# SOMERVILLE YOUTH & PLAY PROVISION

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1121081
- **Other names:** SOMERVILLE ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND LIMITED
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Oct. 5, 2007
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1121081


## Contact

- **Address:** 260 Queens Road, NEW CROSS, LONDON
- **Postcode:** SE14 5JN
- **Phone:** 02077321403
- **Email:** OFFICE@SYPP.ORG.UK
- **Website:** www.somerville-online.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** A) TO PROVIDE AND/OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION FOR CHILDREN, PARTICULARLY (THOUGH NOT EXCLUSIVELY) THOSE WHO ARE RESIDENT IN THE NEW CROSS AND SURROUNDING AREA OF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF LEWISHAM, BEING FACILITIES: I) OF WHICH SUCH CHILDREN HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES; ANDII) WHICH WILL IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR SUCH CHILDREN BY PROMOTING THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL WELLBEING.(B) TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF AREAS WHERE THE CHARITY IS ACTIVE, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND NEED, AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS.

**Activities:** A FREE OPEN ACCESS ADVENTURE PLAY FACILITIES TO CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE;A SAFE, SUPERVISED LEISURE AND PLAY ENVIROMENT FOR OUR USERS;A PLACE WHERE CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS(SOCIAL, ETHNIC & CULTURAL) CAN MEET AND INTERACT IN AN ATMOSPHERE OF SECURITY AND HARMONY;ENGAGE YOUNG PEOPLE IN POSITIVE LEISURE ACTIVITIES(PHYSICAL & CREATIVE), STEERING THEM AWAY FROM CRIME.

**Area of benefit:** NEW CROSS AND SURROUNDING AREA OF LONDON BOROUGH OF LEWISHAM




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Amateur Sport, Recreation
- **Who:** Children/young People, People With Disabilities



## Areas of operation

- Lewisham
- Southwark



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £173081 | £247926 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £250765 | £300521 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £182797 | £409327 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £354666 | £402552 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £467099 | £412900 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Chris Callender — appointed March 23, 2025
- JACQUI SHIMIDZU — appointed May 24, 2013
- Laura Ononye — appointed May 19, 2025
- Phoenix Fry — appointed May 6, 2025
- Shane Carey — appointed Aug. 3, 2025
- Shereener Browne — appointed March 23, 2025
- Sioban Whitney-Low — appointed Dec. 8, 2025