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2025-03-31-accounts

REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 04635536 (England and Wales) REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1097752

Report of the Trustees and

Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

for

Haringey Play Association

Ark Accountancy Limited Chartered Certified Accountant 56-58 High Street Ewell Epsom Surrey KT17 1RW

Haringey Play Association

Contents of the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

Page
Report of the Trustees 1 to 9
Independent Examiner's Report 10
Statement of Financial Activities 11
Balance Sheet 12
Notes to the Financial Statements 13 to 17
Detailed Statement of Financial Activities 18 to 19

Haringey Play Association

Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

The trustees who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2025. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019).

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

Objectives and aims

Haringey Play Association supports children & young people's right to play through building the capacity of Haringey's community at grass roots and local governmental level to provide high quality play services.

HarPA will do this by:

  1. Developing and supporting a diverse range of children & young people's play provision committed to improving the quality of play experience in Haringey

  2. Supporting play providers through representing their interests, providing advice, information, training and promoting inter-agency communication and cooperation

  3. Giving a powerful voice to children's play, raising awareness and understanding of the fundamental importance of play in a child & young person's life

Statement of Purpose

Haringey Play Association wants every child & young person to have high quality, cost effective and accessible play opportunities and care services which are monitored and evaluated.

HarPA recognises that play is an essential part of the education, development and welfare of children. It is committed to improving the quality of the play experience wherever it occurs: on the streets, in play-schemes, play centres, after school clubs, parks, housing estates, in leisure facilities, on residential holidays and camping trips, in schools and hospitals.

HarPA will work to create and support play opportunities that are stimulating and challenging. HarPA is committed to playing its full part in protecting children & young people from injury, bullying and abuse.

HarPA will work towards ensuring equality of access to play so that no child is denied play opportunities because of inability to pay fees, failure to include children & young people with disabilities, children & young people with health problems, or children & young people from new communities.

HarPA will work to support positive transitions at every stage of children & young people's development to help enhance their life chances.

To achieve these aims, HarPA will explore new ways of working in partnership with play service providers, including Haringey Council, other statutory agencies and community, voluntary organisations and private sector. HarPA will attempt to link up with a wide range of existing networks to improve information sharing, coordination of services and to maximise the impact of available skills and expertise.

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Haringey Play Association

for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

Report of the Trustees

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES Significant activities

Haringey Play Association [HarPA] retained and expanded services throughout 2024-25. Income generated through funding bids, commissioned services, and donations was used to provide Play and community provisions & projects. List of Funders 2024-2025:

Somerford Grove Adventure Playground After School & Holiday Play sessions:

Our open-access, free-of-charge play sessions are open to young people aged 6yrs-16yrs - activities include free play, swings, slide, running, hiding, arts & crafts, soft archery, dodgeball, group games, table football, cooking, climbing, jumping-off platforms, campfire & outdoor cooking, nature play & forest schools activities, sand-pit, water-play, den-building, soft archery, wood-craft, hand tools, play structure building and trips.

Site Development at Somerford Grove Adventure Playground

Build Up - Somerford Grove Adventure Playground's new drop slide was completed and opened in June 2024. Funded by Build Up, designed and built by young people and volunteers, our newest attraction is complete with an amazing Dragon adorning the structure. The drop slide is truly fearsome, more than 4 meters high, with a drop of 3 meters, starting with 1.5 meters of vertical incline. For both adults and children, going down the slide is a significant undertaking, although once mastered it becomes as easy as riding a bike. The process of sitting on the edge for the first time, looking down at the sheer drop beneath you, causes even the coolest head to start swimming. Time and time again, we see young people face their fears, struggle with the intellectual and physical response to perceived risk and try to overcome their internal resistance. Sometimes it takes minutes. Sometimes it takes months of repeated attempts and failures. The surge of confidence, excitement, self-belief and 'joyful aliveness' after their first successful trip down is magnificent to witness.

New platforms & play structures - HarPA staff / onsite playground builders Jake Hally-Milne and Tam Carrigan worked with children and students from Haringey Learning partnership to build a new platform, climbing net, and a slide for younger children

Mud Kitchen area - a corner of the playground has evolved into a bustling and productive mud kitchen (which still needs development). Utilising old pots, pans and cooking utensils we have enjoyed seeing children and young people getting deep into imaginative play, running fantasy restaurants, commercial kitchens and roleplaying as YouTube chefs.

Disabled toilet and baby changing area refurbishment - A local resident donated funds to get new fire doors for the main hall and refurbish our disabled toilet and baby changing area in 2024.

Regular Programme

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Haringey Play Association

Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

Sisterhood - On Tuesdays during term time, our long running after-school girls group Sisterhood continued for another successful year. Sisterhood is a free-of-charge, safe space successfully engaging girls from 6-16 years old, with a combination of play and youthwork delivered on site at Somerford Grove Adventure Playground. The tightknit group continue to grow older together and consolidate long term connections with each other, the playground, and their playful 'becoming' selves. The staff support the group's autonomy and create space for the young people to explore, play and spend time with friends. Play activities are offered on a voluntarily basis, children can engage in being who they want to be, without judgement or the need to justify, taking part in age-appropriate workshops and creative projects if they wish. Girls improve their skills-range, improve their self-esteem and resilience, and increase their access to physical activity. We also encourage the girls to take part in workshops on a range of topics of interest to teenagers. This year, we completed our successful acrobatics and gymnastics partnership with Go! London and Upswing called 'Flipping Fun'. Another highlight this year was a spontaneous child-led activity, when the girls found an abandoned old Wide Screen TV on the street, and decided to put on gloves and eye protectors and smash it up, proceeding to spend a happy few hours looking inside and picking apart the electrics.

Youth Club - At the start of the Spring academic term we initiated a new funding partnership, with support from Peabody and Haringey Council. This enabled us to open our Wednesday youth club session to a wider age range and expand to a fully open access session welcoming children from 6 to 16 yrs old. We also initiated a new partnership with Tottenham Hotspur Football Club via Home Cooked, a violence reduction programme funded by the Mayor of London's Violence Reduction Unit. In the MUGA astro cage, coaches from Spurs hosted afterschool football training and matches. This partnership has proved popular with our regulars and signalled the start of a new collaborative approach to youth engagement in our immediate local area, which we are proud to contribute towards. The Youth Club afterschool sessions experienced a surge of high attendance numbers in Autumn 2024, and sessions continue to provide free play opportunities and a safe place for young people to spend time together. We also increased our snack and hot food provision, providing something for the children to eat afterschool.

Forest School - Our Friday afterschool provision in partnership with Wild About Woods continued into its second year. Supported by Haringey Council, these drop-in activities take place during our usual free-play sessions, and are run by a professional Forest School Teacher, giving young people the opportunity to learn and play in nature. The activities are wide-ranging and always popular, including outdoor cooking on an open fire, creative arts using natural materials as well as seasonal play activities. Other activities include building campfires, making nettle crisps and wood whittling. Our conker championship was fiercely competitive and the queue for campfire pancakes stretched around the playground. Like our Wednesday sessions, Friday sessions are now open to our full age range from 6 -16 yrs old and include an expanded hot food and snack provision.

Stay and Play - During the summer academic term 2024, we launched a new day-time provision on Monday mornings from 9.00am to 12.00midday funded by Peabody. The session is a community focused stay and play provision for parents and carers and their children under 6 yrs, taking place outdoors at Somerford Grove Adventure Playground as well as indoors in our meeting room and events hall. Supervised by an experienced playworker, the session is designed to facilitate peer support and model freely initiated, sensory and imaginative play. The sessions Attendance gradually grew over the summer months in 2024 and have developed into a popular fixture in our weekly programme with a regular network of parents and carers attending.

HAF Holiday Activity & Food programme - Once again, HarPA was funded by Haringey Council & Dept of Education to provide hot meals and holiday activities for children and young people aged 6 - 16 yrs old during school holidays. This provided the backbone of our school holiday provision, running across the long summer break, half terms and easter, and a limited run of sessions over the winter break. The sessions were open in the morning for families and open to under 6s if supervised by parents/carers. Highlights included water fights, dance competitions, baking & a new spontaneously formed Play Association Council - initiated by young people during May Half term 2024.

Primary School Visits - Our partnership with Mulberry Primary School continued, hosting Reception and Yr1 classes for 2hrs every Wednes day throughout summer term 23/24, through to Autumn and Spring 24/25 .

Haringey Learning Partnership Construction project for students excluded from mainstream education - on Fridays during term time we continued to host groups from Haringey Learning Partnership, funded by Mayor of London's Violence Reduction Unit. The sessions are led by experienced playworkers and construction professionals. The 14-16yr old students conducted repairs on the playground, learnt basic woodwork and picked up fundamental construction skills including safe use of hand tools and power tools, all guided by HarPA staff.

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Haringey Play Association

Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

Haringey Play Association

HarPA's role continues as a support organisation and provide lead for children and young people's Play services across the borough; providing Playworkers and play guidance and support, advice and information on all aspects of Play & Playwork to groups and individuals who request it. In addition, we have also provided youth & community provisions.

Haringey Play Association - social media: HarPA updates the website regularly www.haringey-play.org.uk as well as regularly updating our Twitter feed and Instagram. Follow us on Twitter: @HarPAofficial (1.8k followers). HarPA also has a LinkedIn page. We have two Instagram accounts @sisterhood_girls_project and @somerford_adventure. We also have a YouTube channel - Haringey Play As sociation - featuring short films and montage edits featured on our channel.

The Felix Project & Food bank - Thursday and Saturday HarPA staff and volunteers set up tables to offer food, fruit, vegetables, bread, pastries and pasta, tins, rice etc. Felix Project collects surplus food and food that will no longer be shelved due to packaging or change of stock, from food suppliers and supermarkets. HarPA staff distributed the food and items to local community, x112 local residents/families collected food from us over the year.

Estate play: Sandbunker Play Project - Alongside our regular sessions at our base in Somerford Grove Adventure Playground, we also delivered satlight play sessions at Sand Bunker, thanks to funding from Haringey Council. Drop-in activities included skipping with the big rope, tug of war, arts and crafts and soft archery. Funded by HAF. based on the Sandlings Estate in Noel Park, Wood Green. HarPA provided play sessions for 3 days a week (Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays) 12:30pm-4pm for Easter and Summer holidays. The play sessions included outdoor play with loose parts, crafts, slime making, skipping, den building, soft archery, water play and we also had access to the Sandbunker Community Project.

Play sessions Love Lane playground : commissioned by High Road West Regeneration Team. HarPA Playworkers delivered play sessions in the new Love Lane playground to help activate the space. The play sessions included loose parts.

National Play Day 2024: This year for National Play Day we hosted a large-scale open access community fun day, centred around Somerford Grove but incorporating the MUGA cage and open green space behind the playground. We hosted a range of activities including an amazing pop-up play activity from 'Monkey Do', who strung up nets and giant inflatable balls in nearby trees, a glitter bar, sound system and bubble van, and acrobatics end of programme showcase from Flipping Fun and Upswing. HarPA provided free halal hotdogs, ice poles and refreshments. We were particularly proud to invite two of Tottenham's most well-loved and highly respected youth workers and sports coaches - Hesketh Benoit and Clasford Stirling MBE - to host basketball sessions and football training sessions respectively. Clasford's academy London Elite is well known for their long running work in Broadwater Farm, and we were happy to help break down post-code divisions by welcoming his team of coaches led by his son Jude to Northumberland Park. The sessions were well attended and a great success. Overall, the event was attended by over 300 local people and proved a resounding success.

Trips - throughout the year we took the children and young people on several successful trips off site. Highlights included a Trampolining trip in June 2024, Sisterhood Girls group visiting our corporate partner Fidelity's offices at St. Pauls, group trips adventure playgrounds in neighbouring boroughs, our yearly Christmas Panto trip and a summer trip to the seaside - taking 80 of our most regular children and young people, plus assorted parents and carers, to Broadstairs for a day of fun playing in the sea and enjoying a picnic on the beach.

Advocacy and Funding

Play Sector Advocacy - In the first quarter of 2025, our director Sereena Keymatlian made significant contributions to the 'think tank' Centre of Children's Lives - Play Commission (funded by Paul Lindley and Chaired by Baroness Anne Longfield), Sereena attending round table discussions, submitted evidence and coordinating peers from the Adventure Playgrounds across England to advocate for the importance of adventure playgrounds. Haringey Play Association was featured I the final report "It all starts with play" as one of the case studies. Since the report launch, Play England have been instrumental in setting up an APPG for play which we hope will lead to a National Play Strategy.

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Haringey Play Association

Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

Eastbourne Play Conference - We were delighted to receive the "Play & Community Development" award at the 2025 National Play work Award Ceremony at Eastbourne Play Conference. To be recognised by our peers and colleagues in the sector was a significant moment for us as a charity, and our delegation enjoyed a range of talks and discussions, including a keynote speech from Sereena on "Haringey Play Association - A Playworkers journey" and "Play Memories of Haringey - short film"

Corporate partner Fidelity International - We continued to enjoy the support of Fidelity International as main designated charity partner, ongoing from January 2023-December 2025 (3yrs programme). The partnership with continued to reap dividends, both in terms of social impact and crucial funding support. Regular volunteer groups helped with upkeep and renovations at the playground, a CSR quiz night raised over £10,000, and Fidelity's 'Secret Santa' initiative saw staff kindly purchase and wrap individual Christmas presents for 50 of our most regular attendees - gifting each child to a toy of their choice, up to a value of £40 each. These gifts made a huge impact to our local families in the run up to Christmas.

Venue hire, parties and events : HarPA staff have been commissioned to work at events as Playworkers. We have also generated income through party packages and venue hire at Somerford Grove Adventure Playground.

HarPA Partnerships - 2024-2025

RISK ASSESSMENT

The trustees actively review the major risks faced by the charity. The trustees have identified the major financial risks faced by the charity. They have also examined other operational and business risks faced and systems have been established to mitigate the significant risks.

RESERVES POLICY

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Haringey Play Association

for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

Report of the Trustees

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

In accordance with the SORP 2015, reserves are "resources the charity has or can make available to spend, for any or all the charity's purposes, once it has met its commitments and covered its other planned expenditure".

HarPA will endeavour to maintain sufficient reserves to allow it to cover known liabilities and contingencies, absorb setbacks and take advantage of change and opportunity.

HarPA's reserves levels are agreed and annually reviewed by HarPA's Management Board. To set reserves levels, the Management Board uses a risk identification approach and considers the following:

" Forecasts of income and expenditure in future years

" Assessment of risks and liabilities, the likelihood of risks occurring, the impact these would have, and the potential ability of the organization to manage these

HarPA's funds are made up of the following:

Public benefit

How HarPA's work benefits the public in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2006.

The work is of direct benefit to people in need due to a number of factors including: financial hardship and disability. We work predominantly with young people in an area of financial hardship with a strong emphasis on inclusion. It also enables the advancement of citizenship and community development through working to promote participation and to empower people to influence and develop their own services.

FINANCIAL REVIEW

Reserves policy

In accordance with the SORP 2015, reserves are "resources the charity has or can make available to spend, for any or all the charity's purposes, once it has met its commitments and covered its other planned expenditure".

HarPA will endeavour to maintain sufficient reserves to allow it to cover known liabilities and contingencies, absorb setbacks and take advantage of change and opportunity.

HarPA's reserves levels are agreed and annually reviewed by HarPA's Management Board. To set reserves levels, the Management Board uses a risk identification approach and considers the following:

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Haringey Play Association

Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

FINANCIAL REVIEW

Funds

Restricted funds :

These are not considered as part of HarPA's reserves, and have no cash value in managing risks, liabilities and contingencies. They consist of:

Designated funds:

HarPA Management Board have set up properly designated funds for defined purposes, considering particular risks to which the organisation is exposed, and our strategic plans for meeting our charitable objectives. These funds are not considered as part of HarPA's reserves. The Management Board can use its discretion to apply these funds for another purpose if required. Due to the current financial situation, this fund has been undesignated in this year's accounts.

Designated funds should, as soon as possible be set aside as follows:

General funds :

These make up HarPA's free reserves. HarPA will aim towards holding sufficient free reserves to meet at least 3 months running costs, to enable HarPA to provide reliable services over the long term, and to provide a basic safety net against dramatic long-term swings in income or costs, and sufficient time to replace lost major sources of income through fundraising.

To achieve this aim, the Management Board will take the following action:

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Governing document

The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust, and constitutes a limited company, limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006.

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Haringey Play Association

Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Organisational structure

The company is governed by an elected Management Board who are play professionals, representatives of member organisations and managers of related services, or volunteers with relevant skills and experience, elected by members at the Annual General Meeting.

The Management Board may at any time appoint any members of the charitable company as a member of the Management Board either to fill a vacancy or by way of addition to the Management Board. Potential new Management Board members are only appointed after satisfactory completion of a DBS check, two references, and a statement of eligibility and observation of Management Board meetings. On appointment, they are expected to sign a Code of Conduct and complete an induction. All Management Board members are expected to attend an annual development day which also considers any other committee training and development needs.

The staff are managed by the Director, who is appointed and accountable to the Management Board. The Board makes final decisions of the mission, values and strategic direction of the organisation; the organisational structure, personnel appointments and salaries; policies and procedures and internal controls; ensuring the organisation is financially viable, has sufficient resources, and is operating within appropriate and effective financial and resource management controls, and monitoring of organisational performance.

All members of the Management Board are members of the company and guarantee to contribute to the assets of the company in the event of it being wound up such amounts as may be required not exceeding £1.

Risk management

The trustees actively review the major risks faced by the charity. The trustees have identified the major financial risks faced by the charity. They have also examined other operational and business risks faced and systems have been established to mitigate the significant risks.

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Registered Company number

04635536 (England and Wales)

Registered Charity number

1097752

Registered office

Somerford Grove Community Project Park Lane Close London N17 0HL

Trustees

Ms P A Clarke C Brigstocke Ms J Daly M De'Ath S Dougall Treasurer A Jeyte Ms M B Mansfield Chair Ms C N O'Leary (appointed 14.12.24) Ms P I Robbins

Company Secretary

Ms P A Clarke

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Haringey Play Association

Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS

Independent Examiner

Ark Accountancy Limited Chartered Certified Accountant 56-58 High Street Ewell Epsom Surrey KT17 1RW

Approved by order of the board of trustees on 13 December 2025 and signed on its behalf by:

S Dougall - Trustee

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Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Haringey Play Association

Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Haringey Play Association ('the Company')

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2025.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity's trustees of the Company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act').

Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity's accounts as carried out under Section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 ('the 2011 Act'). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under Section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Act.

Independent examiner's statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe:

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Company as required by Section 386 of the 2006 Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or

  2. the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of Section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or

  3. the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities (applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)).

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Mary E Ryan FCCA

Ark Accountancy Limited Chartered Certified Accountant 56-58 High Street Ewell Epsom Surrey KT17 1RW

15 December 2025

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Haringey Play Association

Statement of Financial Activities

for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

Unrestricted
funds
Notes
£
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donations and legacies
96,073
Investment income
2
5,261
Other income
2,298
Total
103,632
EXPENDITURE ON
Charitable activities
General activities- playground
74,117
NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)
29,515
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought forward
83,659
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
113,174		 Restricted
funds
£
114,515
-
-
114,515
129,699
(15,184)
33,382
18,198		 31.3.25
Total
funds
£
210,588
5,261
2,298
218,147
203,816
14,331
117,041
131,372		 31.3.24
Total
funds
£
218,878
2,372
1,000
222,250
234,785
(12,535)
129,576
117,041

The notes form part of these financial statements

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Haringey Play Association

Balance Sheet

31 March 2025

Unrestricted
funds
Notes
£
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets
7
3,928
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors
8
4,476
Cash at bank
123,109
127,585
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year
9
(18,339)
NET CURRENT ASSETS
109,246
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES
113,174
NET ASSETS
113,174
FUNDS
10
Unrestricted funds
Restricted funds
TOTAL FUNDS		 Restricted
funds
£
11,695
-
6,503
6,503
-
6,503
18,198
18,198		 31.3.25
Total
funds
£
15,623
4,476
129,612
134,088
(18,339)
115,749
131,372
131,372
113,174
18,198
131,372		 31.3.24
Total
funds
£
27,066
470
110,441
110,911
(20,936)
89,975
117,041
117,041
83,659
33,382
117,041

The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 March 2025.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to charitable companies subject to the small companies regime.

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on 13 December 2025 and were signed on its behalf by:

S Dougall - Trustee

The notes form part of these financial statements

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Haringey Play Association

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements

The financial statements of the charitable company, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

Income

All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.

Expenditure

Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.

Tangible fixed assets

Land and buildings and other fixed assets are shown at original historical cost. Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life by the straight line method;

Adventure playground and offices 2% over the remainder of the life of the lease Improvements to the playground 3% on cost

Taxation

The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.

Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.

Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.

Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits

The charitable company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the charitable company's pension scheme are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities in the period to which they relate.

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Haringey Play Association

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

2. INVESTMENT INCOME

3.

INVESTMENT INCOME
31.3.25 31.3.24
£ £
Rents received 3,461 1,480
Deposit account interest 1,800 892
5,261 2,372
NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)
Net income/(expenditure) is stated after charging/(crediting):
31.3.25 31.3.24
£ £
Depreciation - owned assets 11,443 29,235

4. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS

There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 March 2025 nor for the year ended 31 March 2024.

Trustees' expenses

There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31 March 2025 nor for the year ended 31 March 2024.

5. STAFF COSTS

The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows:

Project staff
No employees received emoluments in excess of £60,000.
COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
Unrestricted
funds
£
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donations and legacies
109,973
Investment income
2,372
Other income
1,000
Total
113,345
EXPENDITURE ON
Charitable activities
General activities- playground
94,300
NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)
19,045		 31.3.25

6
Restricted
funds
£
108,905
-
-
108,905
140,485
(31,580)		 31.3.24
6
Total
funds
£
218,878
2,372
1,000
222,250
234,785
(12,535)

6. COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

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Haringey Play Association

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

6.
COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES - continued
Unrestricted
Restricted
funds
funds
£
£
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought forward
64,614
64,962
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
83,659
33,382
7.
TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Improvements
Short
to
leasehold
property
£
£
COST
At 1 April 2024 and 31 March 2025
549,167
66,171
DEPRECIATION
At 1 April 2024
539,460
48,812
Charge for year
9,707
1,736
At 31 March 2025
549,167
50,548
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 March 2025
-
15,623
At 31 March 2024
9,707
17,359
8.
DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
31.3.25
£
Accrued income
4,120
Prepayments
356
4,476		 Total
funds
£
129,576
117,041
Totals
£
615,338
588,272
11,443
599,715
15,623
27,066
31.3.24
£
-
470
470		 Total
funds
£
129,576
117,041

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9. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

Trade creditors
Social security and other taxes
Other creditors
Accruals and deferred income
Accrued expenses
MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
Unrestricted funds
General fund
Designated maternity, sickness &
redundancy
Restricted funds
Building fund
Operational fund
TOTAL FUNDS
Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
Unrestricted funds
General fund
Restricted funds
Building fund
Operational fund
TOTAL FUNDS		 At 1.4.24
£
71,959
11,700
83,659
7,564
25,818
33,382
117,041
Incoming
resources
£
103,632
-
114,515
114,515
218,147		 31.3.25
31.3.24
£
£
640
343
(35)
(306)
54
-
16,600
19,999
1,080
900
18,339
20,936
Net
movement
At
in funds
31.3.25
£
£
29,515
101,474
-
11,700
29,515
113,174
(7,564)
-
(7,620)
18,198
(15,184)
18,198
14,331
131,372
Resources
Movement
expended
in funds
£
£
(74,117)
29,515
(7,564)
(7,564)
(122,135)
(7,620)
(129,699)
(15,184)
(203,816)
14,331

10. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS

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10. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued

Comparatives for movement in funds

Unrestricted funds
General fund
Designated maternity, sickness &
redundancy
Restricted funds
Building fund
Operational fund
TOTAL FUNDS		 At 1.4.23
£
52,914
11,700
64,614
34,870
30,092
64,962
129,576		 Net
movement
in funds
£
19,045
-
19,045
(27,306)
(4,274)
(31,580)
(12,535)		 At
31.3.24
£
71,959
11,700
83,659
7,564
25,818
33,382
117,041

Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

Unrestricted funds
General fund
Restricted funds
Building fund
Operational fund
TOTAL FUNDS		 Incoming
resources
£
113,345
-
108,905
108,905
222,250		 Resources
Movement
expended
in funds
£
£
(94,300)
19,045
(27,306)
(27,306)
(113,179)
(4,274)
(140,485)
(31,580)
(234,785)
(12,535)		 Resources
Movement
expended
in funds
£
£
(94,300)
19,045
(27,306)
(27,306)
(113,179)
(4,274)
(140,485)
(31,580)
(234,785)
(12,535)
(31,580)
(12,535)

11. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

There were no related party transactions for the year ended 31 March 2025.

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Detailed Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

Detailed Statement of Financial Activities
for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
31.3.25 31.3.24
£ £
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS
Donations and legacies
Donations 6,242 11,817
Grants 204,346 207,061
210,588 218,878
Investment income
Rents received 3,461 1,480
Deposit account interest 1,800 892
5,261 2,372
Other income
Other income 2,298 1,000
Total incoming resources 218,147 222,250
EXPENDITURE
Charitable activities
Wages 134,520 133,719
Social security 6,413 4,676
Pensions 4,174 4,085
Rates and water 589 1,649
Insurance 3,423 3,576
Light and heat 2,664 3,531
Telephone 1,036 796
Postage and stationery - 1,093
Advertising 206 -
Sundries 905 1,175
Events 17,118 20,093
Construction materials - 10,254
Facilitators 2,976 4,453
Freelance 1,952 4,500
Resources - 1,200
Training 858 648
Volunteers 562 952
Accounts & payroll software 251 227
Subscriptions - 148
Equipment - 150
Health & safety 3,402 2,220
Alarm - 340
Cleaning 535 615
Refuse & repairs 8,488 3,369
Bank charges 60 60
IT & computer costs 655 658
Short leasehold 11,006 27,306
Carried forward 201,793 231,493

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Detailed Statement of Financial Activities
for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
31.3.25 31.3.24
£ £
Charitable activities
Brought forward 201,793 231,493
Improvements to property 436 1,929
202,229 233,422
Support costs
Governance costs
Independent Examiner's fee 1,080 900
Professional fees 299 412
AGM expenses 208 51
1,587 1,363
Total resources expended 203,816 234,785
Net income/(expenditure) 14,331 (12,535)

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