Company number: 4191336 Charity Number: 1110615
Marble Hill Playcentres
Trustees’ report and financial statements
For the year ended 31 March 2024
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Marble Hill Playcentres Reference and administration information
Company number 4191336 Charity number 1110615 Registered office and operational address Marble Hill Park, Richmond Road, Twickenham, Middlesex, TW1 2NL
Trustees
Trustees, who are also directors under company law, who served during the year and up to the date of this report were as follows:
Katharine Heywood Chair Stephen Cooper Treasurer Fiona Cullen (appointed 19/10/2023) Barkat Hasan (appointed 19/10/2023, resigned 21/05/2024) Robert Ivens Caroline Powell (resigned 31/12/2023) Siobhain Schofield Reine Wong
There were no trustees who held title to property belonging to the charity during the reporting period or at the date of approval.
Key management personnel
The trustees constitute the key management personnel.
Bankers
Barclays Bank PLC, 210 High St, Hounslow TW3 1DL
Independent examiner
Patrick Morrello ACA Third Sector Accountancy Limited Holyoake House Hanover Street Manchester M60 0AS
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Marble Hill Playcentres Trustees’ annual report for the year ended 31 March 2024
The trustees present their report and the unaudited financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2024. Included within the trustees’ report is the directors’ report as required by company law.
The reference and administrative information set out on page 1 forms part of this report. The financial statements comply with current statutory requirements, the memorandum and articles of association and the Statement of Recommended Practice - Accounting and Reporting by Charities: SORP applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with FRS 102.
1. STRUCTURE, MANAGEMENT AND GOVERNANCE
Nature of entity and governing document
Marble Hill Playcentres (“MHPC”) is a charitable company which seeks to operate for the Public Benefit. It is limited by guarantee, incorporated 30 March 2001 and registered as a charity on 27 July 2005. The company was established under a Memorandum which established the objects and powers of the company and is governed under its Articles of Association. In the event of the company being unable to meet its liabilities, members are required to contribute an amount not exceeding £1.00.
Each year MHPC holds an Annual General Meeting where members elect the Council of Management. Members of the Council of Management (generally known as the Management Committee) are also referred to as directors for the purposes of company law and as trustees for the purposes of charity law. There must be at least three members of the Management Committee.
Organisational Structure
The Management Committee may elect a chairperson of its meetings and determine the period for which he or she is to hold office. The Management Committee may delegate any of its powers to Committees consisting of such a majority of members of its body as they think fit. The Management Committee may meet and adjourn as it thinks proper. The quorum necessary for the transaction of the business of the Management Committee may be fixed by the Committee itself, and unless so fixed, shall be three or one-third of the number of the members for the time being whichever shall be the greater number.
The trustees form the management committee and are responsible for the charity’s strategic planning and decision making, setting budgets and monitoring and controlling its financial performance.
The trustees are involved as necessary in the management of the charity’s activities, but operational day-to-day management is delegated to Brilliant Play CIC under a services contract, under the direction of a qualified Playcentre Manager, who is responsible for contracting and supervision of playworkers at the site. The chair meets on a weekly basis with the Playcentre Manager, to review and plan operations.
Recruitment and appointment of trustees
MHPC recruits trustees through the local community, and via voluntary sector networks. The Management Committee conducts an open, inclusive and efficient recruitment and selection process and ensures that all new and potential trustees are aware of the purpose of the charity, the role of trustees and their responsibilities under charity law. Amongst our current trustees, we have expertise in finance, law, fundraising, safeguarding, marketing and architecture. We have recently recruited additional trustees with specialisms in young people and play, and in property management, to reflect our plans for development of new services, and to improve the buildings on site.
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Risk management
Actions to address both short and longer-term organisational risks, such as reduction or withdrawal of funding, and loss of key personnel, are reviewed as part of our monthly Board meetings, as well as risks and issues arising from any current projects. Safeguarding is a standing agenda item at Board meetings, preceded by a monthly meeting between the operational manager and the safeguarding trustee.
All playworkers are trained to assess and manage health and safety risks as part of their daily duties and follow established policies and procedures for matters such as lone working, allergies, and uncollected children. A safety inspection of the premises is carried out and recorded daily before children arrive, and actions taken to remove any potential hazards such as broken toys. Specific weekly structural checks and tests are also undertaken on the wooden play structures, and remediations arranged as needed. Risk assessment forms are updated whenever there is a change to equipment or resources, or to services or visitor types.
Membership of other organisations
MHPC is an associate member of London Play. Our Adventure Playground services are Ofsted registered via Brilliant Play.
Related parties and transactions
Information concerning related party transactions can be found in note 9 to the accounts.
2. OBJECTS, AIMS AND ACTIVITIES
Since 1974, our Adventure Playground (for 5-15 year olds) and One O'clock Club (for 0-5 year olds and their adults) has been providing adventurous outdoor play to the children of Twickenham and surrounding areas. The right to play, regardless of background, ability or circumstances is at the heart of what we do.
Our main aims are:
• To bring together children of different backgrounds, abilities and circumstances in an inclusive space in which children can behave authentically without fear of exclusion, to respond to diverse children and families’ needs, and to reflect the breadth of our community in staff and trustees.
• To provide a stimulating and safe outside environment for children and young people to play in our Adventure Playground, including towering rope swings, zip wires, tyres, planks and nets, offering supervised freedom to test their limits, problem-solve, and find out what they really enjoy.
• To enable local families with young children to reduce isolation and promote physical learning in our One O’Clock Club gardens with mud kitchen, willow domes, sand pit, large wooden pirate boat and playhouse, motivating them to explore, experiment and socialise.
• To enable children and young people to develop both physically and emotionally as they play, facilitated by trained and dedicated playworkers.
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How our activities deliver public benefit
The charity provides exciting, adventurous and creative play opportunities to children under supervision of trained playworkers, in a unique and stimulating outdoor environment that improves physical and mental health, promotes the development of physical and social skills in children, and fosters the growth of friendships and support between families in the local community.
The charity’s main activities
The trustees have paid due regard to guidance issued by the Charity Commission in deciding what activities the charity should undertake.
Marble Hill Playcentres operates a fully supervised adventure playground for children aged 5-15 years and a family drop-in centre (“One O’Clock Club”) for children aged 0-5 and their adults.
We maintain a range of unique wooden swings and play structures on the site, together with “loose parts” that enable children to shape their environment. MHP is the only Adventure Playground and One O’Clock Club within the borough of Richmond upon Thames.
We offer free access to low-income families, and provide FUEL sessions to children entitled to free school meals during the holidays.
Our SENsational Saturdays club provides children with additional needs extra support to explore the Adventure Playground, while their families enjoy some much-needed respite.
3. ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE
Over this year, MHPC playworkers hosted 4,093 visits from children to the adventure playground, and 3,682 visits from families to the One O’Clock Club. This is an increase of 12% in the adventure playground compared to the previous year, and nearly 70% in the One O’Clock Club, which we see as a mark of the success of more flexible One O’Clock Club session times, and take-up of our new Play Pass, which reduces the cost of sessions for siblings and regular visitors, alongside better communication and marketing to local families.
12-13% of families take up free places that are offered to those on low incomes including via referrals from Surestart, We Are Family and via FUEL. This year, we have funded these with grants from Heathrow Community Fund and National Lottery Community Fund (Awards for All). We have also been able to support children with additional needs, which comprise nearly 18% of children using the adventure playground, and around 4% in the One O’Clock Club.
Another 699 children visited the adventure playground as part of school groups or clubs (the first time we have monitored these numbers). We have a particularly close relationship with the Auriga Trust special schools, Strathmore and Capella House, hosting both play visits and work experience sessions. This year we conducted a pilot “walking bus” from St Stephens School, to offer direct after-school provision including a hot meal, and saw from our survey in October that many parents are keen to explore the option of outdoor, adventurous play for their regular after-school care.
MHPC continues to be a core provider of DfE-funded Holiday and Activity Fund (known locally as FUEL ‘Feed Ur Everyday Lives”), enabling children in receipt of benefit related school meals to attend fullday sessions at the Adventure Playground, including a hot meal. Achieving for Children has recognised the very high standard of provision at the Playcentres for local children, particularly in relation to inclusion, and funded 214 places across the three main school holidays.
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In terms of site developments, our focus has been on working with Mandarin Ducklings and English Heritage on plans to divide the shared space for younger children so that the nursery and One O’Clock Club can simultaneously run outdoors. For MHPC, the advantage will be to offer the much-demanded morning sessions. The year concluded with our plans being approved by English Heritage and the licence with Mandarin Ducklings renewed, offering security on both sides to 2031.
In the summer, we were delighted to bring the much-loved pink basket swing back into action in the adventure playground in time for the busy holiday period, with a brand new dragon swing alongside. Both of these swings offer greater accessibility to children with more limited core strength, mobility or confidence.
Meanwhile Brilliant Play revamped the One O’Club, with an improved mud kitchen, new wooden teepees and a climbing frame.
We had 215 responses to our survey in the autumn, with excellent representation of regular and occasional users of each of our services, spread of ages of children, and diversity of social and economic circumstances. This has given us very rich information about needs and interests of current families attending MHPC, and evidence for a theory of change that we have started to develop. A common theme across all services was that whilst fun and being in nature/fresh air are key reasons to visit (85%), it is the uniqueness of the site that maintains interest (80%). And whilst more than half of parents see MHPC as a chance to get children away from screens and physically active, they also still value the opportunity for children to learn to take risks and improve their resilience. We are assured that MHPC continues to be relevant and needed as much as ever, after 50 years.
Our email newsletter, started in December 2022, continues to be received by nearly 4,000 local families, with excellent engagement. We have made incremental improvements to our website, including a new history page ahead of our 50[th] anniversary year (2024-2025). We have started community fundraising for the first time, and are delighted to have raised over £1,000 this year purely via the newsletter and Gift Aid. We have also tried selling goods for the first time, with tea towels, prints and original artwork generously donated by a local artist, zelidesigns.com, for sale at St Margarets Fair and via our on-site kiosk.
We were lucky enough to recruit a talented and diligent volunteer book-keeper, Shaun Fenwick, in August 2023, and benefited from expert pro-bono advice from CRM expert Rachel Adshead in spring 2024. Whilst working on redevelopment of Manor Circus roundabout locally, Eurovia generously offered site advice including a drone survey, which will enable us to present more accurate plans and calculations for future works. We were also grateful to a team from Gumtree Motors who spent a day digging out and replenishing all the woodchip trenches around the rope swings in March 2024, ready for the Easter holidays.
The trustees are thankful for the Playcentre Manager and the playworker team for helping to maintain the vibrant, outdoor, child-led and adventurous environment that the Playcentres has always been, and would also like to recognise the support and partnership of English Heritage in maintaining the site with MHPC, as part of Marble Hill Park.
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4. FINANCIAL REVIEW
Expenditure
Expenditure was within budget, including some significant restricted funds carried over from 2023 for improvement works.
Funding
The principal core funding sources are rental income and grant funding from the local authority, supplemented by public donations. Grants from other sources are used for specific projects including concessionary passes to families on low incomes or for children with additional needs. These are set out in detail in Notes 3, 4, 14 and 15 to the accounts.
Financial position
With a new nursery licence generating rental income to 2031 expected imminently, reserves built up to offset uncertainty over local authority funding, and a fundraising strategy for the coming years, the Trustees have a reasonable expectation that MHPC has adequate resources to continue to operate for the foreseeable future. For this reason, the Charity has adopted a going concern basis in the preparation of the financial statements for the period under review.
The total income for the year was £105,260 (2023: £78,493) and total expenditure was £92,712 (2023: £110,317) leaving a surplus of £12,548 (2023: a deficit of £31,824). Restricted income was £23,732 (2023: £3,500) and restricted expenditure was £13,417 (2022: £30,822) generating a surplus of £10,315 (2023: a deficit of £27,322) for the year. Unrestricted income was £81,528 (2023: £74,993) and unrestricted expenditure was £79,295 (2023: £79,495) generating a surplus of £2,232 (2022: a deficit of £4,502) for the year.
At the end of the year the charity’s total funds were £51,423 (2023: £38,875) consisting of restricted funds of £10,315 (2023: £0) and unrestricted funds of £41,108 (2023: £38,875).
Reserves policy
The company is limited by guarantee and therefore has no share capital. The organisation holds unrestricted reserves to meet running costs for a minimum of three months, and restricted reserves, which are funds committed to specific projects.
The organisation seeks to maintain sufficient reserves to meet the running costs of the charity for three to six months, and to build up funds for improvement works. Unrestricted reserves as at 31 March 2024 were £41,108 which equates to over 16 months’ core expenditure for the next financial year and beyond. Restricted reserves as at 31 March 2024 were £10,315.
5. FUTURE PLANS
The Playcentres plays an important role for families locally, and is needed more than ever to reduce social isolation for new parents, to improve children’s social skills lost to the pandemic, and to help address increasing domination of screens and physical inactivity. Our plans are to continue to extend our relationships with schools as well as other community groups to identify the needs for particular groups, including children with special needs, new families, and families who are financially disadvantaged. Ofsted registration of adventure playground provision holds the potential prospect of offering after-school childcare as an outdoor off-site alternative to in-school wraparound clubs, which we will explore over the coming year.
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Our new booking system offers an opportunity for better analysis of attendance patterns and usage, including demographic data. We will continue to work on reporting and analysis to use for both fundraising and marketing.
Site improvements we are seeking include new flexible covered areas to provide protection from the elements, both in the adventure playground and in the One O’Clock Club. These require detailed plans to be worked up in collaboration with English Heritage, and with relevant council permissions.
We also want to replace the aged and expensive heating and lighting in the adventure playground building, with a view to creating a more comfortable and sustainable year-round sociable space for children, to complement the outdoor environment.
6. STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES RESPONSIBILITIES
The Trustees (who are also directors of Marble Hill Playcentres for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that period. In preparing these financial statements the Trustees are required to:
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select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
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observe the methods and principles of the Charities SORP;
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make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
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state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards and statements of recommended practice have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
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prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to assume that the charity will continue in operation.
The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity, and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
27 / 09 / 2024 The trustees’ annual report has been approved by the trustees on ……………………… and signed on their behalf by:
Katharine Heywood
Director and Chair of Trustees
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Marble Hill Playcentres Independent examiner’s report to the trustees For the year ended 31 March 2024
I report on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2024 set out on pages 9 to 22.
Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner
The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Charities Act”) and that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to:
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examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act,
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to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act, and
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to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of independent examiner’s statement
My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
Independent examiner's statement
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
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which gives me reasonable cause to believe that, in any material respect, the requirements:
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to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; and
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to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act
have not been met; or
- to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Patrick Morrello ACA Third Sector Accountancy Limited Holyoake House Hanover Street Manchester M60 0AS 30 / 09 / 2024
Date: …………………………………….
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Statement of Financial Activities
(including Income and Expenditure account) for the year ended 31 March 2024
| Unrestricted funds Note £ Income from: Donations and legacies 3 18,704 Charitable activities 4 62,690 Investments 5 134 Total income 81,528 Expenditure on: Raising funds - - Charitable activities 6 79,295 Total expenditure 79,295 7 2,233 Net movement in funds for the year 2,233 Reconciliation of funds Total funds brought forward 38,875 Total funds carried forward 41,108 Net income/(expenditure) for the year |
Restricted funds £ 23,732 - - 23,732 - 13,417 13,417 10,315 10,315 - 10,315 |
Total funds 2024 £ 42,436 62,690 134 105,260 - 92,712 92,712 12,548 12,548 38,875 51,423 |
Unrestricted funds £ 23,750 51,242 1 74,993 - 79,495 79,495 (4,502) (4,502) 43,377 38,875 |
Restricted funds £ 3,500 - - 3,500 - 30,822 30,822 (27,322) (27,322) 27,322 - |
Total funds 2023 £ 27,250 51,242 1 78,493 - 110,317 110,317 (31,824) (31,824) 70,699 38,875 |
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The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.
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Marble Hill Playcentres Company number 04191336
Balance sheet as at 31 March 2024
| Note | 2024 | 2023 | |||||
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| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||||
| Current assets | |||||||
| Debtors | 12 | 49 | 515 | ||||
| Cash at bank and in hand | - | 75,583 | 54,172 | ||||
| Total current assets | 75,632 | 54,687 | |||||
| Liabilities | |||||||
| Creditors: amounts falling | |||||||
| due in less than one year | 13 | (24,209) | (15,812) | ||||
| Net current assets | 51,423 | 38,875 | |||||
| Total assets less current liabilities | 51,423 | 38,875 | |||||
| Net assets | 51,423 | 38,875 | |||||
| The funds of the charity: | |||||||
| Restricted income funds | 14 | 10,315 | - | ||||
| Unrestricted income funds | 15 | 41,108 | 38,875 | ||||
| Total charity funds | 51,423 | 38,875 |
For the year in question, the company was entitled to exemption from an audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
Directors' responsibilities:
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The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006,
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The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.
These accounts are prepared in accordance with the special provisions of part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies and constitute the annual accounts required by the Companies Act 2006 and are for circulation to members of the company.
The notes on pages 11 to 22 form part of these accounts.
Approved by the trustees on and signed on their behalf by: 27 / 09 / 2024
Katharine Heywood (Chair) Stephen Cooper (Treasurer)
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Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024
1 Accounting policies
The principal accounting policies adopted, judgments and key sources of estimation uncertainty in the preparation of the financial statements are as follows:
a Basis of preparation
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with 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) issued in October 2019 - (Charities SORP (FRS 102), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006.
Marble Hill Playcentres meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy note.
The financial statements are presented in sterling which is the functional currency of the charity and rounded to the nearest £ sterling.
b Preparation of the accounts on a going concern basis
The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern.
c Income
Income is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the item(s) of income have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.
Income from government and other grants, whether ‘capital’ grants or ‘revenue’ grants, is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the grants have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably and is not deferred.
Income received in advance of a provision of a specified service is deferred until the criteria for income recognition are met.
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Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024 (continued)
d Interest receivable
Interest on funds held on deposit is included when receivable and the amount can be measured reliably by the charity; this is normally upon notification of the interest paid or payable by the Bank.
e Fund accounting
Unrestricted funds are available to spend on activities that further any of the purposes of charity.
Restricted funds are donations which the donor has specified are to be solely used for particular areas of the charity’s work or for specific projects being undertaken by the charity.
f Expenditure and irrecoverable VAT
Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to make a payment to a third party, it is probable that settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is classified under the following activity headings:
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Costs of raising funds comprise the costs of commercial trading including fundraising events.
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Expenditure on charitable activities includes the costs of providing supervised play facilities undertaken to further the purposes of the charity.
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Other expenditure represents those items not falling into any other heading.
Irrecoverable VAT is charged as a cost against the activity for which the expenditure was incurred.
g Tangible fixed assets
The charity has no fixed assets.
h Debtors
Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due after any trade discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounts due.
- i Cash at bank and in hand
Cash at bank and cash in hand includes cash and funds held in the charity's bank accounts.
j Creditors and provisions
Creditors and provisions are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due.
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Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024 (continued)
- k Pensions
Employees of the charity are entitled to join a defined contribution scheme. The charity’s contribution is restricted to the contributions disclosed in note 8. There were no outstanding contributions at the year end.
- 2 Legal status of the charity
The charity is a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales and has no share capital. The registered office address is disclosed on page 1.
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Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024 (continued)
- 3 Income from donations and legacies
| Donations Grants Total 4 Income from charitable activities Adventure Playground memberships Nursery rent receivable Sundry income Total |
Unrestricted £ 656 18,048 18,704 Unrestricted £ 33,610 28,893 187 62,690 |
Restricted £ 1,321 22,411 23,732 Restricted £ - - - - |
Total 2024 £ 1,977 40,459 42,436 Total 2024 £ 33,610 28,893 187 62,690 |
Unrestricted £ 5,702 18,048 23,750 Unrestricted £ 26,714 24,528 - 51,242 |
Restricted £ 3,500 - 3,500 Restricted £ - - - - |
Total 2023 £ 9,202 18,048 27,250 Total 2023 £ 26,714 24,528 - 51,242 |
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Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024 (continued)
| 5 Investment income Income from bank deposits |
Unrestricted £ 134 134 |
Restricted £ - - |
Total 2024 £ 134 134 |
Unrestricted £ 1 1 |
Restricted £ - - |
Total 2023 £ 1 1 |
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Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024 (continued)
6 Analysis of expenditure on charitable activities
| Salaries and wages costs Staff training and other staff costs Sub-contractors Rent Utilities Repairs and maintenance Renovations Insurance Telephone Bank charges Concession passes Card processing fees Marketing Play facility improvements and equipment Other expenses Accountancy fees Restricted expenditure Unrestricted expenditure 7 Net income/(expenditure) for the year This is stated after charging/(crediting): Operating lease rentals: Property Accountancy fees Independent examiner's fee |
2024 £ 9,858 98 36,357 5,500 1,128 16,144 - 2,335 180 53 7,211 - 721 8,189 2,835 2,103 92,712 13,417 79,295 92,712 2024 £ 5,500 1,524 312 |
2023 £ 9,655 - 31,844 5,500 143 11,177 16,260 2,808 758 104 8,734 108 433 18,102 2,156 2,535 110,317 30,822 79,495 110,317 2023 £ 5,500 1,080 240 |
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Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024 (continued)
8 Staff costs
Staff costs during the year were as follows:
| Wages and salaries Social security costs Pension costs |
2024 £ 9,731 107 20 9,858 |
2023 £ 9,645 10 - 9,655 |
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No employees has employee benefits in excess of £60,000 (2023: Nil).
The average number of staff employed during the period was 1.17 (2023: 2). The average full time equivalent number of staff employed during the period was 1.16 (2023: 0.4).
The key management personnel of the charity comprise the trustees. The total employee benefits of the key management personnel of the charity were £Nil (2023: £Nil).
9 Trustee remuneration and expenses, and related party transactions
Neither the management committee nor any persons connected with them received any remuneration or reimbursed expenses during the year (2023: Nil).
No member of the management committee received travel and subsistence expenses during the year except Barkat Hasan to the value of £21 (2023:£Nil).
Aggregate donations from related parties were £Nil (2023: £Nil).
There are no donations from related parties which are outside the normal course of business and no restricted donations from related parties.
No trustee or other person related to the charity had any personal interest in any contract or transaction entered into by the charity, including guarantees, during the year (2023: nil).
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Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024 (continued)
10 Government grants
The government grants recognised in the accounts were as follows:
| London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames National Lottery Community Fund |
2024 £ 18,048 9,800 27,848 |
2023 £ 18,048 - 18,048 |
|---|---|---|
There were no unfulfilled conditions and contingencies attaching to the grants.
11 Corporation tax
The charity is exempt from tax on income and gains falling within Chapter 3 of Part 11 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 or Section 256 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 to the extent that these are applied to its charitable objects. No tax charges have arisen in the charity.
12 Debtors
| Prepayments and accrued income | 2024 £ 49 49 |
2023 £ 515 515 |
|---|---|---|
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13 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
| 2024 2023 £ £ Trade creditors - 7,631 Other creditors and accruals 15,417 1,500 Deferred non-grant income 8,750 6,681 Taxation and social security costs 42 - 24,209 15,812 The deferred non-grant income consists of rental income received in advance. Analysis of movements in restricted funds Balance at 1 April 2023 Income Expenditure Transfers £ £ £ £ - 5,211 (5,211) - CAF donations 1,321 (1,321) - - 4,900 (4,385) - 2,500 (2,500) - 9,800 - - Total - 23,732 (13,417) - Achieving for Children Masonic Charitable Foundation Heathrow Community National Lottery Community Fund (Awards for All) |
Balance at 31 March 2024 £ - - 515 - 9,800 10,315 |
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14 Analysis of movements in restricted funds
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Note 14 continued Comparative period
| B&Q Foundation Total The C G Gibson Charity Richmond Parish Lands Charity London Borough of Richmond upon Thames Richmond upon Thames Voluntary Fund |
Balance at 1 April 2022 £ 3,010 2,775 6,537 15,000 - 27,322 |
Income £ - - - - 3,500 3,500 |
Expenditure £ (3,010) (2,775) (6,537) (15,000) (3,500) (30,822) |
Transfers £ - - - - - - |
Balance at 31 March 2023 £ - - - - - - |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Name of restricted fund Description, nature and purposes of the fund
Achieving for Children
Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) The C G Gibson Heathrow Community Fund
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames Masonic Charitable Foundation
National Lottery Community Fund (Awards for All)
Richmond upon Thames Voluntary Fund Richmond Parish Lands Charity B&Q Foundation
grant for repairs to large adventure playground swing and addition of a dragon swing individual donations for the adventure playground grant for renovation work for the adventure playground grant for costs of children from low-income families and children with additional needs to attend sessions in the adventure playground, One O'Clock Club and SENSational Saturday Club grant towards renovation work for toilet upgrade and refreshment kiosk grant for construction and materials for an awning to the adventure playground building
grants for costs of children from low-income families and children with additional needs to attend sessions in the adventure playground grant towards complimentary season passes and salary costs of SEN playworker for 12 months grant towards play equipment funds for new kitchen
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15 Analysis of movement in unrestricted funds
| Comparative period General fund General fund |
Balance at 1 April 2023 £ 38,875 38,875 Balance at 1 April 2022 £ 43,377 43,377 |
Income £ 81,528 81,528 Income £ 78,493 78,493 |
Expenditure £ (79,295) (79,295) Expenditure £ (82,995) (82,995) |
Transfers £ - - Transfers £ - - |
As at 31 March 2024 £ 41,108 41,108 As at 31 March 2023 £ 38,875 38,875 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Name of unrestricted fund Description, nature and purposes of the fund General fund The free reserves after allowing for all designated funds
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| Net current assets/(liabilities) Total Comparative period Net current assets/(liabilities) Total |
General fund £ 41,108 41,108 General fund £ 38,875 38,875 |
Designated funds £ - - Designated funds £ - - |
Restricted funds £ 10,315 10,315 Restricted funds £ - - |
Total 2024 £ 51,423 51,423 Total 2023 £ 38,875 38,875 |
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17 Operating lease commitments
The charity's total future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases is as follows for each of the following periods:
| Less than one year One to five years Over five years |
2024 2023 £ £ 5,500 5,500 - 2,750 - - 5,500 8,250 Property |
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