## **Playgrounds for Palestine UK Trustee report for 2024** 

**Trustees’ Annual Report – Financial Year 1 January – 31 December 2024** 

## **1 Context** 

Throughout 2024 the humanitarian situation in Palestine deteriorated sharply. The war in Gaza and heightened movement restrictions in the West Bank curtailed everyday life and placed unprecedented demands on organisations working with children. These conditions framed both our fundraising environment and our programme delivery. 

## **2 Income** 

## **Amount Source Notes (£)** 

Public donations Two flagship events: a benefit rock concert in **9,316** & events Bristol and a Palestinian dinner near London 

Gift Aid (received **≈ 2,000** Will be recognised in the 2025 accounts Jan 2025) 

_Total income recognised in 2024 accounts:_ _**£9,316**_ 

Income was slightly lower than in 2023 as many long-standing supporters redirected donations to emergency food and shelter appeals. 

## **3 Expenditure & Programme Activity** 

## **Amoun Category Highlights t (£)** 

Partnership with **Child Smile** (Gaza): two cycles of Programme drama-therapy workshops reaching several hundred war- **19,005** delivery affected children. Independent video and photographic monitoring confirmed positive psychosocial outcomes. 

_Total expenditure:_ _**£19,005** – an increase of c£4,500 from 2023, reflecting additional emergency programme costs._ 



## **4 Governance** 

## **Trustees** 

Roslyn Arthur · Evie Dickinson · Julian Lewis · Lesley Ravenscroft · Sadia Akram 

## **Volunteer advisers** 

Nora Allen · Shireen Tawil · Gracie Arthur 

The trustees record their sincere gratitude to all volunteers, partners and donors, and to **Rachel Rice** , who independently examined the 2024 accounts. 

## **5 Looking Ahead (2025)** 

- Expand working with other partners, such as Culture and Free Thought Association (CFTA) in Gaza, and consolidate and expand drama-therapy provision with Child Smile, subject to security conditions and funding, helping to ensure we reach as many children as possible. 

- Expand awareness of our charity through increased social media presence and visibility through articles and conferences, as appropriate. Consider the use of a paid fundraiser. 

- Continue to seek others who can support the work of our charity. 

- Review and strengthen policies and procedures, as appropriate, including the working relationship with PfP in America. 

_Approved by the Board of Trustees on 30/6 /2025 and signed on its behalf by Roslyn Arthur, Chair._ 



UK registered charity 1164949 


## **Playgrounds for Palestine UK, 2024 Accounts** 

## Income 

|Income||||
|---|---|---|---|
|2023|Donatons received:||2024|
|3245.13|Individuals||2011.35|
|84.97|Easy Fundraising||59.90|
|184.59|Amazon (charity donatons)||-|
|170.80|Benevity Charitable Giving||854.11|
|5.68|Citbank||7.20|
|-|Charites Trust||362.00|
|29.35|Muslim Giving||124.47|
|2987.42|JustGiving||478.77|
|23.67|Stripe||-|
|224.32|Online Giving Foundaton||-|
||Fundraising Bristol||1405.00|
||Fundraising Strawberry Fields|Collectve|2706.50|
|£6,955.93|||£8,009.30|
|1046.56|Interest||1231.70|
|35.00|Sales via website||75.20|
|2404.77|HMRC gif aid refunded (2022|and 2023)|*|
|£10,442.26||Total income|£9,316.20|
||<br>Gif aid claimed but not received before end 2024, will be in 2025 accounts|||
|Expenditure||||
|2023|||2024|
|60.00|Bank fees (CAF charges, now £5 per month)||60.00|
|25.00|Bank fees for transfers to Palestne||75.00|
|6.00|Bank charge, online giving||-|
|14594.89|Transfer to Palestne (building playgrounds)||18013.27|
||Fundraising Bristol||38.50|
||Fundraising Strawberry Fields|Collectve|637.15|
||Expenses Trustee Meetng||175.25|
||Postage||5.39|
|£14,685.89|Total expenditure||£19,004.56|
|2023|||2024|
|£55,811.56|Opening balance||£51,567.93|
|-£4,243.63|Net of receipts/(payments)||-£9,688.36|
|£51,567.93|||£41,879.57|
||Represented by|||
|£1,389.27|CAF main account||£1,173.21|
|£50,178.66|CAF gold account||£40,706.36|





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