Shiremoor Adventure Playground Trust Registered Charity No. 1171407 Trustees. Report and Financial Statement for the year ended 30 June 2024
Shiremoor Adventure Playground Trust Name: Shiremoor Adventure Playground Trust 1171407 Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) govemed by a constrtLrtion. and a registered charity Charity no: Structure: Trustees: Lesley Godfrey (Chair) Dr VOr Hartow (Wice Chair) Katherine Heason (Treasurer) Teresa Bromilow Una MacDermott Ingrid Wilson David Stocks Dawn Allan Dr Angela Brown Prof. Alison Stenning O"oined 5 June) Julie Mccormack Q'oined 8 Nov; resigned 6 March) Trustees are elected by the membership at each Annual General Meeting. Address: Brenkley Avenue Shiremoor Newcastle upon Tyne NE27 OPR Bankers: Unity Trust Bank Independent Examiner: Mark Thompson MAAT VODA Spirit of North Tyneside Wing 2nd Floor, Wallsend Customer First Centre 16 The Forum Wallsend NE28 8JR
Shriemoor Adventure Playground Tntst Revlew of activitses and perforniance Overall, Ihis year has been something of a Su$$. both in relation to strengthening the trustees. board. increasing the number of volunteer opportunrties and playground users. and boosting the bank balan. Although we briefly recruited a new trustee in the autumn. she needed to step down shortty aftewards due lo personal cirCumstans. Fortunately, later in the year V•E V4Ere able to recruil Prof. Alison Stenning. who had been instrumentsl in running Play Meet Street and who donated the remaining bank balan from the Project to the trust when she handed over the street play P[Die to North Tyneside Counal. The $L¢mmer holidays, earty in this period, saw over 13.000 visits and 355 Community volunteering opportunities. Our successfvl HAF provision {holiday activty and food programme. funded by govemment via the local authority} meant that we could feed lunch to children who would usually have free so*ool meals during term time, and was Complemented by the Bread and Butter Thing. a focmy bank which uses the premises vfftkly to distribute food bags. During the year the 13+ sessions grew in popularity, attrading over 20 young people every Thursday evening. After an inspection V•Ere told that some ofthe structures V•Ere neating the end oftheir lives and would need to be replaced in the next year or tsvo and so, after making models of their prefrrred additions to the playground equipment, the chIldn ran a consuFtation event to find out vthich would be most popular and presented their findings to the AGM, held in May 2024. Plans are now being put in Pla lo start the developments which were identified. We have also contributed to the planting of fruit trees in the pond area. and building a shelter around the fire pit, enabling its use all year round. Our Wheel Deal Project, designed to help improve children's physical and mentsl health through leaming to maintain and ride a bike and enabling access to the playground from Ihe Meadow Well estste and fiBrther afield, came to an end. Evaluations with the children who parbopated prodUd valuable eviden of increased Coftfiden and self esteem and improved mentsl heath as V11 as children feeling physi(2lly fitter. We were told in the autumn of 2023 thal the funding from the local authority for sessions that we were running for children with additional needs on Sundays and Mondays would ase in June 2024, and $0 made plans to ftjndraise speafically for that asFECt of our work. We were lucky that one of our lo&ql councillors. Cllr Burdis, was elected Chair of the council and nominated us as his charty of the year, which brought in a welcome sum which was matched by our patron, Ann Cleeves. Further money from grant-making trusts, fvndraising events, donations and registration for gift aid daims enabled us to sec#Jre a future for the additional needs s8ssions for the coming tsvo years, and has helped us reach our reserve target of 6 months Nnning Sts. The trust is very proud of the playground and staff, and rUld like to see it rectsjnised as a ctntre of excellen. Our first step towards this was to work wth a local training provider to deliver playw0 training for people working wth children in olher sethngs e.g. schools, nurseries, youth dubs. stsrted in 2023. The first coho¢ consisting of 70 leamers, completed the qualification in earty 2024 and received ex(%llent fe&dback from leamers. one ofwhom a memter of our ovffl stsff. Risks, reseThes and Investments The Tnjstees aim to maintain free serveS in unrestricted fijnds at a level equivalent to six months expenditure. This level would allow the thaTrty to conb'nue its aclivfaes for a reasonable perir>J in the evenl of a sudden curtailment of funding. This w?uld allow enough time forthe charity to either obtsin new fvnding Sou8 or restructure its aclivities Trustees. responslbllftles In relatlon to the financial statements Chasity Law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements ft)r each financial year vthith comply wilh the regulations set out in the Charities Act 1993. The Trustees have eleded to take advantage of the provisions that apply lo small charilies and have prepared a Ripts and Payments A¢¢ounl and Statement ofAssets and Liabilities Signed.. 24.IsJzs ..Chair, on behalf of the Trustees. date: .......
Independent Examiners Report Report to the trustees of Shiremoor Adventure Playground Trust On accounts for the year ended 30-Jun-24 Charity no 1171407 Respective responsibilities of trustees and examlner The trustees of the organisation are responsible for the preparation of accounts., they consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144{2) of the Charities Act 2011 and that an Independent Examination is needed. It is my responsibilty 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 . stste vthether particular matters have come to my attention. Basts of My examination YS carried out in accordance with General Directions independent given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review examinerfs of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the ststement accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disdosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees conMIng any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the eviden that vrfould be required in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the accounts. Independent examinerfs statement In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention: 1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect. the trustees have not met the requirements to ensure that: . proper accounting records are kept (in accordan fjth 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: 5th March 2025 Name: Address: Mark Thompson MAAT VODA Spirit of North Tyneside Wing 2nd Floor, Wallsend Customer First Centre 16 The Fowm Wallsend NE28 8JR
ststement of Flnancial Actlvltles for the year ended 30 June 2024 Unrestrictsd Restrictsd Funds Funds 2024 2024 Totsl Funds 2024 Total Funds 2023 Receipts Grants Donations and legacies Other Trading Activities 52696 13725 3370 1300 53996 13725 3370 32673 939 2807 Total Receipts 69791 1300 71091 36419 Payments Salaries Other Charitable Activities Website Payroll Fees Insurance Governance Miscellaneous 29590 2324 40 917 323 450 89 29590 3024 40 917 323 450 89 21617 6871 700 572 322 450 681 Total Payments 33733 700 30513 Surplus I deflcit for the year 36058 600 36658 5906 Transfer betr4veen Funds 8385 -8385 Funds at 1 July 2023 38258 12024 50282 44376 Funds at 30 June 2024 82701 4239 86940 50282
Shiremoor Adventure Playground Trust Balance Sheet 30-Jun-24 2024 2023 notes Current assets Debtor Cash at bank and in hand 86.940 50.282 Total Cash Balance 86,940 50,282 Current Liabilities Net Current Assets 86,940 50,282 Net Assets at 30 June 2024 86,940 50,282 Represented By Restricted Funds Unresticted Funds 4,239 82,701 86,940 12,024 38,258 50,282 The financial statements were approved by the following members of the Management Committee: Signed.................. Position.............. Signed Position... Date aF1312)"
Shlremoor Adv•nture Playgn)und Trt Notes to the accounts. 2024 1. AccoUnng Policies The financi31 statements have been prepared in aeeordance with AOUnting and Reporting by ChaTities'. ststement of Recomrrtnded Practi applicabk to Charities preparing their a¢¢ounts in aCCordare with the Financial Reporttng Stsndard applicabk in the UK and Republic of Ireland {FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2015}- Char[tS SORP IFRS 1021. trte Financial Reporting StarKSard applicabte in the UK and Republi¢ of Ird8nd (FRS 102) and Ihe Companies Act 2006 Shiremoor Adventur8 Playground Trusl meets the d8finition of a public tenefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or trar&4¢tion value untess othenwise stated in the relevant accounting policy notelsl. b Grants te1Ved are accounted for on a rj basis arKI *jIted to income. c Voluntary income is received by way of donations and gifis and is included in full in the Receipts and Payments AcLX)unt when received. d Freehold propety is stated at value. depreuation onty listed wtsn applicable. Fixtu$ & Fittings are depreciated at 15% redun9 balance. 2. Grants recelvable Unrestrlct Restrict Total Fundlng 600 1392 ASDA Four¢dation North Tyneside Couwl- W Christrrbas 2023 North Tyneside Council - HAF Easter 2024 North Tyneside Council- HAF Summer 2023 North TynesKle Council- Wages North Tyneside Counthl- Young Mayors Fund Sir James Knott Trust The Ballinger ChaTitsble Trust The Hadfian Trust 1392 3460 10924 10260 10260 Total 52696 53996 3. Trustees. stsff and rnlated party trarwctions The organisation etrployed four part-b.me members of stsff during the pericmj of th8 accounts. No payTnents were made to trustees. Total salary costs for the year £29.590. 4 Analysls of Rostrict•d Funds: Open Bal 0110712023 Income Exp•nd Transfer to End Bal Gen Funds 3010612024 Health InequalitEs Fund - The Vlhe81 Deal North of Tyne Community Centres Grant Woodward Trust- Summer Playschen Woodward Trust- Summer Playscheme Community Foundation- 1989 Willan Charilab Trust Arnold Clark Automation Grow & Eat charib.es Aid Foundation Sir James Knott Trust Asda Foundation North Tyneside Council - HAF Summer 2023 North Tyneside Counal- Young Mayors Fund 2139 1200 2139 -12C#J -650 600 500 400 175 51x1 400 -175 200 Totsl