Let's Flay Project Register&J Charity NLmb6r 1180524
Re
ort of the Trustees and Unaudited Financial
Statement5 for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
For
Let's Pla
Pro"ect
istered Charit No. 1180524
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Let's Play Project R8ji5tÈr￿ Cha￿ty Nwth.. 1180524
Contents of the Financial Statements for the Year
Ended 31 March 2025
Page
Report of the Trustees
Independent Extrninerb RepNt
SLtsment of Flnancial Acti￿11
ststement of Financial Positl
Notes to the Finartlal Statements
8-11

Lds FI￿
P￿Istere￿Charity Number.. 1180524
Th¢ trustees present theli ￿pOrt￿1th Ihe finanoal sla*ments of Ihe thartty loithe yeai ended 31 March
2025. Th8 trustses h8v8 adopted Iha probisM)ns ol AcC￿￿nI￿n9 and R&pofting by Charith"És. Stalgmwt
of Recommend8d Pracbc8 applic8t48 to charfties pr8paring Iheir 8trxJunL8 In 8ecord8n¢x wllh
Flnan¢ial siandardapplicable in IhgUK and P*publicol Ireland (FPS 1021 leffeti*ve 1 January
20191.
OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
Th8 Léfs Play Projèct enables young people ￿1h spedal needsordisablllty to 8ttes$ lelsure activlles
after schod and dufing sthool holidays by trainlng and provldh)g play wothèrs in supporting a d$di£al8d
centr8 where all can megL
Th• Lèfs Flay ProJ8cL- Al TrainÉ play worke
81 Supports p8r8ntslcar•r5
Cl worf¢$ ￿1h1OcalVen￿os b) en•Jrn ac¢ess fof all
OVEAVIEW
The Lets H8y Project prowdes spedBllsed plByand r8splts, Ifs a welcomlng place for play, escape and
¢rea￿VIty for Young People with addiljonal need5 and their famllies within our local coffjmunity. We
hav• provlded ov•r 20 years ol tailored ipeoahs¢ play. soual aThJ r•$pit• Provi￿0￿ lor chiliJr•n. young
peoplo. and their lamil*$ In Banbury. Heading Inlo our 241, y8ar we want h) c￿n￿.￿u8 4Jev•loping.
giowlDg. and provldlng # sble pl¥ce youn9 ptrop￿ K* explorn th•ir Independ¢n￿. ￿ere p0S￿b￿,
and forlamllies ￿ know thelr thildwn In salo h￿d$.
As lh• largest commis*on•d prw¢Y•r in Noth Oxf¢ydshir•. our provl%cm CON￿n￿•S to d•wolop wilh
Ihose u61ng Ihe sefylco. The Tru*es would Ilke to COngfattJla* the ¢Ofe team who provlde th?
sorwcos on tho $ubstsntyal yoai on yoar growth in al tho w¥i¢o$ provided trj local famili¢s whlch 1$
éirecJy In line wilh strstogic inlent of Ihe charity. We work with families, children. and young
pooplo. stsme of whom hav# allohd•d *ne• inc•piion. lh• provison ffleots Iholr need8.
whllst crealJng a thiivsng en￿rOnMent lull tsf loy and IBughtar. F8milies hav8 8wr•ss•d the Illeline thai
Tho Lal's Play p￿)ect has been for them. The daily stres8e8 of havlrrfJ C￿P18X Th0￿$. ongoing
baffi8rB to activibè& and ihe lack ol un¢J•¢5tsnding from th• public olknn thk• a %Jll on our young
p8oplè'$ mèntal tt8Alih. and thèir lamlios.. W8 work wilh tyjr young people ¢0 explor• ihis. providlng
50fe place lo undersland. cornmunicaiB and ￿Pport thair ne•ds. This has saved famllitrs f¥¢*m crisls.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
Total income generated during lh8 year w8s £429.079 12024 _ £377.84518ft8r dolludng expondlturo of
£411,121 12024 £3S6,2221 th1$ loaves a surplus of £17.458 12024 E21.6231. Th15 glv8$ Ihe totsl
unre8tslthd reseNes of £111,180 to cgrry forwar(1 ot Ihe end of
RESERVES POLICY
It 15 the Let'5 Play Prolect8' pollcy kn alm b mainièin rB8eFves of at least 3 month5 runnlng ¢(trsts and
wilh CUfTent r88erve8 of £111,180 ihi5 level Is aCfv"e￿d.
FUTURE PLANS
T•am: Thg managemtnt team has benelilod Irom thè prèvious 12 months of 51afl slability and
doveloprn8nL For 2025r28 we h&¥8 8ppointed B parf-Om• SWBI rnedia morkelng kam membtrr
Who￿ fgcu5 1$ ts) ral8e Ouf profile and develop Strong Ilnks the hx81 eommvnlty.
Fundlng- 2025r28 wlll present cosl pressures w71h the increo5e in employers NIC and mlnlmvm wage.
However, we conbnue 5thwng lo prDvide Ihe best wdlue forevery povnd of funding ￿rEIVed and la(*

Lds pl￿ P£gistsr8dCharity Numbar.. 1180524
e lundraissng ¢hallen99s for Ihe ngxl 12 monlh$ head on. Oxliwd County Coun¢1 havg alsg th8ng8d
Ihtr Iming ol iheir payments to pay6n9 arrears puts addilonal pffj&wre on wortlng ￿pIla1.
5orvie•$: We conb"nu¢ to provide Aflw Sdwl Clubs Hdioay ptovi$ion in line With the Oxfordshire
County Coun￿1 contract12024-2027l Friday nigh¢ Youth lknp conbnues ￿ b6 very popular, an
we aim to gain fL4ndin9 b support Ihe Shortfall monies retxl¥ed Irom lamllles ond a¢WJal w$1. Our
youllg adult daylffle pro*islon. Thrive. is b(Jildlng on the 5ULtess of the p￿ou9 12 month$ and Ihe
team is looklng lor 8ddstional funding k• ensure we can develop thls much needed servlc¢.
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND IAANAGEMENT
The Let's Play Pfolect us a regSsfrred charfia￿e knwporated iJganlsation ICIOI re9istration number
1180524 and Is controlled by its goveming GonsbtyboTr.
REFERENCE AND AOMINISTRATNE OETAILS
Reg15tered Chartty numb8r 1180524
Prlnclpal Adr•ss
Twyford Road
Twyford
Banbury
OX17 3JL
Trusts•¥
Ntr¢l Fras•r ICha¢rl
Oeborah Coles
Shirley Gellebum
Tatyana Stewan
Leslie Haynès Ireslgned 20241
Mary K4c()Jir•
Gary Gibbs
Nih#lWiddowson
Nalh8n St'rfing
Independert Ejtamlner
Andrew Donald50n ACA
17 Lako Walk. Adderbury
Banbury,
OX17 3PF
Appr0¥8d by order ol th• boards oltrvst••8 on
fjigneo on rf8 behallby.
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Let's Play Project R￿J151¥￿ Chanty Nwiber: 1180524
IN
Ind•pgnd•nt 0￿MIll•f$ T•POrton th• ￿0￿￿¢¥
Rep)rt to the tru$ieeslmembers l¢x Iho perwjd eThJ•d 31 March 2025 on lh• acojtsnb Set out In pages
4-11.
Rospo¢tlv• r•spongibilt1•8 01 tho trust￿ *xarnlners
As described on pages 3 to 4 theTruslee5 ¥e responsiLle for the wepardtion of the aecry*n18, and they
consKler that an audit in W4uirtrJ for this year luThJer secti￿ 144920 of Ihe Charities Act 201118nd
th4t an Inde￿dOn1 &xarninailon 1$ ne8thY. The charity¥ gross exceedecl £250,000 and l am
qualified to undortake the ex3min8tk)n by bery a quauw mgmber gf Institute of Chartered
Accountants of England and Wales.
li Is my respx6Ibilrty to=
ExBmine the occounis {uTrJèr $ed*)n 145 orthe 20211 Aell
Follow lh• procedu￿ laid dwn in th• Ggn•ral Di￿￿.0￿5 w bytro Charity CoTnmfjssiorwr8
lunder section 14515llbl of ihe 2011 Acll,. and
Stats par0￿￿&T rngttern h8¥eCOn￿ io my attenVL
Ba•ls ol Ind•p•nd•nt *￿￿1￿•1,• •t•t•rn•nl
My eX8rnInats￿ W8s c8fTi*Y Out in ¥rith Gwwral O￿tiOnS glven by the Charity
commissk￿. An examination In¢￿￿e6 a wiew of Ihe xcwnting records Wl by the chgrity and 8
cornparison offft8 ￿unts pres•nted wsth IIM)se rw)rd& It also YKlud98consHleration of any uwsual
i¢8ms or d18cknsures in a¢(￿Unts a￿1 seeking exrjanabons Irryn Ihe ¢onc8ming any such
mat¢8rs. Thè pro¢edur8s undortaken. whilst 6imilar ￿ those requKed fir ￿ aLK*L do pr￿th all the
evidence Ihot wjukj be requir￿ sn a ful audit. and consequentty l ¢*) rw)t expre55 an audit 0￿￿10￿ as to
whethgr ihe accourns present • "true and fwr- vietht and the reporl ts &rTthJ to t￿ mattw8 Sèt ¢xrt in
thg stafgmnt bekn¥.
Independwsl examiners statement
In ccffjn8Ction wilh any axaminatiu). IYJ Mat￿ hw ccm• to ffly att•rtth whith giv•s rn eauo to
b8lleYe that in. 8ry matsrial Tgsfft:
Tha gccounting reg)r(ts were noi wt In with se¢lth 130 of lh8 A¢tr. or
The accounts not 8cwrd with ihe ￿¢￿ntIr9 rewds.. or
The xcounts th"d not ￿MplYwIth Ihe ￿l￿tle requirem￿ts crrterning ts lorm and content
ol the aecounis sel ¢xrt in Charities IAecwni$ and Rewtsl Re9ulaiion$ 2008 other than
8ny requirements that a￿unt5 ghe a.trug and far" *thich is not a mattgr con5i¢Jered
as part of an Ind8Fvthnt 9xamlnati
I hove no Concer￿ aryl h8ve corne acrrrt no olher m•ttwa in Wth the examination ofwhich
attention shoubj be dI￿n in thls reFrfxl kn ort1er lo en8tle a Kxop8r utNJgrstrr¥Jlng of the accounts lo
bè reached.
Si9ned'.
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Let's Flay Project Reg61eral Charity Numtw.. 1180524
tem
nt of Flnanclal Activitie
for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
2024
unr•strI¢t￿ R•¥trl¢t•d
fthds
2Q25
Totsl
Fund•
Fund•
INCOME FROM
Donats"ons ar￿ fundraisiThJ
Ghw1tst￿tr acfvrtt•s
76.858
154.477
8,116
189,128
84,974
343,605
84.643
293,202
TOTAL INCOME
Z31,335
197.244
428.579
377,845
EXPENDITURE
Don81ions and lur¥Jr8lslTha
Charitat4e o¢tfvlt1•8
14.044)
{￿.833)
14.0441
{407,0771
119,9941
1336,2261
{197,2441
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
1213,87n
1197,2441
1411,12ti
1356,2221
NEf IKOME
17.458
17.458
21,623
RECONCIUATION OF
FUNDS
Total lun¢Js t*GvJht fuward
93,721
93.r21
72.098
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED
FOWARD
111.1
111.180
93,721

Let's Play Project Charity N(mLv: 1180524
1 March 2025
ststeme
of Financial Posltion f r the Year Ended
2025
2024
Total
FyfKI•
Iwid•
lund•
Furnls
FIXED ASSETS
Tangit40 assets
224
13AOO
13,5(Kl
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors
Cash in hand
17.614
113.181
130.79S
17,614
113.181
130,795
12.141
120,592
132.733
CREDITORS
Amount falllng due
thin one year
NET CURRENT
ASSETS
133.1151
133.1151
139.2361
97,680
97,680
91497
111.180
93,721
ASSET8
111,180
FUNOS
Unrestricted
Resiricled
TOTAL FUNDS
111.180
93,721
111.180
93.721
The lIn￿da1 stat8ff￿1s wer8 by eoard ofTwsiees ￿ authorlsed for issue on
end We￿ s
on tts boh8W ty..
Chair of trustees

Let's Flay Project R896terèfj Charity N￿nber 1180524
Notes to the Flnanci
NT
ES
I Statement for the Y r Ended 31 March 2025
ACC
88818 of pr•parlng th•llnan¢fj•l 8tatwn•nts
The financial ststernènts ol the tharity. wkd¢h Is a Fxbtllc b8r*frt thder FAS 102, h3vè b88n
prepared in &CCOTdance b*ith thg Chaiities SORP {FRS 102) 'Accounbng and RewJrtiwJ by Charities..
Statement ol Recommended Pracbce apFAicabkg to Charrt￿ pre￿ring thwr accourts in accordance
with the Financial Rtsporting Standard appI￿able in the UK and Rewblic of Ireland IFRS 1021 {off￿live
1 Jonuary 20191.. Financlal Reportiry SlaThJard 102 The Fin8naèl Rep￿Ing Slandard applicat)18 In the
UK and Republic of Irelanrf aNI the Chwlti¥s Act 2011. Th8 lknwcial 8tat•mgnts have Ixen ple￿rnd
under the histoncal cosi convenlio
In￿m•
All income is recogni5ed in the Statew*nt of Financial ACDVrt￿S once thg charity has e￿Il￿ement lo tha
ft*nds. il 16 probable that tho irKome be receivgd and thg amount can be measured reliably.
E¥pertdllurn
Li8￿.111[e8 rorognisod as expenthiufe as scon as1￿# o a18gal orconstrudlvg obllgatlon c(xnmitting
thè charily to that e¥penthlure. il is probabk 11)al a transfer ol ecthKrfmic benefits will b8 r8qvired in
38tll¥meni an¢J th• amount of Iho Qtligation b# me8suroO r81iabfy. expgndliura is accountsd h)r on
an accruals basis and has trAen cL4ss1fied under ho•Jing$ ih81 aggregate 81 c05t rel8tod lo Ihe categ(>ry.
Whvre costs cannot b¢ directly attril￿ted lo particdar headings thoy have beon alct8twJ to acifvitigs
oil a basis ¢onsistent with the use of resources.
T4nglbl• Ilx•d *$8•ts
Depreciation 18 provided 8t the lollcwirKJ r8ts8 kn orthr b WK1￿ off exh 88Wt ¢Y4er It eBtimat&
U8dul lile
Mok¢ Vehl¢kn- 25% straKJhl 4in•
T*xal
The charily is exempl for tax charrtablè aC1w￿•&
Fwnd a¢countlng
Unrestrided ￿nds L*n be used in 8cc(*danee wilh the ￿8¢bYeS at th8 d$scret￿n of lh8
Ifusleey.
R￿trt¢ted funds can orfy b* used lor partKxtsr resthC1￿ purp)5es wlhin Ihe oty"ectives of the charfty.
RestriCtiC￿$ arise when speofied by the dornr Lw lurwts Par￿lIar resth'cted purpose6.
Ponslon ¢osts and other post-r•tlr•m•nt b•n•fits
The charity opera¢es a defined conlribJlw)n pengon schem. Cothbulion¥ payat4• to Iho charrty's
pension scheme are tharged to the Statwnent of Financaal Adi¥itw in the perlc¥l to whith they relat•.

Let's Hay Project R￿j1$1￿￿j Chanty m￿lt￿. 1180524
N tes to the Financia
em
ntin
31 March 2025
ar End
TAB
2025
Total
Funds
2024
Total
Funds
fimds
funds
Staffing Isee ncrte 3}
Dir•¢t aclivity costs
Admlnlsiralcn a Office
Space
AcCoun￿ncY, Le￿ &
professional
other Adm1n18tra￿On
Vehlcle c￿1$
139.382
36,014
160.444
14.487
248,005
32.861
50.501
15.042
13.749
28.791
33,455
764
1.729
7.715
10,718
7.801
15,516
10.718
15,388
4.792
209.833
197.244
*107,077
336.228
Unr•strlct•d
R•stdet•d
fund•
202$
Tot•1
Funds
2024
Total
Fundi
Gros5 salade$
Employers Natr'onal
1rn8ur8nce
Stsff Fenyon
I34.￿7
155,445
J.352
243.119
8,733
2,767
1.595
1.145
2,741
2.119
139,382
160.444
299.828
248.005
Thg avefw rwmbor ofpwsorA •MrA0￿ ty the dwlty ￿rW•s..
2025
2024
Core staff and leaders
Part-tlme Se￿IC￿81 workars
75
66
72
RATI
There were no trust•*s' remuneratN)n or other bengfiis ft¥ lh8 ￿ •nd•O 31 March 2025 nor for the
period en￿1 31 M8tch 2024.
There were no tw¥tees' export￿ pahj ts lh8 year ended 31 March 2025 norfor Wod ended 31
March 2024.
Th8 Independent Examiw$' fa•s lor the year amount to £200 IW24- £1601

Let's Play Project Chwty NwnLv: 1180524
Notes t the Flnan
lal Sta
em
nts- contin
31 March 2025
ed- for th Year ended
5. TANG
BLE FIXED ASS
Motor
Vahicles
Co•t
AS al 1 Apn'l 2024
Addltions In p8rlod
As at 31 March 2025
3.1
21,150
D•pr•¢latlon
As at 1 April 2024
Ch¥g8 for perlod
Ag at 31 Ma￿h 2025
2.926
4,724
7,850
N•t BookValu•
As at 31 Mar¢h 2025
A8 at 31 March 2024
13.9)0
224
2025
2024
Amwnts 18lliro due wllhln
CTh y8ar
Acc￿n￿ Receivable
L•s8 provision for ￿ d8lAs
PrepaymenLS aryj arxruad
Income
18,075
{3.461)
11,501
12,5611
3201
17,614
12,141
2025
2024
Amounts falllng due wlthln
on9 year
Accounts payatd
AcrJual$
1,878
37.360
3,349
29.767
33.116
39,236
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Let's Play Project Registe￿￿ (knty N￿￿l￿r.. 1180524
N tes to the Flnancial S
atemen
s- continued-for th Year ended
31 March 2025
MOVEMENT
N FUNDS
2024
2025
2025
2025
2024
2024
93.721
71098
72,096
AS at l April
93.721
G8fter81 Fun
20S805
8.116
213.921
201,245
201,245
OxlLYdshire
County Grant
Ma¢Farta
Foundat
189.128
189,128
178,6WJ
178,6CK)
25.530
25.530
325,056
197244
522.3C•)
273,343
176,800
449,943
1179,6221
G•ner#l Funds
Oxlordshire
County Grant
MacFOflan
Foundation
1188.347)
{8.118)
1196.463)
1179.6221
1189.1281
1176,600
1176,6601
1189.1281
{25.$30)
125.530)
1178,600)
1358,2221
1213.8771
1197.2441
{411.121}
1179,6221
As •t 31 Mar¢h
111.180
111.1
9&721
93,721