9arston pla4
Bowden Road
Garston, Liverpool
L191QP
0151-494-9524
garstonap@btinternet.com
Garston Adventure
Playground
Trustees Report
For The Year Ended 31
March 2024
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Charity Number. l 103838 Compciny Registraiion Number. 4471739 Ofsted Registration Number.. EY234801

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History
It started out as a Summer Holiday playscheme which was run by local parents and residents
on Garston Park. Having recognised the need for a pemanent pla￿ for children and young
people to play in the area, they set about finding the ideal stte and funding. Wrth the help of
funding from central govemment and a lot of hard worK work on Garston Adventure Playground began in
1978.
In 1980 HRH The Duke of Edinburgh officially opened the playground.
Our Values
+ The rigbts of all cbildren to play and free associthon
+ To be consulted and listened to
*• The right to fair and equal treatment and equality of opportu
The right to freedom from oppression and dis¢rimiDation
+ To hav¢ fr¢¢, local play provision
The promotion of independence and autonomy of all children
8Esf FAMILYFRIENDLYpLkY&RouND & L￿suRE GROUP 2023
Staff
Carniel Mornn- F/t Senior Playworker
Rachael Hannington- Community Playworker
Shirley Dugdaltr Art & Craft Playworker
James Devine- Playworker
Mischa O'Cotmor- Apprentice Youth Worker
Mark Moran- Seconded from LrveTpooI City Council Targeted Services
This year we said giJ)dbye to James who moved on to ￿]l-tiMe work. Shirley returned to the playground to fill our
vacant itrt & Cr&ft Playworker position. And Mischa joined the team on a 2-year Youth Work Appr¢nti¢¢sbip.
￿e￿hOd Youthwork Team- Kelty unswor¢￿ Sandrn Riley & Kerry L8verty.
It has been really difficult to recTUit for positions that we have had available, through the YIF funding, this is not just a
problem we are seeing but it's across the counlry a lack of Youth & Playworkers.
Volunteers
Th8nkYou to all ourvolunteers, without them we wouldn't be able to offer aLlthe
services we do 8nd provide the range of actiwties and opportunities for the children
and young people.
This yearvoLunteers have heLp8d with providing support wth maintenance.
and installation of equipment, community clean ups, cooking, supportingour
play and youth workers and accomp8nying children and young people on days out.

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Training
Staff and volunteers have completsd the following training:_
Food Safety
Slow CookerTraining
Health & Safety
Suicide Prevention
Safeguarding
ASD Awareness
Criminal Sexual Exploitstion
Fillance
This financialyearwe have gained supportfrom various trusts. charitablefound8tions. organisations and
businesses which include the following.
Children in Need
Local Neighbourhood Fund
Community Foundation for Merseyside- Liverpool One Foundation
Liverpool Cty Council-youth & Play Grant
Luciano Fashion
Lord M8yor
Masonic
Merseyside Police
HAF-Holid8y ActiVTties & Food
Merseyside PLayAction Council
LiverpooL City Council-Eurovision Song Contest-creative Sessions
Youth Investment Fund
LCVS
Children in Need
Five for Families for administrating the YoLrth & Play Grant funding for SpekelGarston Consortium.
LCVS- Community Impact Fund. This project would see us partneringwith South Liverpool Homes and their
Grow Speke Projectth8twill include sessions on upcycLingfurniture, learning howto growyour own food, bee
keeping and environmental activities. The project will start 1st March 2023. Unfortunately. the project dldn't
quite go as planned so we decided to run the project on the playground. Wrththe help ofyourig people and
volunteers we re-built our pLanting beds and contacted Karen at Arch-Under-The-Bridgeto see if she would
deliverthe sessions.
The sessions got underway in July and would run for 12 months. They consisted of constructing planter beds.
Preparing beds for planting. Makingwreaths for Remembrance Day and makingjam. visits to grow Speke for
pumpkin picking during Halloween, T8tton Park Looking attheir gardens. gaining ideas and information. Sowing
seeds then takingthem home untilthey were established and broughtthem backto plant on the playground.
weeding beds, building bird boxes. using everyday household items to make bird feeders, made bench out of
palLets, made wind chimes with materials found on the playground and whatyoung people brought in, during
one session the young people List8d allthe birds and insects that theywould find in the garden, Karen the
following week came in with pictures and they children learnt howto sewthe outLine and created their own
piece of embroidery and v8rious other garden activities. Each day theywould go and take turns seeing what
fruit or vegwas ready to pick. Theywould then eat especiallythe fruit before we even gotto see what was ripe.
Vegetables were used in the kitchen and any surplus was given outto families.

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This summerwe manage(a to grow: cabbage, sweetcorn. raspberries. blue berries.
blackcurrants, onions. strawberries, spring onion. radish and various he
"I now like blueberries-
"I'm going to grow my own pumpkin"
30jars ofjam Were made.
Lord Mayor's Fund
Pr.
Thls year The Lord Mayor. Mary Rasmussen gave
some moneyto provide meals forthe children and young
people. This money alongwith HAF (HolidayActivities & Food) supported over 700young peoplethroughout the
year. With us offering healthy food workshops and providing a meal each daywe are open. We were also able to
deliver Fed up Slow cookertrain thetralner course to some of ouryoung people's parents. We spoke about
budget and meal pl8nning where possible. Wewere able to showthem howto make a basic soup. bread, a hot
pot, and a gammon joint. Recipe sheets and information were distributed on howto make a heaLthy meal for
£5.00.
One of the participants was 8 single mother of 6 chiLdren. who has recently lost her own mother and who
struggles with her own mental health. Shefinds Bverydaytssks daunting and struggles financially. We invited
her onto the course which she thoroughly enjoyed.
Wewere able to send her home wtth a slow cooker and some ingredients so that she was able to make a
healthy mealfor her children. Shetold us thatthe children helped wrth the preparation. asked lots of questions
which she was now more confidentto answer. and thatthey ate every single bit.
The young peoplewere excited to tell us aboutthe meal they had helped to PTepare and enjoy.
YIF-Youth Investment Fund
As a result of all the hard work done by staff. young people and volunteers this year saw
us being awarded a Life-changingyouth Investment Fund grantto tr8nsform ffis services
for young people in the area. The grant of £1,370,696.00 will renovate, build and extend
its youth service offerwith new heating systems. a kitchen extension, sol8r panels 8nd a
rofurbighmÉnt ot its Multi Ug0 Garngs Arèa {MUGA) pitch. It ig vgrywalcomo newsfor
young people, staff &volunteers atthe playground who WILI benefitfrom this generous
funding and Means that Garston Adventure Playground will be able to support another
500 young people bythe time the project has been completed in August 2024. This will
transform health, wellbeing, skills, and opportunities foryoung peopLe, provEding a long-
lasting resource that will deliver tife-changing services that they need.
Young people supported by Garston Adventure Pl8yground played a key role in developingthis exctting new
project. The ch8rityworked with young people to discover wants and needs and howthese could be 8chieved.
Young people from the area also made a video to supportthe funding application alongside key project team
partners including Susan Roberts at Five for Families Children's Trust. Jon Newman HCTSurveying 8nd Dai
Gwynne G-squared Architecture.
Garston Adventure Playground is one of 140 youth centres in England to benefit from a Youth Investment Fund
grant. This fundingwas made available bythe Departmentfor Culture, Media and Sport. and was distributed its
national partner, the charitysocial Investment Business who in turn partnerwith Key Fund. Nationalyouth
Agency and Resonance to support grantees at regional levels. Theyouth Investment Fund is part of the
Government's Nationalyouth Guarantee to transform and Level up opportunities for young people in England.

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- rn wrth the help ofvolunteers. we emptied the building of au its contents. Putthem into
storage and transferred our 8Ctivtties to Muddy Footprints Nursery, as they weren't
operational in January 2024. Workto refurbish the Multi-Purpose Pitch, instaLI Fttness
equipment and a pathway to the lower play area started end of January and was
completed by end of March 2024.
The building work would start in May 2024 after a short delay. Unfortunately, we were
unable to use the lower play area durlng buildingworkfor H & S re8sons.
Activities
Once again a busyyearwith lots going on.
From Aprilto June activÉti8s included the following:
Healthy food wothshops
Arts and crafts Workshops
Music workshops
Holistic Therapy
Safer Internet Day
Celebrating Pride
Celebrating Intemabone41 Women s Day
Black hTisrory Month
and the playground.
Young inspectors took part in an intervièw process for LCC
young women
Detached girls group providing targeted youth work for 11
Familieslparentslresidents signposted & Foodbank referrals.
Communty day forAlleyway project
Working alongside Arth gardening ￿￿th young people and parents
Gym sessions at lifestyles
Mental Health awareness sessions
Provided meals for children and young people.
Hosted young people on work experien
Company action day where painting and clearing of our grounds and
digging holes for a new swing to be installed.
Consultations wlth young people.
Residential at Eshton Grange-Playaway Centre
Detached Youthwort(

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and
Iked
"The Christmas hamper I recetved has been a
huge help for me and my family food is so
expensive we loved our breakfast hamper"
.1 enjoy meeting my mates.
My mum does not have much money and the
Venny is sick and its free
I loved the different foods we tried
my favourite was Spanish It was
Paella.
The staff are helping me make
better choices and not get into
trouble.
Had the opportunityto make, create and take-home arts and crafts and learnt lots of new skilLs. le.
sewing, using a sewing machine, fine motor skilLs, completed homeworktasks. Experiments-
learning 8bout science. Basic life skills le8rnt howto make a hot drink safely. iron a pillow-case,
how to sew a button on.
Young people achieving AQAS
Young people learnt and celebrated different cultures as partof the Eurovision workshops and tried
tasty meals from different countries. Created a modelvillage of landmarks around the world which
represented the heritage and diversity of ouryoung people.
With Sport England Funding we were able to continuewith our sport sessions on Wed evening at
Garston Lifestyles and the young people reported thatthis helped to improve physical and ment81
health and increased physical activity.
Supported parent who was anxious with a pre-employnient form and theywere successful in
gaining employment.
It'8 With 8 sad heart thatwe said Goodbye to Thomas O'Rourke this yearwho had been Involved with the
playground since it's inception back in 1978. Helping to build tt. work here as a Youth & Communityworker and
then as a Trustee ICh8irperson) who sadly passed away. Tom was 8 huge a(Jvocate for children's &young
people's right to have a safe, free place to play hewill be greatly missed.
A HUGE THANK You TO THOSEWHO suppoirr£D ThE YOUEIE PEOPLE & P￿Y￿aOuND T*Its

R8gistered number
04471739
Charity registration number
1103838
Garston Adventure Playground
Report and Accounts
31 March 2024

Tha trustses pres8nt their report and accounts for the year ended 31 March 2022.
Garston Adventure Playground is a Company Limited by guarantee 3rKI a registered charity,
not having a share capital it is govemed by the Memordndum and A￿cleS of Assrtiation
signed 27th June 2002.
Trustees who seNed during the period covered by the report
Thomas O'RouE*e
Beverley Owens
Susan Roberts
Christian Adeniran
Theresa Wainwright
Registered Offi
Bowden Road. Liverpool, L19 1QP
Reserves and Risk Management
The trustees decided Ihat it is prudent to establish a18vei of resources sufficientto cover the
running cost of the organisation for a period of six months. which equates to approximately
£38,000. At this lime. the free reserves equate to £11.799. The trustees alv￿YS struggle to
balance the need to Use free reserves for charitsble activities against the need to build up a
reserve fund.
The charity prepares a budget each year based on ex￿ed income. primarily from the City
Council. There are tight intemal controls and r8gular meetings of the charitys trustees, to
analyse income and expenditure. Arrear5 of risk are regulady identified by Irustees and policies
are in place to treat. tolerate, transfer or teminate risk.
Company Secretary
&L*] //
Beverly Owens

Garston Adventure Playground
Registered number:
IM471739
Dlrectors. Report
The diractors present théir report and aC￿unts for the ended 31 March 2024.
Prlnclpal actlvltles
Charity Registration Number 1103838
Directors
The followng persons served as directors during the year.
Thomas O'Rourke
Beverley Owens
Theresa Wainwrrght
Polttical donations
BDwden Road, Liverpool. L19 1 QP
Small company provislons
Thi5 report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions in Part 15 of the Companies Act
2006 applicable to companies subj8Ct to the small companies regime.
This report Wds ap
roved by the board ¢Jn 14 August 2024 and signed on its behatf.
Theresa W8in%vrighl
Director

Garston Adventure Playground
Statement of Directors. Responsibllities
The directors are responsible for preparing the report and accounts in accordance with applicab
law and regulations.
Company law requires the directors to prepare accounts for each financial year. Under that18W the
directors have elected to prepare the accounts in accordance vrith United Kingdom Generally
AC￿pted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounts'ng Standards and applicable law). Under
company law the directors must not approve the accounts unless they are satisfied that they give a
true and fair view of the state of 8ffairs of the company and of the profit or k)ss of the company for
that period. In preparing these accounts. the directors are required to..
select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistenty,
make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudentr.
prepare the accounts on the going concem basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the
company will contrnue in business.
The directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are suffiaent to show
and explain the CoMpan￿S transactions and disclose with reasonable acLuracy at any time the
financial position of the company and enable them to ensure that the accounts comply with the
Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the company and
hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Garston Adventure Playground
Independent Examinerfs report to the Trustees of Garston Aifventure Playground
I report on the accounts of the charitable company for year ended 31 March 2024 which are set
out on pages 5 to 10.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charitys trusteés of the company (￿0 are also the directors of the company 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 (Ihe 2006 ACY).
Having satisfied myselF that the accounts of the company are not required trj be audited for this year
under Part 16 of the 2006 Ad and are eligible for independent examination. I rerM)rt in respect of my
examination of your Chari￿s accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011
{'the 2011 ACY). 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 examlnerfs statsment
I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have come to my attentton in
connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that:
accounting records were not kept in respect of the company as required by sectton
386 of the 2006 Act or
the accounts do not accord wth those records; or
the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of seclion 396 of the
2006 Act other than any requirem8nt that the accounts give a Yrue and fair vi8v/
which is not a matter Mnsidered as part of an independent examination. or
the accounls have not been prepared in accordan￿ with the charities SORP (FRS
102)].
I have no concems 8nd have come across no other matters in connection wth the examination to
which attention should be drawn in this rewrt in order to enable a proper und8rstanding of the
accounts to
ched.
Gary Wood
14 August 2024
Bu8ine88 AGGounting S¢rviG
Chartered Certified Accountsnts
111 Mount Pleasant
Liverpool
L3 5TF

Garston Adventure Playground
statement of Financial Activitles and Income and Expenditure Account
lor the year ended 31 March 2024
2023
Total
Funds
Fund5
Income
Total
Notes
Income
Income from donations and grdnts
4.426
334.492
13.566
352.484
146,908
Incorne from invesknents
Other income
452
851
452
851
353,787
80
1,704
148,892
13,566
Expenditure on charitable adivities
Net Income
420
317,870
16.622
318,290
35,497
143,667
5,025
Total funds brought forward
28.080
155.521
183,601
178,576
Total funds carri6d forward
172,143
219.098
183,601
The notes fom part of these financial statements.

Garston Adventure Playground
Registered number:
Balance Sheet
as at 31 March 2024
04471739
Notes
2024
2023
Flxed assets
Tangible assets
11,099
11,099
Current assets
Cash * bank and in hand
215,614
178,230
Credltors: amounts falllng due
within one year
10
(8,4E6)
{5,728)
Net current assets
207.148
1n.502
Net assots
218,247
183.601
Charity Funds
Unrestricted funds
Restricted fijnds
28,963
189.284
28,080
155,521
Total charity funds
218.247
183,601
The directors are satisfied that the company is enliued to exemplion from the requirement to obtain
an audit under section 477 of the Companie5 Act 2C¥J6.
The members have not required the company to obtain an audtt in acc£trdance wlth section 476 of
the Act.
The directors acknovAedge their responsibiltlies for complying V*Tlh the requirements of the
Companies Act 2006 ￿ped to accounting records and the weparation of accounts.
The accounts have been prepared in accord8nc8 v￿7 the provisi￿S applicable to small companies
subjèct to the small companies regime and in accordance with with FRS 102 SORP.
Theresa Wainwright
Approved by the board on 14 August 2024
The notes form part of these ffinancial ststements.

Garston Adverture Playground
Notes to the Accounts
for the year ended 31 March 2024
1 Summary of wnlncxrrt ar￿ po￿95
(a) Ge￿rdI informatlon and basls of propardiion
Garwn Adventure Playground is a public benefft enttty in ErvJland Iwales. In ts event of the charity being wound up,
the liability in respect of the guarantee is limited to £1 per memberof the d)arity. The address of the registered office is
gNen in ihe charity infom)ation on page 3 of these finanaal stslements. The nattjre of the chaiitys operations and
principal activities are provision of Flay adtviries and optQTbJnities for young Ftople aged from six to Stxteen.
The charity (x)nstitutes a public benefft entity as defir￿￿ by FRS 102. The financial slatements have bèen prepared in
accordatKe wtth AGGounting and Reporting by char[ti￿ Ststement of Recommended Practice applicable to Gh3rities
preparing Iheir acwunts in accordanr* with the FinancaaS Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of
Ireland (FRS 1021 issued on 16 July 2Q14 {as updated through Update Bulletin 1 pU￿1shed on 2 February 2016), the
Financial Reporting Stsndard app￿Cable in the Untled lfjngdom aNt R8public of Ireland IFRS 102). the Charities Act
2011. the Companies Act2006 and UK Generalty Attepted Prn¢ti￿ as il ap￿5&$ from 1 January 2015.
The financol s18tsm8nts are prepar&1 on a going concern baws under the historical cost convention. modffied to
Include certain iterns at fair value. The ffnanctal statements are pr8sented in sterliry which is the functional currency ol
the charity and rounded to the nearest £0.
The signtficanl 8ccounting poliues applied in the preparalion of these financiat statements are sel out below. Th&8e
poIic48s hav8 been consistsntty applied to all year5 presented unless olhervAse ststed.
The ch8rty has taken 8dvanlag8 of the provsions of FRS 10211A) and not prepared a statemeni of (zsh flows.
{e) Income recognluon
All ineoming resources are Induded in the St8tement of Finanaal Acbvib8s {SoFA) the charity is legally entitled to
the income after any performance conditions have be8n m8L th8 amount can b8 measured r81iably and it is probable
that the income will b8 rec￿d.
Revenue in respect of Se￿￿ o)ntr8cts ts (Trlited to income in the peritsd in whlch entiuement beojmes due.
Ino)me from trading activthes )ndL￿eS income eamed from fiJndraising events and trading 8Ctwtbes to raise funds for
the chaTtty. Income is received in exthange for supplwng gwjs and Ser￿￿$ in order to raise funds and is recognised
when entiuement has occurred.
Investrnent income is eamad through holding assets for investment purpDses such as depostt bank 8c(y)unts. It
udes intereai Wh•rt tt is not pr8C41rabla to identrfy ifEV*8Ement rnan•g?mVTkt SnGurreol sch•ffi•
reasonable accuracy the investment inenmè is rewrted net of these costs. ll is irKluded when the amount C8n be
measured ￿lIablY. InteTe5t Income is recogni%ed usiro the effective Interest ￿thod and dThiidend and rent IT￿orne is
recognised as the thariVs right to raceive paymènt is eslabltshed.

Garston Adventur8 PlasTround
Notes to the Accounts
tor the year ended 31 March 2024
(d) Exp8ndKure recognltlon
All expenditure is account￿1 foron an ocauals basis arKI has b8en classified under healings thal aggregat8 all c08ts
related to the category. Expenditure is recognised 7Al*re there is a legal or wnstructive obligati￿t to make payments to
third parties, it is probable that the sattlem8nt wll be required and tha amount of the obligation can be measured
reliabty. 11 is c8legorised under the followng he8t*ngs.'
. Expenditur8 on charitable admiies.. arKI
. other exFendilure represents those It￿￿5 not fallwwj irtti the c*gorie5 atM)ve.
Irrecoverable VAT Is charpy as an expense against the 8(aMty for vknti* expenditure arose.
(e) Support costs allocation
Support CC6ts are th058 that assist the ofthe Cha￿ but do Th)t rfirecty reprasent tharit8b18 actNttles and include
office costs, governan￿ Costs. administrative payroll ￿￿ts. They are inojrred direcfty in support of expenditure on the
objects of the Charity and indude prqeca management tarried out at He8dqu8rters. Where support costs cannot be
directy attn'buled Io p8rtsc¥lar headings they have been ￿￿Cated to ￿st of ra￿1r￿a funds and expendtture on ch8r]table
adivihes on a basis consistent ￿￿th use of the resources. The basis olthe allocation of premises ov8thead$ and other
overheads is $howrL in Nota 6.
The anal￿ of these costs Is indud8d in not8 5.
{fj Tanglbla fixed assets
T8nglble fixed assets are measured * cost less acatmul8tfve* depreLiatlon and any atojmulalve impaimient losses.
Depreuation is provided on 011 tsngibte fiy8d assets. other than freehold land. at rates ¢Alculated to ￿lte off the r￿s(
less eslm8tsd residual value, of each 8sset eventy over its expected useful Ufe. as fdlows:
Freehold bjildings
f￿[￿depre￿ateA
(g) Debtors receivab￿ wlthln one year
Short tsrm debtors are measured al transaction pri(8 (vthith is usualty the involc8 prfce}, less any impairment losses for
bad and (Joubfful debts. Loans and other financial assets are intlially recognised 8t transaclion prtce induding any
transaction costs and subsequenuy measured 8t amortssed cost detemiined L*lng the effective Interest method. less
any impalmient losses for bad and doubtful debts.
(h) CredRors p8yab18 wrihin one yeer
Short t8Tm creditors arè measured at transaction PTiC8 (*thich is U5ualty the invoice PTiC8). Loans and other financial
Ilabilitios arè initially r•D￿nIs¥￿ at tran$3ctiofi pri￿ nel of any transadion easts and subsequenuy me8sured at
amortised ojst detemiined using tho èffectlv8 interest method.

Garston Adventure PlayJround
Notes to the AGcounts
for the ytsr ended 31 March 2024
(l) Taxation
A current tsx liability is recc4Jnlsed for the tsx payth ￿ th8 taxable wofft of the ujrrent and past perrod8. A ¢LFrrent tsx
asset is reo)gnised in respect of 3 ta¥ loss that can be carried back to recover lax p8bY in a previous ￿riod. Deferred
tax is reeognised in resperA of all timing dIfferen￿ belwEen the re￿)gnI[son of IncLNn8 and e>wnses the financial
statements and Ihelr inctusw Èn tsx assessments. Unrelieved tax k)sses and other defeffed tax assets are recognised
only to the extent Ihat it is prob*Ae that they wll be reLy)ver&l against reversal of dèferred tsx liabilltses or olher
future tsx8ble proffts. Deferred lax is measured using the tax rates and that have been enacted or substantively
enacted by the reporting dats and th8t are expected to apply to the reversal of the timwwJ difference, eycept for revalued
land and investment property K4*1ere the tax rate ihat apFlies to the s￿e of the asset L8 used. Current arKI deferred tax
assets and l￿bil[lIeS are not diSo￿nted.
2 In￿me from donatlons and grnnts
2023
Eam&J Inwne
LNF (Local Neighbourhwd Fun(J)
Consorbum
BBC Child￿n In Need
MPAC, HAF & Playschem8
Sport England
LCVS
Community Foudats"on
LCCILiverwol City CounL#I
Stève Morgan FoundationlDCM YLMJth
Police Commissloner
Youth Investment Fund
Other
8,100
8,100
34,880
20,Cx)O
25.500
1,411
50,078
750
2.500
7,618
27,037
20,000
15.0(KJ
12.551
15,Ll)O
12.551
12.500
15.640
5.000
211.927
211.927
19,026
4,426
13.566
29,374
334,492
4,426
13,566
352.484
146.908
The SpekelGarston Consortlum grant is made up from ()JntrlbJtions ty LIv8fF4>J City Council Youth & Play Grant 8nd
Cresslngtt￿ Counullors Neighbourhood Fund.
3 Investment income
2024
2023
lrtterest recwabl8
452
452
80
80
4 Other Incoma
2024
2023
Fundralsing
Income from charitabje thitses
851
851
1.704
851
851
1,704

Garston Adventu￿ Playground
Notes to the Accounts
for the year ended 31 March 2024
Provi5in of
activ￿￿8$
S Analysis of expendithre on chwliable activlt
SupForto)sts
Dlreot costs
tocated costs
311,373
5,538
312,757
5,538
£143.66712022- £1￿1.316> ofthe above costs vAre 81tsibulable lo restric￿1 I￿]d8.
6 Allocation of support costs
Surwt costs
20% v80%
20% v 80%
1.216
168
4,866
672
Gov8mancelProfessional Fees
7 Gov8rnanc8 eosts
2024
2023
Ind8pendent examlnetrs f88
420
420
420
780
420
780
Staff costs
2024
2023
Wages and salaries
Sesstonal workers
Staff tyaining and welfare
88.396
88.396
88,206
286
877
88.682
88.682
89,082
No employee received f￿Ned totrl employee beneffts of more th8n £60.0[￿1.
Number of stsff on th8 payrdl
Full time equivalents

Garston Adventure Plasyround
Notes to the Accounts
for the year ended 31 March 2024
9 Tangibto fixed as80ts
Land and
bulldlngs
At 14Dril 2023
At 31 March 2024
11,099
11,099
DePr￿latIon
At 31 Marth 2024
Net book value
At 31 Mard) 2024
11,099
At 31 M8rth 2023
11,099
10 CredS10rn: amounts falllng du8 withln one ￿ar
2024
2023
Trade uglitors
Taxation and socaal security cxjsts
4,192
4,274
8.466
4,132
1,596
5,728
11 Restricted funds
BalatKe at 1
April 2023
Balan￿ at 31
Expwhdilure March 2024
Income
Purchase of18nd
Actlvities and Special projects
11.099
144,422
155,521
11,099
143,300
316,753
316.753
317,875)
317.875
12 unrestrEet￿ funds
8aL8rv at 1
Aprd 2023
Balan￿ at 31
Expend￿Ure March 2024
Income
Unr8strirted fijnds
28,993

Garston Adventure Playground
Notes to the Accounts
for the year endod 31 March 2024
13 Ntt assets byfunds
Unrestricled
Totsl
Tangibte )Ixed assets
CL*rrent assets
Creditors faiing due In less than C￿ year.
11,099
187,534
8.466
190,167
11,099
215.614
8,466
218,247
28,080
P￿Or year:
T8ngible fixed assets
Current assets
Credttors falling due in18SS than one year.
11.099
1￿),150
5,728
155,521
11,099
178,230
5,728
183,601
14 Other Infomiatlon
Garston Adventure Playground is a priv8le company Ivnited by gu8rantee and irKorymte(i In England. Its r8gi8ter8d
office is..
Bowlen Road
LNerpool
Mers8yEide
L19 1QP

Garston Adventure Playground
Detailed profit and loss account
for the year ended 31 March 2024
This schedule does not fomi part of the statutory accounts
2024
2023
Sales
352,936
148.692
Cost of sales
{239,333)
{132,905)
Gross profrt
113.603
15,787
Administrative expenses
(78.962)
{10,762)
Operating profit
34.641
5.025
Profit before tax
34,641
5.025

Garston Adventure Playground
Detailed profit and loss account
for the year ended 31 March 2024
This schedule does not fonn part of the statutory accounts
2024
2023
Sales
Grants
Earned income
Charitable Trust donations
Fundraising
Interest received
34.880
13.566
303.187
851
452
50,078
14,360
82,470
1,704
80
352.936
148,692
Cosl of sales
Wages and salaries
Sessional workers
Travel and subsistence
Volunteers expenses
Activities and special projects
Premises costs
Equipment and materials
Other direct costs
88,396
88,205
3,581
355
15,321
11,296
117.757
2,627
239.333
2,516
27,780
7,208
3,600
3,252
132.905
Adminlstratlve expenses
Employee costs:
Pensions
Employerfs Nl
Staff training and welfare
395
1,429
286
1.393
1,650
877
3,920
General admlnlstrative expenses:
Telephone and fax
Postage and administration
Stationery and printing
Insurance
Sundry expenses
877
908
613
449
3.722
370
6.062
758
3.753
694
6.082
Legal and professional costs:
Accountancy fees
other legal and professional
780
69,930
70.770
780
78.962
10.762