About Go Ape

Trying to do our bit

Bit of a deep breath, here. We’ve not written about our charitable involvement on our website before, and we’re a bit concerned that doing so now will sound like we’re bragging.

Obviously, we take pride in giving something back, but not because we’re trying to make people think we’re worthy and impressive, but because we just think it’s the right thing to do.

So we’ve decided to run with the section to tell you a little more about the incredible work of the charities we support, and in hope that everyone who hears about that work will feel motivated to do their bit too.

Who we support, and how

In the last year, we’ve donated over £67k in cash and gift vouchers to good causes, and our total fundraising contributions rise to nearly £80k when other activities are taken into account. Here are a few highlights showing where it all went in 2011.

£27,000 Site Give Away

Last year, each of our courses selected a local charity to whom they awarded £1000.

Global Canopy Programme

We support these guys as we look to minimise the environmental impact of Go Ape. They put together the forest educational boards dotted around our sites, and we provide them with a donation of £5k a year to help fund their work in forest canopy research, education and conservation

Jubilee Sailing Trust

We’re always looking for ways to make our courses more accessible, and we love the JST because it brings able-bodied and disabled people together on tallship voyages. We supply an annual bursary of £5k that helps the financially disadvantaged take part, and send our staff to make up the numbers when the ships are short on crew.

Gift Vouchers

In 2012 we’re going to repeat last year’s pledge of giving away £30,000 worth of Go Ape gift vouchers that can be used in fundraising auctions and raffles.

If you feel your cause is actively encouraging people to live life adventurously and would like to apply, please click here

Terms & Conditions for Charitable Gift Vouchers

(1) Only applications received via the online form above will be considered, no postal or email applications will be accepted. Please click here to apply.
(2) At Go Ape we have a minimum age requirement of 10 years old (4yrs and older for Go Ape Tree Top Junior Course) so we have a policy of supporting only projects and charities that meet the needs of children (and adults) over this age)
(3) Only applications for charity gift vouchers via the link above will be considered.
(4) Our charity chiefs get lots of requests throughout the year. Should you not hear back from us within 10 days please accept that your request has not been successful.