Cornyny realitr•tloft Nmbar (B993363 (Erf•nd Ind W•lM)
NEW PARKS PLAY ASSOCIATION
ANNUAL REPORT AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

NEW PARKS PLAY ASSOCIATION
LEGAL AND ADMINISfRATIVE INFORMATION
Karen Layrtood
Klm North
Darren Brown
S•cvrt4ry
Joannejohnson
Chrlty
1118541
Compary numlmr
05993363
Prlndp•l •ddr•M
New P•rksAdverrture Playwound
Glenfield Road
Lek•ster
LE3 6RN
21 Scott Street
Lelcester
LE2 6DW
lThkpffid•nt •xamk*r
Thomas Mayfield BAACA
Mayfield & Co {Ac¢ountants) Ltd
2 Merus C￿rt
M•rldlan 8u51nws Park
Lelcester
LE19 IRJ
Bankn
Lloyds TS8 Bank PIC
The Roundway
284a Humberstone Lane
Lelcester
LE49JN

NEW PARKS PLAY ASSOCIATION
CONTENTS
Independent examlner's report
statement of flnandal artlvlUe$
Balance sh••t
Notes to the flnanclal staternents
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NEW PARKS PLAY ASSOCIATION
TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCWDING DIRECTORS, REPORn
FOR TIIE YEAR ENDED 31 MAR012024
The trustees present thelr report and accounts forthe ￿r ended 31 March 2024.
The flnanclal statements h&t been prepared In accordance wlth the accountln8 polkles set out In note I to the flnandal
statements and comply wlth the thirttvs l£overnln8 documentL the Companles Art 2006 and 'Accountln8 and Reportl
by Charities: Ststement of Recommended Practlce appllcable to charltles prepirlni their accounts In accordance wlth the
Flnanclal Reportln8 Standard appllable In the UK and Republlc of Ireland (FRS 1021" (as amend•d for Kcountln8 perfod5
comm•nclngfrom l January 2016).
ObJ•¢Uv•s and a¢tl¥ltteg
We h•ve referred to the 8uidance contslned In the Charlty Commtssion's genernl wldance on publlc benefft when
revlewlnB our alms and objecuves and In plannlng our future actfvltles.
Prfndpl• ObJ¥tK
The Parks Play Assoclatlon'$ prlnciple obJectl¥e Is:
The provlslon of faclllues for educatlon, r•creatlon and other lelsure tlme Occu￿￿on for thlldren rnsldent In the New Parks
•nd surroundln8 areas, In partlcular those chlldr•n hwe need due to $ocl•l or economlc clrcumstsnces. ￿4th the
object of Improvln8 the wnditlcn5 of Ilfe for Such ¢hlklren by promotlnl thelr Ph￿k￿L montsl and emotlonal
developmenL
New Parks Play Assodatlon Seeks to achie¥* thls objectlve In varfous Vdys. The as8oci•tlon operates and manages a
perminent sTte and bulldlng known as th• Aifventure Play8mund. whlch is on Glenfield Road. Lelcester. th151s an "Open
Acc•55" play provlslon. The slte consists of a play bulldlng for Ind(*or actlbttkn providlng spxe for arts/crafts w0￿$hop4
bo•rd 8am4 table tennli table footh•ll: pool, readln8 comer. cookery and tuck shop. The slte has been landxaped wFth
wlde pathways and nauve trws & shrubs. The slte provldes 5wce for adventure pkny equlpmert outdoor lym equlpmert
sand & wattr play and a multkpurp05• Iloodllt ball court the sfte Is èlso floodlit fcr safety
The playBround now opens dalty all year n>und from 3pm- 6pm Monday- Friday ind durln8 school holl* our hours are
from 12mi- 4pm for wjung peopl• aged 5- 14 ￿arS <rf ay. this Indudes a hallday Playscheme durlng the summer when
extra staff are taken on from our pool of experlenced workers. Durlw half tsrrns we are open to the chndren 12pm tlll
4P￿ thls Is operated wlth cor• staff only. All chlldren need to rezlster before uslng the f•dllty. Ourlni t￿ year wo 249
ses$lon$ wlth 10,126 users. we have 385 chlldren re8lstered wlth us.
How We ObJectfv•s
New Parks Pliy Associatlon seeks ts achleve thls obJe¢llve In varlous way5. The as50datlon operates and mana8es
permanent slte and bulldlno known as the PAlventure Playground, whl¢h is on Glenfield Road. LeT￿ter,. thls Is an "Open
Acces￿ play provlslon. The 51te conslsts of a play bulldlng for Indoor actviltles providln8 space for artslcrafts workshopS1
board game4 table tennls table food)all• pool. readlni corner, cookery.
The 51te been l•ndscaped wlth wlde pjthways and natlve trees & shrubs. The 51t• pr(wldes space for adventure play
equlpmeirt, outdoor aym equlpmen( sand & water play and a mult￿PurPOse floodlit hll court the skn Is also floodlit for
We have been uslnl both inslde and outslde of our plawound but try and be outsld• the weather Is pod.
Admtluthls year
In lddltion to dty to day actmtles the plwound hosts a number of Speclal events throughout the ￿ar whlch Included
spqclal th•me days durfnq summer holidays, Chrlstm•s. Easter and other celebrntlons ind trlps th•t •rn fm of charge to
our user5.
We coolryd and served Chrlstmas dlnner to over ao ¢hlldren ￿r two evenlnv.

NEW PARKS PLAY ASSOCIATION
TRusfEES' REPORT (INCWDING DIRECTORS, REPORn (CONTINUED>
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
A¢hl•v•rn•nts •nd prformgnc•
DUrt￿ thi5 year we have worknd clos•ly wlth FareshaN Holiday Actlvlty Fund (LCCI Morrlsons Glenfield. Samworths which
his enabl￿ the plmround to pmlde snacks. drlnks and food durfng our sesslon$ 411 year rDund.
The pliy8round was torwnate tu be reco8nlsed and receive an award at The New Parks Communlty Awards whlth was held
at Klr4¥ Power Stsdlum.
Flnmdd
The st•tement of flnandal aCti￿tIeS on pa8e 6 shows a totsl Income of £160,745 and expendlture Df £151210 across our
unr•strfrted and restrlcted funds.
Th15 provlde5 a surplus of £8.535 for the ￿)r ended 31 March 2024 and there remilns reserves carrled forward ￿ £22,279.
These funds are spllt between the unrestrlrted funds ind restrkted funds.
It ts the pollLy of the c￿rIty that unrestrfcted funds whlch have not been de$l8n•tsd for an alternatkn spedfK u5• should
be malntalned at a level oqulvalent to between three and slx month5 of normal W￿ndIture . The tn￿tee5 estlm•te normal
onpln8 annual costs to be btheen £llJ).000 and £125.000 per year.
The total reserves of £22.279 con$15ts of restrkted reserves carrled forward of £13.468. Th15 leave5 free reser￿$ of on
£8 811. Therefore, th• trustees belleve the tharity Is below a PO￿￿On of comfort to deal wfth ary finandn8 problems. As
Ideally would be nearer slx months Cots in rnserve.
The trustees esumite that reser¥es at a Iml of •pproxlmately £50m would ensure thak In the event of a s18nmcant drop
In fundln8, they would be able to contlnue th• dblrlty's current actl¥it1•5 whlle conslderatlonls ilven tt> ways In whlth
addltlonal fijnds rn•y be nlsed. It ts deslrable for the charlty to malntsln thls level of reserves. Howew due to the nature
of the fundlng and •conomlc cIr￿M$11nceS the charlty has not been able to malntaln thls level of reserves throu8hout the
year. Whllst re￿r¥•9 are not at an optlrnum level thè trustees are pleas•d wtth the pfo8ress thq dbarity has made over the
last flve years.
We will outline the funds hekl and how thry wlll be utlltsed Bolwa farward. Obtrdll the trustees are not content wlth the
level of reserbw Jt the war*nd and wlshed they had 8reater a55ets at Its dlspr4al.
Rertrf¢lad Fundi
The Charws prlnclpal fvnders rernaln the Lelcester aty Coundl who provTded a yant of £1212(X) far core play8round
actMtle5 throughout the ￿r, and the Summer p1￿cheme.
The cm fundlng we ￿1ve from Lelcester aty Councll covers salarios & runnln8 costs any dMlopm•nt has to come from
fundralsln& All of the 8rant has been spent ind there remaln5 no balances unspent.
We have recelv•d an addftlonal £35,220 in restrfcted fundln6 overthe past year whlth would Include fundln8 from..
Holiday Acllvltl89 and Food Pro8ramme (HAn:
Communty Panel Grdnts
Anti Poverty Grants, and
Lelce5ter%hlr• Pollce Antl-5odal Grants
The trustws hm commltted to B larze sc•le refurbbhment of the playground over the years whirh has been well received.
We have a balance on the Leke5ter Cty Councll Grants fund of £nll whlth has bttn completely spent In the Trr.

NEW PARKS PLAY ASSOCIATION
TRusfEES' REPORT (INCWDING DIRECTORS. REPORn (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
UMeSlrt￿ Fundj
The charlty recolved £4J25 of unrestrfcted fund5 durtn8 the svr. Thi5 came vli fundrnlslrq and donatlons from numerous
saurces.
We had unrestrkt•d reserve$ of £8,811 ¢•rri•d fomrd.
As part of thelr overall dutles of managemenL the trustees must ensure that the mijor rlsks to whlch the group Is exposed
are revlewl and that systems are establlshed to mItI￿te those rlsb.
The trustees conslderthat a major rfsk 15 one, whlch If It rnaterfallsed, would 4 slunlflcant adverse Impact on the
charltles ablllty to fvnctlon and achleve Its purposes as Identlfled In its Memor•ndum and Artldes of ￿SOCiatIon. The
tntsttts reco8nlse that rlsks can arlse not only from the tharltles actmtles also from fallure to act or explolt
opportunltles.
Pl•ns lorfu￿r• perfods
Once ¥Jln. our contsact has been extended wlth Lekesterclty Councll (LCC) untll 2025 but ￿11 not be renTh*d In Its
current form beyond the 31 March 2025.
We were informed ty LCC that our Core fundlng Is Ilk•ly to cease In Its entlrety In 2025 and need to find ways to become
selfvsustalnable.
We have alway5 recelved core furKlln8 $0 are explorfng ways to dst. We contlnue to look for savln8s vthere we can. Other
than thal the plwound Is as popular as th*r wlthln the communlty and 1$ refiected wlth the conllnulnB new user
re8lstrntlon$ and tho support we have recel¥ed from our local ¢ommunlty, p•5t and present user* local school and other
communlty8roups and a8encles.
Stvucture• ￿¥•rnIn￿ and mAn¥emqnt
New Parks Play Assoclatlon Is 8obwned by M•mornndum and Artkle$ of Assoclatlon. Its prlndple owritin8 address Is Nv
Pdrks AAlventure Play8rDund, Glenfield Road Leke5ter LE3 6RN.
New Park5 PlayA5SQCiatlon was founded a5 a diarlty In 1974 when the local communlty got togthrto run summer
playschemes and18ter on receJved land from Lelce5ter city councll In 1978 along wlth urban area 5 year fundlnB to
e#ab115h the id¥Yntur• Playground. After the 5 perlod we were 8lven annuil grant-akl from Lel¢estsr aty Coun¢ll to
cmtjnue ttl develop the play8round. The Trust••s overthe year5 have ralsed funds through many Thnlsations Includl
Lotteryto debtlop the pl•y8round from a field Into what It 1$ today.
Its objects and pow•r5 are set out In the Mem(nndum olAssoclation and rn8ulthd by the Artlcles of A8sodatlon. All
members of the charlty wlll be approved by the trustees and no employee of the company or relatlve of an emplo￿e15 a
member of the man•gement commlttee. The management committea Is responslble for settlN the dIrecti(￿ of the charlty
and establishlnq PDlIC￿ The members hm at least four extraordlnary pn•ral meetln8s durln8 the year and delegate the
day to day operatlon of the charlty to the Senlor Plawker and Mana8ement Support worknr. two full tlme and three part
tlme Playworkers, •xtra Plawrkrs are tsken on durfng the summer. The Executlve Commlttee is selected •nnuJlty
followln8 an Annual General Meetln8. The Executlve Commlttee a150 Invites representstlves from the fundln8 body
Lelcester Clty Councll.
The trurtees, who 4r• also the dlrertor5 for the purpose of compiry law and who seThed durtnzthe ￿arWar•.
Karen LI￿00d
Klm North
Dqrren Brown

NEW PARKS PLAY ASSOCIATION
TRusfEES' REPORT (INCWDING DIRECTORS. REPORn (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
Meetlny were held durln8 the ￿ar on the followin8 dates
Monday 6th March
Monday l*June
Monday 4th September (AGM)
Monday 23rt October
The committee memb•rs durln8 th¢ ￿)r to 3tst March 2024 were:
Mrs Karen La￿0d. Trea5ur•r
Mrs Klm North- Chalr
Mr Darren Brown- Vlce Ch•lr
The trustees, report was approved ty the B￿rd of Trustees.
Klm North
Dlrnctor
Dated: 16 September 2024

NEW PARKS PLAY ASSOCIATION
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REpoirr
TO THE TRUSTEES OF NEW PARKS PLAY ASSOCIATION
I report to the tru#ees on my examlnatlon of the flnancial 5t•t•rn•nt$ of New Parks Play Assoclatlon (the charlty) ftir the year
ended 31 March 2024.
R•yiilbllkl•s #nd ol r•port
As the trustees of the charity (and also Its dlrectorn for the purposes of eomplny law) ytyj are responslble for the prep8ratlon
of trR financlal statements In accordance wtth the rEqulrements of the Companles Art 20￿ (the 20[￿ Actl.
Havln8 satisfied M￿lIf that th• fln•nd•l ststements of the ¢harfty are not requlred to be audlted under Part 16 of the 2006
Art and are ell￿ble for independ•nt •yamlnatk>n, I report In respect of my eyAmlnatlon of the ¢harltVs fininclal statements
carrfed out under section 145 of the CharTtles kt 20111the 2011 Art). In carryTn8 Out my examlnatlon I have followed all the
applicable Dlrectlons Blwn by the Charlty Commlsslon under sectlon 14515)(bl of the 2011 ACL
Ind•P•￿ •x•nln•rfi slat•mert
I have completed exarnlnatlon. l amflrm that no mattets have come to ry atteirtlon In connection wth th• examlnatlon
8iVin8 me Cause to belleve that In ary materlal respert:
accountini records were not kept In respect of the charlty 4$ requlred by 5eCtiDn 386 of the 2(K16 Ac¢. or
the flnanclal statsrnents do not accord wlth those records: or
th• fininclal statements do not comply wlth the accountsnu requlrements of Section 396 of the 21X￿ Act other than any
r•qulr•ment that the accounts 8lve a true and falr vlffiv whlth Is not a matter considerEd as part of an Independent
examlnatlon. or
the flnandal stsitements have not been prepar•d In accordance with th• methods and prlndples of the StsteThnt ol
Recommended Pftctlce for accountlng and reportlng ty charities ippllcible to charlt115 pr•parfn8 thelr attounts In
accordance wlth the FI￿n¢la1 Report1￿ Standard applkable In the UK and R•publlc of Irelind (FRS 102).
I have no concerns and have come across no other matter5 In connectlon with the emmlnatlon to whlch ittentlon should be
drnwn In thls report In orderto enable a proper undu5tandlni of the financial ststemlnts to be r••ched.
Thomas Myfidd PA FCA
Mrfleld & Co (Accountant$) Ltd
2 Merus Court
Merfdlan Buslne¥s Park
Lelce5ter
LE19 IIU
Dated: 16 Septsmber 2024

NEW PARKS PLAY ASSOCIAlloN
STATEMENT OF FINANCWL ACTivmES
INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
lunds
furnls
fundi
Intam• •nd •ndowm•nts from:
Don•tlons and le8ade5
other trndln8 actmtks
Investments
Other Income
3,308
732
156.420
159.n8
732
285
142.798
143J38
2￿39
60
133
1539
133
Totsi Incom•
4.325
156A20 160,745
3.772
141798
146.570
Expendltur• on:
Charltablq atti¥ltl•s
6.111
151210
27218
140,191
167h09
Total •Xp•ndI￿r•
6￿99
151210
27.218
140,191
I￿￿09
Net Inrom•/lapenoltyrn) and
rnawrn•nt In lund%
1¥7741
10,309
8.535
(23W)
1607
Il•condU•llon of funds:
Fund balances at i April 2023
10.585
3.lYJ
13.744
34,031
552
34583
nd Imlanrns rt 31 Mirch 2024
8￿11
13A68
21279
3.159
13,744
The ¥r4tement of flnincl•l qthltles Includes all ylns and105ses reco8nlsed In th• year. All Incm and expendlture derlve
from continulnl activitl•s.

NEW PARKS PLAY ASSOCIATION
BALANCE SHEEr
ASAf31 IK4Ra12024
Currert aiiets
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
637
29,948
114
30,585
14306)
50,204
(36A60)
Cradltorn: amounts l•lllni dw wlthln on•
N•t turr•nt Miets
21279
13.744
Net p•nik>n IhbMIty
22,279
13,744
TheI￿d$01th•dWr
Restrirted income funds
Unrestrfcted funds
13,468
1811
3.159
22,279
13,744
The company Is entftled to the exttmpoon from the audlt requlr•m•nt contslned In sectlon 477 of the Complnles Att 21x16. fcr
the year ended 31 M•rth 20
The trustee$ aGkno*led8e th•lr r•sponslbllltles for ensuring that the thirlty Iwps account1￿ records whlch comply wlth
sectlon 386 of the Att and fDr preparln8 flnanclal statements vthich Ilve a true and falr ￿eW of the State of iff•lrs of the
company as at the end of the flnanclal year and of Its IncomlnK resources and appllcatlon of r￿OUrCe￿ Includlnu Its Income
and expendlture, ft>r the flnanclal year In accordance wlth the raqulrements of sectlon$ 394 and 395 and whl¢h otherwlse
comply wlth the requirements of the Companles Art 2CQ6 relating to financ￿1 statementy so far as appllcable to the company.
The mernbers hav• not requlred the company to obtsln an audlt of Its flnandal statements for the yaar In questlon In
attordance with 5ertlon 476.
These flnanckl statements h•vo been prepared In acMrdancq wfth tho provlslons èppllcable to companies subject ta th• small
companles re8lme.
The Ilnanclal statements were •pproved ty the trustees on 16 Septembor 2024
Karen Laywood
Dlre¢tor
Comyny re￿ltratIon number 05993363 (Engllnd and Wales)

NEW PARKS PLAY ASSOCIATION
NiifES TO THE FINANaAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
AttOunt1￿ polld
Chrtty Inlorm•tlon
New Play Assoclatlon Is a wtvate compary Ilmlted by fftiardntee Incorporated In En*nd and Wale& The
rn8ist•r•d office ts 215cott Streak Lelcest•r. LE2 6DY
Ll A¢countlw (amrtlon
Th• flnandal ststements have been prepared In accordance with the chartty'5 Igovernlns document]. the Compinies
Act 2006, FRS 102 Flnancial R8portlng Stsndard applkable In the UK and Republlc of Irelarf I￿R5 102.1 and th•
Charltfes SORP 'Accountln8 and Reportlw by Charltles: Statemert of Recommended Practke appIl￿ble to tharltles
prepirlvd thelr accounts In accwdance wlth the Flnancial Rewtin8 St•ndard appllcable In the UK 4rrfl Republlc of
Ireland (FRS 102)" {effectl¥e l January 2019). The tharfty15 a Public Beneflt Entity as defined by FRS 102.
Th• tharlty has taknn adY4nts£e of th• provlslons In the SORP for chirltles not to prepare a Statement of Cash Flo
Tho financlal statements are prepared In sterlln& whlchls the funrtional cuffency of the tharlty. Monetary amounts In
these finandal statewvlnts are rounded to the nearest £
The flnanclal statements have been prepared under the hlstorlcal c05t conventlon, Imodlfied to Indude the revaluatlon
of freehold propertles and to Includ• Investment propertles and certaln finlnclal Instruments at falr PAluoJ. The
prlnclpal acc¢untlng pollcie5 adopted arn set out below.
12 Golns concem
At the Ilme of approv1￿ the flMncLIl statements. the tn￿tee$ have a reason•ble upectatknn that the tharlty has
dequate resources to contlnue In oporntlonal exlstence for the foreseeable future. Thus th• trust•es contlnue to adopt
the ￿1n8 concern basls of aco)untini In prep•rfn8 the flnanclal statements.
1.3 funth
Unre5tr1cted funds are avallable for use it the dlscrellon of the trustee5 in furtheThnc• of thelr charltable obJertive&
Restrfcted fvnd$ are subjert to specmc condltlons ty dorrf>rs or 8rantor3 as to haw they may be used. The purposes and
Uses of the restrltted funds are set out In the notes to the flnancial statements.
EndrAvment fuNJs are subJect to speclfk condltlon5 ty dar￿T$ thatthe upltsl must be malThtslned bythe charlty.
IA In¢om•
Income Is reco8nlsed when the charfty Is legally entltled to it ther any perfonnance condltlons have be•n meL th•
amounts ¢an be measured rellably• and It Is probable that Income wlll be r•c•lv•d.
C•sh donatlons are recqnlsed on McelpL Other donations are reco8nlsed once the charfty has been nothled of the
donatlon, unless perfomiance condltlons requlre deferrdl ¢)f the amounL Income tsx recoverdble In rekntlon to
donatlons recelved under Glft Ald or deeds of co￿nartIS rnco8nhed at the tlme of the donatlon.
Le8acles are rewnlsed on recelpt or Othe￿tse ff the chirfty has been iiotmed of an Impendlni dlstr1but1o￿ the
amount Is knoyffj and rec•lpt Is expected. If the amount Is not krnjwn. the le8w Is treated as a contIr￿ent 155•t.

NEW PARKS PLAY ASSOCIATION
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL sfATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
A¢%ountlw polld•i
(Cortlnu•dl
13
Expendfturels reco8nlsed oncq there Is • lepl or construrtl¥* objlptlon to trdnsfer economlc benefit to a thlrd party,
Is probable that a transfer of economlc beneffts wlll be requlred In 5ettlemenk and the amount of the obllqatlon can be
measured rellably.
Expendlture is classlned by *rtMty. The costs of aLtlvlty are mad• up of the totsl of dlrect costs and shared cost5
Includln8 Support costs invol￿1 In undertakln8 each actlvfty. Dirert costs attributablo to a sln8le actfvity are allocate£i
dlrertty to that att￿lty. Sh•red costs whlch tontrlbute to morn than one actlth and support costs whlth are not
attrlbirtabl• to a sln81• athlty are apportloned between thos• actmtles on i bAsls consbtent wlth the use of resour
Centrdl staff costs are allocated on the basls of tlme spenk and depre£latlon ch•rBes are allocated on the portlon of the
evs use.
Expendlture Is recosnlsed on an accrual basis as a Ilablllty li Incurrnd. Expendlture IrKludes any VAT whlch cannat be
fully recover•d. and Is reported as part olthe ￿PendIture to whlth It relates.
1.6 Cmh and ash oqulvalen
Cash ind cash equlvalents Include cash In hand, deposlts held at call wlth banks, other short-temi liquld IrNestfflents
with Ixl£lnal maturftles of three months or less, and b•nk overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown wtthin bDrrowln89 In
curr•nt Ilabllltles.
1.7 Nmndil Initrumnts
Th• charlty onfy has flnandal assets and flnancial Ilabllltles of a klnd that quallfy as basic t]nanclal instrum•nts. Bask
fln•nclal Instrumeiits are Inftlally rewnlsed at tr•n51Ctlon value and subsequently measures at thelr settlement ￿lue
wlth the eKeptlon of bank loans, whlch are 5ubs•quently measured at amortlsed Cost uslng t￿ effectlve Interest
method.
Basic Ilnjnclal asset4 whlch Indude debtors and lash and b•nk balances, are Inltlalty measured at transKtlon prke
Includlns trnnsactlon costs and are $ubsequently carried at amortlsed cost usln8 the effethe interest method unless
the irrnngement constltutes a flnandni trnnsactlan, where the trnnsactlon Is measured at the present value of the
futur• recelpts dbcounted at a market Ate of InteresL Fln•ndal assets dassmed as recelvable wlthln one arn not
amortlsed.
Ba51c flnarKlal Il•bllltleg. Indudln8 credltors and bank loans are Inlthlly reco8nlsed at transa¢tlon prfce unless th•
arr4￿rnent ¢onstlbJtes a flnancln8 tran￿rtIOn, where the d•bt Instrument Is measured at the present value of th•
firture pryments dlscounted at a market rate of Interest. Flnanclal Ilibllltles cl&qsMled as payable wlthin one yaar are not
amortijed.
Debt Instruments are subsequentty carrled at amortlsed cos¢ uslnKthe effectlve Interest rate method.
Trade crfjdltors are abllwlons to payfor 8oods or Ser￿e$ that hav• been acqulred In the ardlnary course of 0￿￿tIOnS
from suppller& Amounts payable are cla$sified as current Ilabllltles If payment Is due wlthln one ￿ar or less. ff no¢ they
are pr￿Trtsd as noTr￿rrent Ilabllltles. Trddq credltors are rqco8nlsed Inltlalty at trdnsactlon wic• and sub&equ•ntly
measured at amortlsed cost US1r￿ the effectlve Intèrest method.
Flnandal IlabllttiK ar• d•rncognlsed when the ¢harWs contractual obliptlons explre or are dlschar8ed or <ancelled.

NEW PARKS PLAY ASSOCIATION
NiJfES TO THE FINANCIAL sfATEMEKfs (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR EhlDED 31 MARCH2024
A¢a￿nI1￿ pollcl•J
(Contlnu•dl
la Emplayee ben•fft¥
The cost of ary Un￿ed hollday entltlement Is recogn15￿ In the perfod In whlch the employeé5 ser¥lces are r•cefved.
Termlnatlon benefits are recoinlsed Immqdl•tely as an expense vthen the.charlty 15 demonstrnbly commltted to
termlnate the employment of an emplo￿? or to pro¥lde termlnatlon benefits.
QIU¢al a¢¢ount￿l#￿tsI and ludym•nts
In the applI￿lon of the ch•rWs accountln8 polldes. the trustee5 are requlred to miko ludgements estlmates and
assumptions about the c•rryln8 amount of assets and Ilabllltle5 that are not reidily •pp•rent from other source% The
estlmates and assoclatsd as5umptlons are based on hlstorlcal •xperlence •nd oth•r fact¢X5 that are consldered to be
rele￿nL Actual results may dlfferfrom these estlmates.
The estlmatss and underlyln8 assumptlons arn rethewed on an ongoin8 kn1& Revlslons to accountlng estlmates are
reC￿nIsed In the wrk>d In whlth the eAimate Is revlsed where the rev151on Jffects only that perfod or In the perlod of
the revlsion •nd future perfods where the rdslon affects both current •nd future perlods.
Donatlon• and l•pdes
Total Unrestrfcted ftestrlcted
funds
fvnds
generdl
2023
Totsl
funds
a•n•rnl
2024
2024
2023
2023
Donatlons arKI ilfts
Grdnts recelyable
058
1250
156,420
158.670
142,798
798
155,420
159,n8
141798
143I38
Other donatlons
1.040
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NOTES TO THE FINANaAL sfATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR 7HE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH2024
Domtlons and l•ptl•B
(Coniinued)
Grnnts roc•K•bl• for core
JctMtI•s
Le1￿$ter Ctty Councll Maln
Grdnt
Holldly ActlvFtles and Food
Pro8rnmrne (HAF)
Leicestershlre Pollo Antl
Sodal Grant
Ward Grnnts
Anti Poverty Grant
Nitlonal Lottery
Communlty Panel
Other
12L21XI
12L200
121200
1212Crt)
18,716
14716
9.658
9.658
9,135
9.135
LS00
7.119
7,119
io,IxJo
io,c
250
250
1250
2.250
1250
154420
158.670
141798
141798
Ralffj￿ funds
Unrertrfcted Unr•slrkt•d
funds
fun
iaMI
•rnl
Chrlstmas fUndrdlsI￿ wents
TrIp5 Income
1,514
L025
732
Ratslnq funds
732
2,539
Income from Iirmtnxnts
ufftjtrfct￿ Unrmtrfc
funds
fun
Interest recelvable
185
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NEW PARKS PLAY ASSOCIATION
N(rrES TO ThE FINANaAL sfATEMEKfs (CONTINUEDI
FOR ThE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
othv In¢om•
Unrn*l¢t•d UN•rtrf£ted
lun
funds
2023
Recelpts from football hlre
Charhbl• •rthftl
funth
lundi
2024
2023
5tsff costs
Activltle5
Equlpment and protethe clothlrwa
R•palrs and malntenance
Motor and travel expense5
Uahl heat and water
Imurance
Telephone
Prlntln& postage and #atkjnffy
Subscrlptlons
Tralnlni
bslte desl8n costs
97.962
18,832
L899
101998
11832
L899
451
6,591
3,207
523
584
331
574
97,831
22,862
475
15,915
8,151
4.119
973
63
6.591
3,207
523
331
574
360
447
252
6,099
131251
137J50
151607
Share of ￿VernanCe costs (see note 8)
14860
14,802
146,111
151210
167A09
An•lysls by fvnd
Unrertrkted funds- senernl
Restrfcted funds
6,099
6,111
27,218
140,191
146.111
6AI99
146,111
152210
167A09
For the ￿•r end•d 31 M•rth 202J
UnrostrIct￿ funds- pneral
Restrlcted funds
27218
27.218
I40.￿1
140,191
27218
140,191
167A09
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NEW PARKS PLAY ASSOCIATION
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARai 2024
Support qwt•
Support Go¥•rn4n¢e
2024
202J of •1Jo￿tIon
Stsff costs
7,317
7,317
7.145 Governance
Indepedent ￿MITre￿ fees
Prtnt1￿ postaue ind
statlonery
Trlephone
Accountsncy and boo
keeplni fees
ank charges
Miscellaneous expenses
1306
1306
2.390 Govemance
Governance
iio
195
195
288 GoN*rn•nco
4.830
4￿30
89
13
4￿10
78 Governance
6o¥emance
13
60
14,860
14,802
Analysed between
Charftable actl¥ltles
14W2
Governance costs Includes ￿Vrnents to the Independent emrnlners of 4306 (2023.
£2JgJ) for eyamlnatlon fe•s.
N•t Mo￿7•nt In
2023
The net movement In funds is Statsd after charylw/(cMdftln8):
Fees p•yabl• forthe Independent examlnatlon of the chartV5 flnoncl81 st•tem•nts
2J06
io Trurt
None of the tr115tee$ (or any persons L¥)nnected wlth them) recelved any remuneratlon durfni the year, and none of
them were relmtrAJrsed for trnllln8 expenses (202> £nll).
Ernpla￿•
The aNtra8e monthly number of employees durlnl the year was:
Numb•r
Numb•r
Salarkd siaff
li
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NEW PARKS PLAY ASSOCIATION
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH2024
11 Ernploy•
(Cortlnuodl
Employment t4
Wales and salarfqs
It￿,315
104.976
There were no empl¢w whoso Jnnu•l r•mun•rntlon moro thjn £60.IXJO.
R•mun•ratlon of kny m•n•yrn•nt p•rvJnnql
The remuneratlon of key man•8•m•nt perxjnnel was as follows:
AB8repts compensatlon
31931
24,940
L7 Tax•tlon
The chartty's actlvltles fall wlthln the ey£mptlons afforded ty the provlslons of the Income and Corporatlon TayAS Act
1988. ACcordI￿Y, there Is no taxatlon charye In these a¢￿unts.
13 Ananthl Instrum•iits
2024
lry amount ollknlnd￿ Il•bllltl•s
Measured at amortlsed cost
3228
35,176
14 D•bta
2024
Arnounts fall1￿ du• wlthln on• ￿r.
Prepayments and accrued Income
637
15 Cndltorn: amoimts falllni due vAthln one ￿Ar
Other tsxatknn and sodal securfty
Oth•r cr•dltor5
A¢cruo1s and deferred Income
33,129
1047
I047
8,3LIS
36,460
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NEW PARKS PLAY ASSOCIATION
NiyfES TO THE FINANaAL sfATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
16 R•#rkt•d funth
The Income fund5 of th• dwrfty Include restrfcted funds comprlsln8 the follow[￿ unexpended balances of donatlons
and grnnts held on trust for spedfic purposes:
At l Aprfl 2023
In¢orne Expendltum
At JI M•￿h
Leicestqr aty Coundl
Hollday Attivltles and Food ProBrnmme IHAF)
Anti p0￿rty Grant
Lelc•st•rshlre Pollce Antl Soclal Grnnt
Communlty Panal
12L2C
18.716
7,119
9,135
1121.2(Xi)
117,923)
(801)
(5A14)
1373)
2.847
6,318
3,321
312
3,159
156,420
(146,111)
13A68
At l Aprfl 2022
Incom• Exp•ndllur•
At 31 Mar¢h
Lelcester aty Coundl
Hollday Actlvftles and Food Proqramme IHAFI
Ward Grants
Communlty Panel
Natlonal Lottery
121,2LYJ
9,658
L51KI
11212CrfI)
(7,363)
(1,500)
(128)
I￿￿m)D)
552
1847
312
,000
552
141798
{￿0,￿1)
3.159
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NEW PARKS PLAY ASSOCIATION
NOTES TO THE FINANaAL sfATEMEKfs (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
17 Unrertrl¢W fun
Th• unrnstrlcted funds of the charfty thmprlse the unexpended balances Df donatlons Ind irants whlth are not subject
to specmc condltlons by donors and grantors as to how they may be used. These Include deslgnated funds whlch have
been set aslde out of unrestrfrted funds by the trustees for spedtlc purpose&
At i Awll 2023
In¢om• EXP￿dIturn At JI Maffh
2024
Generdl funds
thri5tma5 fundrnlser
SBRR Grant
Emperor
Sharniln
B•lway Home
other
3rt55
L514
1974
910
loo
1632
1075
5530
L514
L767
IL207)
I￿0)
(100)
(L6321
112501
1250
10.585
4.325
16.0991
4811
Prwlous yeqr.
At i Aprl 2022
In￿rne
Expendfture
At 31 Ma￿h
Generdl funds
Cavld 19
Chrtstmas fundralser
SBRR Grdnt
Emperor
S￿rman
Belway Home
26
(25.101)
(2,117)
3A55
117
L514
1974
910
100
1632
2,974
310
1,632
34JJ31
17n
127.2181
10,585
ol n•t •ii•li batM•n fundi
Unrertrfrted
fundi
funds
2024
At 31 Mirth 2024:
Current assetsllllabllltlesl
4811
13A68
22279
¢811
13A68
21279

NEW PARKS PLAY ASSOCIATION
N17fES TO THE FINANaAL sfATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
AMWS of net •Sléts b•twe•n fvnds
(Contknu•dl
Umeitrfcted
nds
2023
Restrfct•d
funds
At 31 Marth 202J:
Current assetsl(Ilabllftles)
10.585
3,159
13,744
10,585
13,744
l• Comp•rry Ilmlt•d byiuarantee
New Parks Play Assoclatlon Is a company Ilmlted by warantee and accordirryly doe5 not hm share capltal.
Ewry member of the compary undertake5 to cixrtrfbirte such an amourf( as be requlred not exceedi￿ £1 to the
assets of the charltsble company In the event of tt belns Miund up whll• he orshels a member, or withln one y••r •ft•r
he or she ceases to be a member.
PoAt Balance Sheet knnts
The trustees belleve that the Charlty remains a 8oin8 concern, wlth a healthy balance sheet is •tthe 31 March 2024.
However, the Charfty has been Infonmd that tl*y wlll no lonyr be funded by the loul iuthorlty be￿nd the 21)24125
flna￿lar year.
Th1$ loss of fundlni wlll reFxesent approxlmataly 75% of the income fundi th• (Iwrtty r•c•lv•s.
Therefry thls loss of funding would represent a slgnlficant Ioss of fundln8 th•t would undoubtedly affect the scope of
work the Charfty could undertah beyond the followin8 financl•l Iwr.
Dwlte thls the trustees are conlldent that they could in the lonyr t•rm ftnd ways of adaptlng pr•ctlces and swvlces
and generate sufficlent Income to enable the Charlty to contlnu• Its owrntlons.
Ho￿￿r. the tnthe5 ackncMled8e at the d•t• of th• s18n1￿ of the accounts thls I￿ntIalty lrnpcts the 8oln8 concern
status of the Charlty zolngforward.
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