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 V￿Or 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 cirCumstan￿s. 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 chIld￿n 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 prodU￿d valuable eviden￿ of increased
Coftfiden￿ and self esteem and improved mentsl heath as V￿11 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 ￿r￿Uld 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 Sou￿8 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 R￿ipts 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 Y￿S 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 con￿MIng 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
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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 Tr￿t
Notes to the accounts. 2024
1. AccoUn￿ng Policies
The financi31 statements have been prepared in aeeordance with A￿OUnting and Reporting by ChaTities'.
ststement of Recomrrtnded Practi￿ applicabk to Charities preparing their a¢¢ounts in aCCordar￿e
with the Financial Reporttng Stsndard applicabk in the UK and Republic of Ireland {FRS 102)
(effective 1 January 2015}- Char[t￿S 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 r￿￿j 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% redu￿n9 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
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