# **Shiremoor Adventure Playground Trust Registered Charity No. 1171407**
**Trustees' Report and Financial Statement for the year ended 30 June 2022**
## **Shiremoor Adventure Playground Trust**
## **Shiremoor Adventure Playground Trust**
Name: **Shiremoor Adventure Playground Trust** Charity no: 1171407 Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) governed by a constitution, and a Structure: registered charity Trustees: Lesley Godfrey Chair Victor Harlow Vice Chair Katherine Heason Treasurer Teresa Bromilow Una MacDermott Ingrid Wilson David Stocks Dawn Allan Dr Angela Brown Trustees are elected by the membership at each Annual General Meeting. Address: Brenkley Avenue Shiremoor Newcastle upon Tyne NE27 0PR Bankers: Unity Trust Bank Independent Mark Thompson MAAT Examiner: VODA Spirit of North Tyneside Wing 2nd Floor, Wallsend Customer First Centre 16 The Forum Wallsend NE28 8JR
## **Shriemoor Adventure Playground Trust**
## **Review of activities and performance**
After a year of lockdowns, bubbles and restricted numbers of visitors, the playground re-opened once again to the public in March 2021 and by the beginning of the new financial year, staff were tentatively increasing access to the playground, a relief to both children and young people, parents and staff.
Overall, the year saw increased numbers of visits compared with pre-pandemic – a total of 34,649 individuals – with the highest number of attendances in April of 5,574. However, as Covid infections increased again in January 2022, children’s education continued to be disrupted, with 1 in 12 teachers reported off work ( _BBC News, 11 January 2022_ ) and, as a result, fewer school and college visits were made to the playground during the year. Thankfully, as the year progressed, this situation improved.
In 2020 we had intended celebrating the 10[th] anniversary of the playground being opened, and had fund-raised for this, but it had to be postponed due to Covid-19. We are grateful to the funders who gave consent for the funds to be kept until we were able to use them. In early June we embarked on a boat building project with the children and young people which culminated in the children launching the boat, now named Queen Mavis, and paddling her down the River Tyne from Newburn to Derwenthaugh Marina. The build and sailing adventure were captured on video for posterity and for our generous funders.
During the year funding to work on the pond area of the playground and the cafe was received and this was started. The intention is to make the area more accessible for children with mobility and visual difficulties by developing hard standing paths through the area and wide bridges across the ditch.
Funding was also secured towards the end of this period from the Health Inequalities Fund to run a cycling project to teach children to ride and maintain a bike, and use the local wagonway, with a view to them becoming confident, independent cyclists. Initial findings suggested that children’s self-esteem was low, rather than their physical health, and the achievement of cycling proficiency was valuable to the development of their confidence and sense of self
The trust has been strengthened during the year by an additional trustee and plans have been made to hold an awayday, to start the development of a three year strategic plan for our work.
The trust will continue to listen to the voices of our visitors to identify future projects.
## **Risks, reserves and investments**
The Trustees aim to maintain free reserves in unrestricted funds at a level equivalent to six months expenditure. This level would allow the charity to continue its activities for a reasonable period in the event of a sudden curtailment of funding. This would allow enough time for the charity to either obtain new funding sources or restructure its activities
## **Trustees' responsibilities in relation to the financial statements**
Charity Law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which comply with the regulations set out in the Charities Act 1993. The Trustees have elected to take advantage of the provisions that apply to small charities and have prepared a Receipts and Payments Account and Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Signed: ………………………..Chair, on behalf of the Trustees, date: ……………..
## **Independent Examiners Report**
## **Report to the trustees of Shiremoor Adventure Playground Trust**
## **On accounts for 30-Jun-22 Charity no 1171407 the year ended**
**Respective** The trustees of the organisation are responsible for the preparation of **responsibilities of** accounts; they consider that an audit is not required for this year under **trustees and** section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 and that an Independent **examiner** Examination is needed. It is my responsibility to
- examine the accounts (under section 145 of the 2011 Act),
- follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the
- Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Act), and
- state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
**Basis of** My examination was carried out in accordance with General Directions **independent** given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review **examiner’s** of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the **statement** 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 I do not express an audit opinion on the accounts.
- **Independent** In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention: **examiner's** 1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material **statement** respect, the trustees have not met the requirements to ensure that:
- proper accounting records are kept (in accordance with section 130 of
- the Act); and
- accounts are prepared which agree with the accounting records and
- comply with the accounting requirements of the Act; or
2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
**Signed: 21 April 2023 Name:** Mark Thompson MAAT **Address:** VODA Spirit of North Tyneside Wing 2nd Floor, Wallsend Customer First Centre 16 The Forum Wallsend NE28 8JR
## **Statement of Financial Activities**
for the year ended 30 June 2022
|**Receipts**
Grants
**2**
Donations and legacies
Other Trading Activities
**Total Receipts**
**Payments**
Salaries
Other Charitable Activities
Website
Payroll Fees
Insurance
Governance
Miscellaneous
**Total Payments**
**Surplus / deficit for the year**
Transfer between Funds
**Funds at 1 July 2021**
**Funds at 30 June 2022**|**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**Total**
**Total**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**2022**
**2022**
**2022**
**2021**
37922
13457
51379
25333
1869
1869
1541
3250
3250
1506|
|---|---|
||**43041**
**13457**
**56498**
**28380**|
||31346
31346
23395
218
3327
3545
3121
63
63
0
1349
1349
0
321
321
319
472
472
72
300
300
0|
||**34069**
**3327**
**37396**
**26907**|
||8972
10130
19102
1473
**0**
**0**|
||**21864**
**3410**
**25274**
**23801**|
|||
||**30836**
**13540**
**44376**
**25274**|
## **Shiremoor Adventure Playground Trust Balance Sheet 30-Jun-22**
|**Balance Sheet**
**30-Jun-22**||||
|---|---|---|---|
|||**2022**|**2021**|
|||**£**|**£**|
||**notes**|||
|**Current assets**||||
|Debtor|||4,292|
|Cash at bank and in hand||44,376|20,982|
|**Total Cash Balance**||**44,376**|**25,274**|
|**Current Liabilities**||||
|**Net Current Assets**||**44,376**|**25,274**|
|Net Assets at 30 June 2022||**44,376**|**23,801**|
|**Represented By**||||
|Restricted Funds||13,540|3,410|
|Unresticted Funds||30,836|21,864|
|||**44,376**|**25,274**|
The financial statements were approved by the following members of the Management Committee:
Signed…………………………………. Position…………………………….. Position……………………………..
Signed………………………………….
Date
## **Shiremoor Adventure Playground Trust Notes to the accounts, 2022**
## **1. Accounting Policies**
- **a** 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) (effective 1 January 2015) – Charities SORP (FRS 102), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006
Shiremoor Adventure Playground Trust meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy note(s).
- **b** Grants received are accounted for on a received basis and credited to income.
- **c** Voluntary income is received by way of donations and gifts and is included in full in the Receipts and Payments Account when received.
- **d** Freehold property is stated at value, depreciation only listed when applicable. Fixtures & Fittings are depreciated at 15% reducing balance.
## **2. Grants receivable**
|North Tyneside Council - Wages
North Tyneside Council - HAF
North Tyneside Council - Fellwalking & outdoor activities
Arnold Clark Automation
Woodward Trust
Health Inequalities Fund
Charities Aid Foundation
North of Tyne Community Centres Grant
Community Foundation - 1989 Willan Charitable Trust
**Total**|**Unrestricted Restricted Total Funding**
6640
**6640**
16534
**16534**
1100
400
**1500**
400
600
**1000**
748
252
**1000**
12500
5360
**17860**
0
400
**400**
0
4445
**4445**
0
2000
**2000**|
|---|---|
||**37922**
**13457**
**51379**|
## **3. Trustees, staff and related party transactions**
The organisation employed four part-time members of staff during the period of the accounts. No payments were made to trustees. Total salary costs for the year £31,346
|**Analysis of Restricted Funds:**
Sir James Knott Trust
North Tyneside Council - Fellwalking & outdoor activities
Arnold Clark Automation
Woodward Trust
Health Inequalities Fund
Charities Aid Foundation
North of Tyne Community Centres Grant
Community Foundation - 1989 Willan Charitable Trust
**Total**|**Open Balanc Income**
**Expenditure End Balance**
**01/07/2021**
**30/06/2022**
3410
3075
335
400
0
400
600
0
600
252
252
0
5360
0
5360
400
0
400
4445
0
4445
2000
0
2000|
|---|---|
||**3410**
**13457**
**3327**
**13540**|
## **4 Analysis of Restricted Funds:**