1963