## **Playgrounds for Palestine UK Trustee report for 2023** Almost £10,500 was raised during the year, less than the previous year which is unsurprising given the difficult situation within Palestine, especially the war in the later part of the year. We suggested that people may prefer to donate to other charities at this time, ones who can impact immediately on delivering food and shelter to those in Gaza, hence the number of people supporting our work through monthly donations fell considerably during the year. We have not yet heard about the status of playgrounds built within Palestine, but anticipate all playgrounds in Gaza have been destroyed. Immediately before the war we sent almost £15,000 to the West Bank for a playground in Burin. We are pleased that the playground has been received safely and constructed though we are yet to have photographic evidence since the situation is still unsafe for people, particularly women, to move freely. Once evidence is received, we will send more money for further smaller play equipment for the site. During the year, trustees Roslyn Arthur, Evie Dickinson, Julian Lewis, Lesley Ravenscroft and Sadia Akram were supported by Nora Allen who worked closely with those in Burin to ensure effective communication. We are grateful to her, and also Rachel Rice who examined our accounts. The trustees of Playgrounds for Palestine UK ## **Playgrounds for Pales�ne UK** UK registered charity 1164949 ## 2023 Accounts ## **Income** |**2022**
Donations received:
3433.05
Individuals
4138.16
The Big Give, match funding, pledges
100.00
Donations, trusts or organisations
116.59
Easy Fundraising
214.41
Amazon (charity donations)
702.15
Benevity Charitable Giving
-
Citibank
17.85
Charities Trust
147.53
Muslim Giving
3582.15
JustGiving appeal
-
Stripe
47.95
Online Giving Foundation
**£12,499.84**
191.06
Interest
10.32
Sales via website
0.00
HMRC gift aid refunded (2022 and 2023)
**£12,701.22**
**Total income**
**Expenditure**
**2022**
81.00
Bank fees (CAF charges, now £5 per month)
25.00
Bank fees for transfers to Palestine
-
Bank charge, online giving
13329.96
Transfer to Palestine (building playgrounds)
**£13,435.96**
**Total expenditure**
**2022**
£56,546.30
Opening balance
-£734.74
Net of receipts/(payments)
**£55,811.56**
**Represented by**
£6,075.83
CAF main account
£49,735.73
CAF gold account
**£55,811.56**|**2023**
3245.13
-
-
84.97
184.59
170.80
5.68
-
29.35
2987.42
23.67
224.32
**£6,955.93**| |---|---| ||1046.56
35.00
2404.77| ||**£10,442.26**| ||**2023**
60.00
25.00
6.00
14594.89| ||**£14,685.89**| ||**2023**
£55,811.56
-£4,243.63| ||**£51,567.93**| ||£1,389.27
£50,178.66
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