Rewild Play
REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR YEAR ENDING 31[ST] OCTOBER 2025
Rewild Play CIO
Trustees' Annual Report for the Period 1[st] November 2024 to 31[st] October 2025.
1. Reference and Administrative Details
Charity Name: Rewild Play CIO
Registered Charity Number: 1186824
Principal Address: 15 Tudor Crescent, Rogerstone, Newport, NP10 9BS.
Trustees who served during the year:
Joanne French (Chair) (Appointed 28[th] October 2021)
Sian Lewis-Evans (Treasurer) (Appointed 9th December 2019 / Resigned 10[th] August 2025)
Joanne Tyms-Jones (Appointed 9th December 2019 / Resigned 10[th] August 2025)
Jacquelin Chapman (Appointed 9th December 2019)
Philip French (Appointed 14[th] January 2022)
Rhian Davies (Appointed 23[rd] December 2021)
Independent Examiner:
Baker Knoyle Charterest Accountants Orbit Business Centre Rhydycar Merthyr Tydfil CF48 1DL
2. Structure, Governance, and Management
Governing Document: The charity is governed by its Constitution dated 9[th] December 2019.
Constitution & Legal Structure: Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) registered on 9[th] December 2019.
Trustee Selection & Appointment: Trustees are appointed by resolution of the existing trustees at an ordinary meeting and serve for a term of 3 years. New trustees are selected based on relevant skills and knowledge that will aid the charity and undergo an induction covering trustee responsibilities and charity operations.
3. Objectives and Activities
and young people aged 0-18, resident in South Wales who may have mental health di�iculties or
additional learning needs, whether diagnosed or not. In particular but not exclusively by providing accessible, a�ordable activities and opportunities for recreation, social interaction, friendship and emotional support for them, and their parents/carers.
Main Activities: This year we again carried our actions in line with our charitable aims and objectives providing social opportunities and activities for children, and their families, with a variety of needs including disabilities and mental health conditions.
provide support and advice, reduce isolation, increase self-esteem and benefit both mental and physical wellbeing. Our activities are subsidised so families can attend at an a�ordable cost, and we also o�er fully subsidised activities for families who request that support.
We organised several activities over the 12 months including:
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cold dipping.
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Active activities – go karting, trampolining, exclusive skate park hire, kickboxing taster sessions, bouldering, gymnastics, free running, archery tag, bushcraft, fencing, white water rafting, zip lining, axe throwing, outdoor laser tag, soft play.
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Carers activities – spa days, afternoon tea, pottery workshop, wreath making, jewellery making, pamper sessions, comedy nights, distillery and cocktail making nights, meals, alpaca encounter.
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Dad’s nights – axe throwing, go karting, Escape rooms, mini golf, and darts.
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Cinema Trips
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Christmas events – concert, carers night out, Christmas market trip, Santa’s steam train, Fonmon Castle, Ice skating at Winter Wonderland, Pantomime.
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Score Arcade, Escape rooms.
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Day trips - Techniquest, Mountain view ranch, Raglan farm park, The Meadows Wildlife centre, Cardi� Halloween festival, Cefn Mably farm park.
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Whole family residential trip to Llangranog Urdd.
We continued to supply our families with period products and food and toy hampers for those who were struggling at Christmas. This helped with reducing financial pressures and anxiety over what can be a di�icult time for families.
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The trustees have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the charity’s aims and objectives and in planning future activities. In particular, the trustees have considered how planned activities will contribute to the aims and objectives they have set.
5. Achievements and Performance
service users said they saw an increase in the children’s self-confidence, ability to join in activities, better communication with both peers and adults, increases in socialisation and the building of peer-to-peer friendships. Several of the families told us that finding Rewild Play changed their lives for the better and they don’t know how they would have coped without the support that we were able to provide them.
6. Financial Review
Financial Position: Total income for the period was £106,398 this includes income from grants, donations and activities. Total expenditure was £101,036, leaving a surplus of £5,362.
Reserves Policy: The trustees aim to maintain unrestricted reserves at a level equivalent to approximately 3 to 6 months of running costs. This ensures continuity of services in the event of a temporary drop in funding. Current unrestricted reserves stand at £29,151, which meets this target.
Debts: The CIO holds no major long-term debts.
7. Principal Risks and Uncertainties
The Trustees have assessed the major risks to which the CIO is exposed, in particular those related to operations and finances, and are satisfied that systems are in place to mitigate exposure to major risks.
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Funding instability/loss of income – The Trustees ensure that there is a steady stream of funding applications being submitted to ensure we have access to the funds we need to run our activities. The Trustees also ensure that we keep 3-6 months of operating costs in our reserves to act as a bu�er between one funding ending and another beginning.
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loss of trust – The Trustees ensure that themselves and all volunteers are adequately trained to spot safeguarding issues. One of our trustees (Joanne French) is the designated safeguarding lead to whom all issues are reported. The charity has a safeguarding policy and ensures all Trustees and volunteers know what to do in the event of a safeguarding concern.
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Loss of key personnel or Trustees – The trustees mitigate this risk by ensuring that no one person has sole access to important information such as banking transactions,
we use for our operations.
control measures remain e�ective.
8. Plans for Future Periods
services while maintaining financial sustainability. The primary objectives include:
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Service delivery – We will continue to provide a range of inclusive and exclusive activities that are responsive to the needs and wants of our families. We will also look to increase the number of families we are able to reach, o�ering support to more people who need it. We will continue to build a community where our families feel supported and heard.
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Funding and sustainability – We will continue to look for grants to support the activities our families would like us to run. We will look at applying for multi-year grants to give us better financial stability moving forward and the ability to plan our services further into the future.
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Governance and capacity – We will look to recruit more volunteers to strengthen the skills of the charity and allow for the workload to be shared e�ectively reducing the likelihood of volunteer burnout.
Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees' report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees:
Jacquelin Chapman
Name: Jacquelin Chapman
Position: Financial O�icer
Date: 17/08/2026
INDEPENDENT EYAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF REIN'ILD PLIY Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Rewild Play I report to the charity irusiees on my examination of the accounts of R¢wild Play for the year ended 31 October 2025. Responslbllltles and basffis of report As the charity's irusiees you are responsible for the preparation of the ac¢ounts in accordance with the requirements of the Chariiies Aci 2011 {'the Act'l. T report in respect of my examination of the charity's accounts carried out under Section 145 of Ihe Act and carrying out my examination I have followed all applicable Dirwtions giv¢n by the Charity Commission undeT Section 14515llb) of ihe Act. Illdependellt examiner's statement I have completed Tlly txamination. I confimi that no material matters have come io my atiention in Connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect.. accounting records were not kept it] respe¢t of the charity as required by Seciion 130 of the Act.. or the accounts do t]ot accord with those records. or the accounts do not comply with th¢ applicable requirements concerning the ftsmi and content of accounts set out in the Charities IAccounts and Rcportsl Regulations 2008 other ihan any requiretnent that the accounts giv¢ a true and fair vi¢w whi¢h is not a matter considered as part of an independent exainination. I have llo concerns and hav¢ ¢om¢ across no other matters in connection with the examinatiot] to which attention should be drawll in this r¢port in order to enable a proper undersianding of the accounts to be reached. R.1. KNOYLE ACA FCCA Baker Knoyle Chartered Accountants Orbit Business Centre Merthyr Tydfjl CF48 IDL
Charity Number: 1186824
Rewild Play
Receipts and Payments Account
for the year ended 31st October 2025
| Note Receipts Receipts from generated funds 2 Receipts from charitable activites 3 Other receipts 4 Interest received Total Receipts Payments Charitable 5 Total Payments Net of Receipts/(Payments) Transfers between funds Cash funds brought forward Cash funds this period end |
Unrestricted Restricted Totals Totals Funds Funds 2025 2024 £ £ £ £ 1,626 - 1,626 1,107 55,051 - 55,051 44,825 1,874 47,783 49,657 67,968 64 - 64 73 58,615 47,783 106,398 113,973 64,238 36,798 101,036 85,520 64,238 36,798 101,036 85,520 (5,623) 10,985 5,362 28,453 2,472 (2,472) - - 32,303 25,375 57,678 29,225 29,151 33,888 63,040 57,678 |
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Charity Number: 1186824
Rewild Play
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
for the year ended 31st October 2025
| Cash Funds Cash at bank Total Cash Funds Other monetary assets Other debtors Prepayments Stock Total monetary assets Liabilities Accruals Total liabilities Equipment Total assets Assets retained for the charitys own use |
Unrestricted Restricted Totals Totals Funds Funds 2025 2024 £ £ £ £ 29,151 33,888 63,040 57,678 29,151 33,888 63,040 57,678 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1,080 - 1,080 150 1,080 - 1,080 150 3,500 - 3,500 3,500 3,500 - 3,500 3,500 |
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.................................................... J Chapman
Dated: 27/08/2026
Charity Number: 1186824
Rewild Play
Notes to the Accounts
for the year ended 31st October 2025
1 Accounting Policies
The accounts have been prepared on a receipts and payments basis with a statement of assets and liabilities.
2 Voluntary receipts
| Donations Gift Aid 3 Receipts from Charitable activities Events Memberships 4 Other receipts Grants received Other sundry receipts 5 Charitable activites Direct charitable costs Activities Other direct expenses Support and Administration Travel Fundraising Insurance & professional fees Admin & Miscellaneous |
Unrestricted Restricted Totals Totals Funds Funds 2025 2024 922 - 922 860 704 - 704 247 1,626 - 1,626 1,107 51,485 - 51,485 40,949 3,566 - 3,566 3,876 55,051 - 55,051 44,825 - 47,783 47,783 64,556 1,874 - 1,874 3,412 1,874 47,783 49,657 67,968 56,999 35,630 92,629 68,791 999 888 1,888 7,322 57,998 36,518 94,516 76,113 3,969 - 3,969 5,275 791 - 791 82 486 - 486 431 994 280 1,274 3,619 6,239 280 6,519 9,407 |
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6 Staff and Trustees
The charity has no employed members of staff. Its activities are generally carried out by volunteers. No remuneration or trustee expenses were paid to any trustee during the year.
7 Independent Examiners remuneration
The independent examiners fee for the year was £1,080 which is to be paid post year end.