## **RIVERSIDE PARENTS & CARERS ASSOCIATION**
Registration Number: 1184485
## **ANNUAL REPORT**
**July 2024 – June 2025**
## **Who are we?**
The Riverside Parents & Carers (RPCA) is a CIO providing free services for children under the age of 5 years old and their families in the London Borough of Southwark.
## **Registration Number: 1184485**
## **Our aims are:**
- To provide free regular soft play sessions for under 5s and their parents/carers. We want to keep our sessions free and open to all local families from any social background.
- To encourage low-income and economically deprived families to engage in a community activity and have access to help and assistance from other services offered by the London Borough of Southwark, where necessary.
- For all families to keep engaging and attending our sessions to receive support from their peers, our staff and other professional experts in child development in order to help identify families with additional needs that we may be able to support and/or refer.
- Our staff members provide a safe, stimulating environment for our families to play, learn and develop and a great platform for parents to meet other parents. Staff members are fully trained to safeguard all children attending our sessions and to help our local families, their babies and young children to achieve the best start in life.
Iin the 2024/25 period, sesessions were held at Salmon Youth Centre, 43 Old Jamaica Road SE16 4TE
Riverside Parents & Carers Association
2
## **How we operate?**
RPCA have three Trustees, who meet regularly, typically on a monthly basis, along with our Operations Manager, to oversee all operational activities.
Any Trustee / Committee member must declare any relevant personal interest.
## **Registered Address:**
Tayler Bradshaw Accountants
16 High Street
## SAFFRON WALDEN
## CB10 1AX
Phone: 07538726555 Email: info@riversidesoftplay.co.uk Website: www.riversidesoftplay.co.uk
## Trustees: Nathan John, Linda Hudson, Roger O’Sullivan
Riverside Parents & Carers Association
3
## **Finance**
## **Finance**
- a) The Trustees shall keep proper accounts of all monies belonging to Riverside Parents and Carers.
- b) The Trustees will be responsible for managing the financial affairs of Riverside Parents and Carers.
- c) All payments made from the account must be reviewed/ approved in the committee meetings by at least two members.
- d) Annual independently examined accounts shall be provided as part of our obligations to submit to the Charity Commission
- e) All funds shall be lodged in the Riverside Parents and Carers bank account, with secure access to trustees/ Treasurers only
- f) The income for the organisation shall be applied solely towards the objectives and aims of the organisation and no payment shall be made to any Trustee or Member except the repayment of out-of-pocket expenses.
Riverside Parents & Carers Association
4
## **Finance Statement**
During the reporting period 2024-2025, the Trustees undertook a comprehensive review of the charity’s position and future sustainability. Despite careful management and oversite, the charity continued to face rising operational costs and a decline in longer term, sustainable funding options.
After careful consideration, the Trustees concluded that the charity could not operate effectively to meet its charitable objectives in a financially responsible manner. Accordingly, once all of our contractual deliverables to our funders were met, the decision was made begin the process of winding up the charity.
The (limited) remaining funds will be used responsibly to finalise any outstanding obligations, in accordance with the charity’s governing document and regulatory requirements, ensuring that any remaining are applied to similar charitable purposes wherever possible.
Riverside Parents & Carers Association
6
## **Independent Examiner Report**
Riverside Parents & Carers Association
6
## **FREE Soft Play Sessions for children 0-5 years old**
## **Soft play sessions at Salmon Centre – July 2024 – May 2025**
We operated on a first-come, first-served basis, with a large capacity of up to 70 children plus parent/carer.
**Free Soft Play Sessions Tuesdays and Thursdays @ Salmon Youth Centre (43 Old Jamaica Road) – @10:30 12:15**
**From September 2024, our session days were Tuesdays and Wednesdays at the same time and venue.**
Funded by:
## **ACHIEVEMENTS, PERFORMANCE & PUBLIC BENEFIT**
Q3 2024 July – September
## **Quantitative Data for Q3 2024**
## **Total # of Children aged 0-5 years Visits by month**
**----- Start of picture text -----**
350
296 293
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
Jul 6 Sessions Aug 0 sessions Sep 6 sessions
**----- End of picture text -----**
## **Breakdown of Visits by Child’s Post Code**
**----- Start of picture text -----**
Visits in Jul Visits in Aug
4%
Closed
46%
50%
**----- End of picture text -----**
**----- Start of picture text -----**
Visits in Sep
**----- End of picture text -----**
**----- Start of picture text -----**
4%
43%
53%
**----- End of picture text -----**
SE16 SE1 OTHER
## **Average of 295 visits per month (of which ~96% Kids from SE16 and SE1 Postcode)**
Figures taken from booking form - children only who attended
Riverside Parents & Carers Association
9
## **Quantitative Data for Q3 2024**
## **New registrations**
**----- Start of picture text -----**
30
26
25
20 19
15
10
5 Closed
0
Jul Aug Sep
**----- End of picture text -----**
## **Total new family registrations over the quarter: 45**
Figures taken from booking form - children only who attended
Riverside Parents & Carers Association
10
## **ACHIEVEMENTS, PERFORMANCE & PUBLIC BENEFIT**
Q4 2024
October - December
## **Quantitative Data for Q4 2024**
## **Total # of Children aged 0-5 years Visits by month**
**----- Start of picture text -----**
400 371 359
350
292
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
Oct 8 Sessions Nov 8 sessions Dec 6 sessions
**----- End of picture text -----**
## **Breakdown of Visits by Child’s Post Code**
**----- Start of picture text -----**
Visits in Oct Visits in Nov Visits in Dec
5% 7% 5%
47%
50% 43% 52%
45%
46%
SE16 SE1 OTHER
**----- End of picture text -----**
## **Average of 341 visits per month (of which ~95% Kids from SE16 and SE1 Postcode)**
Figures taken from booking form - children only who attended
Riverside Parents & Carers Association
12
## **Quantitative Data for Q4 2024**
## **New registrations**
**----- Start of picture text -----**
45
40
40
35
30
27
25
21
20
15
10
5
0
Oct Nov Dec
**----- End of picture text -----**
## **Total new family registrations over the quarter: 88**
Figures taken from booking form - children only who attended
Riverside Parents & Carers Association
13
## **ACHIEVEMENTS, PERFORMANCE & PUBLIC BENEFIT**
Q1 2025 January – March
Riverside Parents & Carers Association
29
## **Quantitative Data for Q1 2025**
## **Total # of Children aged 0-5 years Visits by month**
**----- Start of picture text -----**
500
406
370
400
311
300
200
100
0
Jan 8 Sessions Feb 6 sessions Mar 8 sessions
**----- End of picture text -----**
## **Breakdown of Visits by Child’s Post Code**
**----- Start of picture text -----**
Visits in Jan Visits in Feb Visits in Mar
9% 10% 10%
45% 45%
50%
41%
45% 45%
SE16 SE1 OTHER
**----- End of picture text -----**
## **Average of 362 visits per month (of which ~91% Kids from SE16 and SE1 Postcode)**
Figures taken from booking form - children only who attended
Riverside Parents & Carers Association
15
## **Quantitative Data for Q1 2025**
## **New registrations**
**----- Start of picture text -----**
25
22
21
20 19
15
10
5
0
Jan Feb Mar
**----- End of picture text -----**
## **Total new family registrations over the quarter: 62**
Figures taken from booking form - children only who attended
Riverside Parents & Carers Association
16
## **ACHIEVEMENTS, PERFORMANCE & PUBLIC BENEFIT**
Q2 2025 April – June
Riverside Parents & Carers Association
39
## **Quantitative Data for Q2 2025**
## **Total # of Children aged 0-5 years Visits by month**
**----- Start of picture text -----**
400 370
350 311
300
250
200
150
100 May 2025 was the final session
50
0
Apr 6 Sessions May 6 sessions
**----- End of picture text -----**
## **Breakdown of Visits by Child’s Post Code**
**----- Start of picture text -----**
Visits in Apr Visits in May
5% 8%
44%
47%
51% 45%
SE16 SE1 OTHER
**----- End of picture text -----**
**May 2025 was the final session**
## **Average of 341 visits per month (of which ~91% Kids from SE16 and SE1 Postcode)**
Figures taken from booking form - children only who attended
Riverside Parents & Carers Association
18
## **Quantitative Data for Q2 2025**
## **New registrations**
**----- Start of picture text -----**
25
22
21
20
15
10
5
0
Apr May
**----- End of picture text -----**
## **Total new family registrations over the quarter: 43**
Figures taken from booking form - children only who attended
Riverside Parents & Carers Association
19
## Profit and Loss Statement
**Riverside Parents and Carers Association Year ended 30th June 2025**
|**Funding / Monies Received**
Funding Grants + Donations
2,039.94
Total Funding / Monies Received
**Expenses**
**Salaries**
28,832.44
**Rent**
18,375.00
**Other Expenses**
3,461.84
Total Expenses
**Surplus for the Year**
**Opening bank balance**
**Closing bank balance**||**2,039.94**
**50,669.28**
**(48,629.34)**
**52,029.05**
July bank st
**3,399.71**|
|---|---|---|