## **Triangle Adventure Playground Association** 

**Charity No. 303145** 

**Trustees' Report and Unaudited Accounts** 

**31 March 2024** 



||Pages|
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|Trustees' Annual Report|3 to 18|
|Independent Examiner's Report|19|
|Statement of Financial Activities|20|
|Balance Sheet|21|
|Notes to the Accounts|22 to 27|
|Detailed Statement of Financial Activities|27 to 29|



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The trustees present their report with the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2023. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019). 

## _**Reference and Administrative details**_ 

## **Charity No. 303145** 

## **Principal Office** 

The Triangle Adventure Playground Association Ashmole Street London SW8 1NE 

## **Trustees** 

The following trustees served during the year: 

V. Garwolinski J. Hobday S.M. Lyell K.R. Poulton (Resigned 30 November 2023) A. Sutton 

## **Key Management Personnel** 

Veronika Tugendraich Garwolinski – Chair Alan Sutton – Vice Chair Sarah Heath – Treasurer Juliet Hobday – Secretary 

## **Accountants** 

Sherwin Currid Accountancy Limited 32 London Road Guildford GU1 2AB 

## **Statement of trustees' responsibilities in relation to the financial statements** 

The charity trustees are responsible for preparing a trustees' annual report and financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). 

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the applicable Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations, and the provisions of the Trust deed. The Trustees are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. 

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## **ANNUAL REPORT for the year ending 31 March 2024** 

**Charity** : The Triangle Adventure Playground Association 

## **Charity Registration Number:** 303145 **Environmental Body:** 284635 



## _**Objective, Aims and Activities of the Association**_ 

The Triangle Adventure Playground Association was formed in 1957. The constitution states that it is the Association's purpose to service, fund and maintain the Triangle Adventure Playground for the benefit of young people between the ages of six and seventeen. The Association's primary aim is to provide a safe and secure environment in which all the young people of the community may develop personal and social skills through creative interaction in enjoyable play. Members of the Association believe that it is through such interaction and activities that young people establish active lifestyles; come to feel secure in themselves and in their ability to make full use of their education; achieve their maximum potential; develop fulfilling relationships with their peers; avoid being drawn into crime and involve themselves positively in the wider community. 

The Association provides staff, structures, movable equipment, tools, and materials in a triangle of green space on the Ashmole estates in North Lambeth. The playground is heavily used by local children and young people who otherwise have no access to supervised, outdoor, natural play space within a built-up urban environment. Young people who use the playground are encouraged by its staff to develop a sense of ownership of their playground and to experience 'active citizenship' in that they create and 'police' the playground's code of conduct and lead the development of the site through regular ‘Youth Forum’ meetings. 

The Triangle operates as an open-access playground. All young people aged 6-17 are welcome to come and go as they please. Access is free. Users are required to complete a registration form for health and safety reasons and to provide monitoring information for our funders. 

Trustees go through this report at the AGM 

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## _**Achievements and Performance**_ 


The Triangle can look back on 2023 - 2024 as another successful and impactful twelve months. Exciting capital improvements, expansion of service and continued high attendance are all proof of vibrant life at London’s oldest adventure playground. Our dedication to our community and our ethos of child led free play stand as strong as ever, giving young people the chance to flourish through play. The Triangle regularly surveys the young people who attend and one reply in particular stood out in our May 2023 survey. 

- _Q: “The Triangle makes me feel…?”_ 

- _A:  "Triangle makes me feel loved.”_ 

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## Capital works 



The Triangle is both London’s oldest and smallest on site adventure playground. Limited space means we must carefully consider changes to the landscape. Cognisant that we could not build further outward, we decided to build upward. Consultation with the young people followed and The Triangle Aerial Walkway idea was born. Thanks to funding from The London Marathon Foundation (previously London Marathon Charitable Trust) Active Spaces fund and The Rose Foundation we hired TreeHouse Life to install a 30 metre long walkway through our trees. Young people have delighted in the walkway, overcoming initial nerves to climb the ladder before taking in the view, chilling with friends or escaping the seeker in a game of hide and seek! 

The installation of three phase electricity stage two has seen the installation of cables and new fusebox to bring the power to our hut along with improved external lighting for winter evening play. Thanks to Edward Madden Electrics for conducting the works. 

Looking ahead to 2024 - 2025 we are planning to build a new kitchen within our hut to expand our delivery of free lunches and cooking activities. 

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## **Expansion of service** 


In 2022 - 2023 The Triangle trialled an expansion of service to include 36 lunchtime play sessions for visiting schools as a part of their PSHE (Physical, Health, Social and Economic Education) session. Feedback from the schools involved led to us seek funding to provide these sessions in 2023 - 2024 and we are exploring plans to increase the number of sessions in 2024 - 2025. Thanks to the Community Connections Fund and St Walter St John Educational Trust for supporting the sessions. 

Do you feel that the regular visits to the Triangle Adventure Playground have had a positive impact on the overall learning experience and academic progress of your students? 

## **Yes, it allows children to release energy. Children develop good communication skills, collaborative skills and problem solving which in turn helps in them academically.** 

In your opinion, what are the benefits of taking your class to the Triangle Adventure Playground? 

## **Improved Self confidence, Improved problem-solving skills, Improved Mental health and** 

**emotional wellbeing -** _Mr S. Ingram Headteacher St Marks Primary School (2023)_ 

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## **Competition winners** 



Summer 2023 included a documentary film making workshop and the short film created by the young people won “Best Flick” at The London Play Adventure Playground of the Year Awards. Visit our youtube channel to view the film and hear from the young people about what makes The Triangle so special to them. Thanks to Rebecca Sainsot Reynolds and Anna Baum. 

## **Corporate Partnership** 


After four fantastic years The Triangle’s corporate charity partnership with The Berkeley Foundation has come to an end. The variety of financial and practical support has been incredibly impactful for the Triangle and we would like to thank the Foundation and Berkeley St Edward Oval Village for multiple donations over the last four years including Easter Eggs, advent calendars and Halloween pumpkins. Large groups of our young people were also welcomed by the Berkeley St Edward Oval Village team for pancake day celebrations and Christmas lunches. Particular thanks to the many Berkeley Group staff who have taken part in fundraising  events or contributed donations. 

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## **Volunteer days** 

A crucial part of our ongoing maintenance of the playground is the corporate volunteer days we host throughout the year. This year teams from M&G Plc, Informa Group and Berkeley Foundation put in many hours on site, painting structures, digging ditches and much more. 

Kevin from the Berkeley Foundation: _It was a real pleasure helping you and the team out today. Being a Lambeth resident it’s great to see some fantastic community outreach going on in my own backyard. I hope with the Foundation’s support you can continue the fantastic work in the future. Talking Tables_ 

_**Trips & Workshops**_ 



_**Ferrets and snakes come to play**_ 

Besides the wide range of play on site we also make an effort to offer young people new experiences through external workshops at The Triangle and trips around London. These vary between sporting, cultural and educational themes and young people are at the forefront of choosing where to go or who to invite to the playground. A wild highlight of 2023 - 2024 was that the AnimalEd crew came to visit the playground! 

Besides our annual Littlehampton seaside trip for 70 we also visited the Cinema, played Wall Ball in Surrey Quays, foraged and explored Epping Forest, welcomed a professional coach for boxing sessions,  became directors in a documentary video workshop, a Saatchi Gallery collage workshop on site, Gasworks sound art workshops, Nature trips to Morden city farm and The Wetlands Centre, bike maintenance and building at Upcycle, the annual adventure playground football tournament and a very fun drama day with Really Big Pants Theatre Company. 

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## **Sport and physical play** 



Run jump flip catch kick and roll…our play just doesn't stop moving! The new large play structures of zipline and aerial walkway have been busy all year round. Daily group chase games bring dozens together and test speed and agility. Trampolining, football and basketball remain our most popular sports but our boxing training sessions have a professional coach who has got hundreds of young people building coordination, resilience and strength. 

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**Outdoor Adventure Play** 



Come rain or shine we are playing outside. During Summer our special camping week once again gave over 30 young people the  chance to camp out at Triangle, making a campfire, setting up tents and telling ghost stories late into the night. The bushcraft, ropes and camping skills developed during our annual camping week are utilised throughout the year, building canopies, shelters, dens and camouflaged hideouts! Our land has a rich history buried within and archaeology and geology play involved young people cracking stones to find precious gems and digging deep for Victorian pottery. 

## **Art and creative play** 



Young people’s creativity is limitless and this year our arts and crafts activities continue to be a highlight of our play. Clay, lego, badge making, bracelet and necklace making, Hama bead art, model making, cardboard creations, drawing and painting on paper as well as tiles, faces and on our structures! Visiting workshops from Saatchi Gallery and our ongoing work with Gasworks Gallery brought professional artists to site to share skills and inspire our young people through the mediums of collage and sound art. Our documentary workshop in Summer gave our young people the opportunity to learn how to film, record sound and storyboard a film. 

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## **Free Play** 


Free to play, free to dream and free to let imaginations run wild. A crucial part of childhood mental health support and development is the free play we provide. Our supportive, encouraging, and playful environment means young people can partake in any imaginary or role play game they wish, enlisting our fancy dress box and playworkers to help create the world! This play helps young children work out problems and express themselves through play. 

## **Food** 


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Our commitment to supporting our young people facing food insecurity continued this year. Thanks to support from Lambeth HAF and Mayors Fund Kitchen Social we were able to provide hot lunches for all throughout holiday sessions. Fresh fruit is offered throughout all play sessions of the year, with a later snacktime providing biscuits, rice cakes and yoghurts for the children.  We are working towards a new kitchen in 2024 - 2025 which will enhance our on site cooking activities. 

## **Nature Club** 



The young people had opportunities to learn about the life cycles of different insects, such as ladybirds; identify different species of birds and mammals; identify different plants and flowers, creating ID signs to help others do the same; learn about predator prey relationships in mammals in Africa; exploring our wormery; nature fact posters; animal roleplay and creating a mini weather station. Creating a number of nature crafts that have coincided and sparked conversations with green facts such as nature crowns, animal hama beads, animal origami, leaf prints, winter terrariums, apple volcanoes, spider web designs and lego animal design. Other activities that took place included making a temporary hedgehog home, designing and creating birdfeeders, squirrel watch and feeding, creating pollinator beds in the allotment, making mud for birds to use, worm and bug hunts and building bug hotels. Being able to create more permanent structures, such as the hedgehog home, pond and bug hotels, allowed for the young people to have a sense of ownership in the playground and nature equipment, they became more inspired to explore what biodiversity there was within the playground. We planted carrots, spinach, onions, leeks, potatoes, broccoli, strawberries, raspberries and sunflowers. Throughout the year many gardening sessions took place, teaching the young people how to grow their own food; using gardening tools and the signs of garden pests such as slugs and snails. The young people were able to harvest many of the things that they grew which was very rewarding for them. We also learnt how to use mulch in the garden to protect the plants growing. 

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## **Staff matters** 

The Triangle Management committee would like to thank all our playworkers for their tireless efforts this year. 

The range of staff training and qualifications gained or in progress this year include paediatric first aid, safeguarding level 3, a level 2 Youthwork NVQ and Food Hygiene and Allergen training level 2 for two more staff members. 

Our volunteer to playworker scheme continues to provide employment opportunities for local young adults. Two more young adults (whom spent their childhood playing at Triangle) have begun the 100 hours of volunteering and training on site. Upon successful completion they will be invited to join our pool of sessional playworkers, all paid above the London Living Wage. We have also supported other young people with work experience opportunities. 

The Triangle community was delighted to receive news on July 2nd 2023 that our long time sessional playworker Eldith Lawrencin had welcomed a beautiful baby girl, Aniyah-Lexi. We look forward to welcoming Aniyah-Lexi to play in six years time! 

## **Statistics 2023/24** 

The Triangle continues to welcome hundreds of children each year to our sessions. This year saw 560 children make a total of 12682 visits to our after school and holiday sessions. Our 38 lunchtime school sessions welcomed 226 children who visited twice each. 

|TermTime M-<br>F|Hours|Holidays M-F|Dates|Hours|Closure|Dates|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|17-28/4|15:30-18:00|Easter|3-14 April|12:00-18:00|Easter|7&10th April|
|2-5/4|15:30-18:00|Summer 1/2 Term|30/5-2/6|12:00-18:00|BH Mon|1/5|
|9-26/5|15:30-18:00|Summer|21/7-1/9|12:00-18:00|Coronation|8/5|
|5/6-20/7|15:30-18:00|Autumn 1/2 Term|23-27/10|12:00-18:00|BH Mon|29/5|
|11/9-20/10|15:30-18:00|Christmas|3-8/1|12:00-18:00|AugBH|28/8|
|30/10-22/12|15:30-18:00|Spring1/2 Term|12-16/2|12:00-18:00|Staff Holiday|4-8/9|
|9/1-9/2|15:30-18:00|Spring1/2 Term||12:00-18:00|Christmas|25-26/12|
|19/2-28/3|15:30-18:00||||Staff Holiday|27-29/12-2/1|
||15:30-18:00||||Newyear|1/1|
||15:30-18:00||||Good Friday|29/3|
||15:30-18:00||||||



This year we ran 241 Sessions. 57 during the holidays and 184 during term. We were closed 19 days in total, 9 for normal staff holidays, 9 bank holidays, 1 day for the coronation. 

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We had 12,682 attendances over the year with the average attendance per session being 53. 

||Q1 April-June|Q2 Jul-Sept|Q3 Oct-Dec|Q4 Jan-Mar|Total|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Number of sessions|60|<br>59|<br>62|<br>60|<br>241|
|Attendances|3531|<br>3253|<br>2949|<br>2949|<br>12682|
|Average attendance per<br>session|59|<br>55|<br>48|<br>49|<br>53|
|Session hours|192|<br>252.5|<br>171|<br>186.5|<br>802|
|Play hours|11299|<br>13922|<br>8134|<br>9166|<br>42521|



We have 560 registered users. 53% Male 47% Female. 

We have 30 different nationalities registered. Our neighbourhood ranks in the worst 20% for Crime, health and multiple deprivation (IMD 2019) 


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## _**Contributions from volunteers and funders - Thank you!**_ 

**The Berkeley Foundation** for their amazing support across the year. We had a wonderful visit to Berkeley St Edward Oval Village for an all you can eat Pancake day party, received donations of Easter eggs, Halloween pumpkins and advent calendars too. Particular thanks to the many Berkeley Group staff who have taken part in fundraising events or contributed donations. 

**St Walter St John Educational Charity** for funding of our Nature Club/Environmental Play project and lunchtime school sessions 

**Lambeth Council** for funding holiday lunches, activities and Take and Make boxes via HAF, and a new fridge **Lambeth Community Connection Fund** for funding our school lunchtime sessions and general play scheme. **Mayor’s Fund for London Kitchen Social** for helping fund the cost of our holiday and strike day lunches 

and donating Take & Make boxes, Build a Bears, art supplies, water bottles and sanitary products 

## **Mayors Fund for London New Deal for Young People** for funding our mentoring work 

**The Lovington Foundation** for supporting our organisational capacity and play sessions 

**UK Youth** for their multiyear support for our play sessions 

**The Clothworkers Foundation** for funding our zip line replacement 

**The Rose Foundation** for helping fund our aerial treetop walkway 

**The London Marathon Foundation** for helping fund our aerial treetop walkway 

**Sport England** funding our Together project 

**YLC Lambeth Early Intervention Prevention services** for support of the general playscheme 

**Stephen Ludlow** for his advice, generous donations and support. 

**M&G PLC** for volunteering on site to tidy up our allotment, revarnish the hut and more over two days 

**Informa** for their volunteer day 

## **St Marks Primary** 

## **Henry Fawcett Primary** 

## **Ashmole Primary** 

## **Gasworks Gallery** 

**Aimee Furnival** of Another Studio for their generous support. 

**Rahul Moodgal** for his generous donations and continued exceptional support 

**Anne Rogers & Martyn Thomas** for their very generous long-term support 

**Charlotte and Matthew Vaight** for their generous long-term support 

**Lady Susanna Lyell** for their generous support, Nature Club volunteering and representing The Triangle at the Lambeth VCS forums 

**Veronica Porter** for her incredible support over many years 

**Oval Garage** for donations and go kart repair assistance 

**Treehouse Life** for installing our aerial treetop walkway 

**Big Belly Bwoy Catering** for catering holiday lunches 

**Talking Tables** for donating Summer Party decorations and sending two volunteers to help set up 

All fellow organisations in our **North Lambeth Youth Consortium** - Active Communities Network, Oasis Play, Oasis Waterloo, Alford House, Young People Matter, Fight4Change. 

## **We would like to express our deep gratitude to all the individual supporters who have donated this year.** 

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## _**Financial Review**_ 

As at the end of March 2024, cash at bank was £381,137. Total income reached £371,691 for the FY 23/24 period and expenditure, including depreciation, finished on £194,150 leaving a surplus of £177,541. 

Income was generated mainly from grants making up 63% of the income, donations made up 35% and the remaining balance was primarily from bank interest. 

With the multi-year projects (Active Communities & City Bridge Trust) finishing at the end of 2022, it created a significant gap in income, however several successful grant applications gave future security to the running costs of the playground. Grant income reached close to £236,000 (excluding £18,624 for The National Lottery Grant to be used in FY 24/25). 

New large grants brought in an extra £110,000 and included Community Connections fund £29,775, Postcode Lottery £22,500, London Marathon grant £19,800, Youth Grant £20,000 and Clothworkers Grant £17,300. It’s important to note that some of the new grants cover multiple years, giving more secure income for the future. 

Donations income was strong, reaching £131,267, 28% increase compared to £102,872 from the previous year. The corporate partnership with Berkeley brought in over £92,000 of income and completed a brilliant 3 years of unrestricted funding that could be reinvested into the playground. 

Regular donors including gift aid came to £31,017, and £8,304 came from several separate donations including the volunteering days. Over the course of the year we maintained around 75 regular donors, contributing a regular monthly average amount of £12/month. 

Expenditure was dominated by payroll costs, which came to £153,578 or 79% of expenditure. Other large costs £14,852 came from the 2[nd] and 3[rd] (final) payment for the aerial walkway as we continue to update the playground with new equipment. 

Our reserves policy requires that the level of reserves must be based on running costs for six months plus closure costs. 

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## _**Structure, Governance and Management**_ 

The Association is registered as a charity with the Charity Commission and operates from The Triangle Adventure Playground, Ashmole Street, London SW8 1NE. Trustees and the management committee are elected at each Annual General Meeting (AGM) and hold office only until the following AGM. Trustees and Management Committee members may be elected between AGMs by the Management Committee if necessary and will then serve until the following AGM. Trustees and the Management Committee are required to retire from office at each AGM but may stand for re-election. All Trustees and Management Committee members are required to have a valid Disclosure and Barring certificate and are encouraged to attend appropriate training events that will facilitate the undertaking of their role. 

## _**Reference and Administrative details**_ 

Charity name: The Triangle Adventure Playground Association Registered charity number: 30145 Charity’s principal address: The Triangle Adventure Playground, Ashmole Street, London SW8 1NE 

List of Trustees Veronika Tugendraich Garwolinski; Chair Alan Sutton; Vice Chair Juliet Hobday; Lady Susanna Lyell (From October 2023) Kate Poulton (Left November 2023) 

Management Committee Sarah Heath; Treasurer Rosie Twogood; Payroll administrator Laura Quick; Secretary 

## **Declarations** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

Alan Sutton 11 November 2024 

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**Triangle Adventure Playground Association Statement of Financial Activities** 

## **Independent Examiner's Report to the trustees of Triangle Adventure Playground Association** 

I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Triangle Adventure Playground Association for the year ended 31 March 2024. 

## **Responsibilities and basis of report** 

As the charity's trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act'). 

I report in respect of my examination of the charity's financial statements carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. 

## **Independent examiner's statement** 

I have completed my examination. I can confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: 

- the accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or 

- the financial statements do not accord with those records; or 

- the financial statements do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of financial statements set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the financial statements give a 'true and fair' view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. 

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the financial statements to be reached. 

Max Sherwin ACCA Sherwin Currid Accountancy Limited 32 London Road Guildford GU1 2AB 7 November 2024 

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**Triangle Adventure Playground Association Statement of Financial Activities** 

## **for the year ended 31 March 2024** 

|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Note**<br>**2024**<br>**£**<br>**Income and endowments**<br>**from:**<br>Donations and legacies<br>3<br>304,492<br>Other trading activities<br>4<br>100<br>Investments<br>5<br>4,442<br>**Total**<br>309,034<br>**Expenditure on:**<br>Other<br>6<br>131,493<br>**Total**<br>131,493<br>**Net income**<br>7<br>177,541<br>Transfers between funds<br>-<br>**Net movement in funds**<br>177,541<br>**Reconciliation of funds:**<br>Total funds brought forward<br>231,225<br>**Total funds carried forward**<br>408,766|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Note**<br>**2024**<br>**£**<br>**Income and endowments**<br>**from:**<br>Donations and legacies<br>3<br>304,492<br>Other trading activities<br>4<br>100<br>Investments<br>5<br>4,442<br>**Total**<br>309,034<br>**Expenditure on:**<br>Other<br>6<br>131,493<br>**Total**<br>131,493<br>**Net income**<br>7<br>177,541<br>Transfers between funds<br>-<br>**Net movement in funds**<br>177,541<br>**Reconciliation of funds:**<br>Total funds brought forward<br>231,225<br>**Total funds carried forward**<br>408,766|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**2024**<br>**£**<br>62,657<br>-<br>-<br>62,657<br>62,657<br>62,657<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-|**Total funds**<br>**2024**<br>**£**<br>367,149<br>100<br>4,442|**Total funds**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>231,930<br>652<br>948|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||||371,691<br>194,150|233,530<br>206,905|
||||194,150|206,905|
||||177,541<br>-|26,625<br>-|
||177,541<br>231,225||177,541<br>231,225|26,625<br>204,600|
||408,766||408,766|231,225|



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**Triangle Adventure Playground Association Balance Sheet** 

## **at 31 March 2024** 

|**Charity No. 303145**<br>**Fixed assets**<br>Tangible assets<br>10<br>**Current assets**<br>Cash at bank and in hand<br>**Creditors:**Amount falling due within one year<br>11<br>**Net current assets**<br>**Total assets less current liabilities**<br>**Total net assets**<br>**The funds of the charity**<br>**Restricted funds**<br>Restricted income funds<br>12<br>**Unrestricted funds**<br>12<br>General funds<br>**Total funds**|**2024**<br>**£**<br>30,017<br>30,017<br>381,137<br>381,137<br>(2,388)<br>378,749<br>408,766<br>408,766<br>-<br>-<br>408,766<br>408,766<br>408,766|**2023**<br>**£**<br>22,678|
|---|---|---|
|||22,678<br>212,989|
|||212,989<br>(4,442)|
|||208,547<br>231,225|
|||231,225|
|||-|
|||-<br>231,225|
|||231,225|
|||231,225|



Approved by the trustees on 11 November 2024 

And signed on their behalf by: 

Alan Sutton Trustee 11 November 2024 

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**Triangle Adventure Playground Association Notes to the Accounts** 

## **for the year ended 31 March 2024** 

- 1 **Accounting policies** 

## **Basis of preparation** 

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic if Ireland (FRS 102) issued on 16 July 2014 and the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011. 

## **Change in basis of accounting or to previous accounts** 

There has been no change to the accounting policies (valuation rules and method of accounting) since last year and no changes have been made to accounts for previous years. 

## **Fund accounting** 

Unrestricted funds These are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objects of the charity. 

Restricted funds These are available for use subject to restrictions imposed by the donor or through terms of an appeal. 

## **Income** 

Recognition of Income is included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA) when the charity income becomes entitled to, and virtually certain to receive, the income and the amount of the income can be measured with sufficient reliability. 

## **Expenditure** 

Recognition of Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis. Expenditure includes any VAT expenditure which cannot be fully recovered, and is reported as part of the expenditure to which it relates. 

## **Taxation** 

The charity is exempt from tax on its charitable activities. 

## **Tangible fixed assets and depreciation** 

Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life: 

Plant and machinery 25% Reducing balance 

## **Cash and cash equivalents** 

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash at bank and on hand, demand deposits with banks and other short-term highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less and bank overdrafts. In the statement of financial position, bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings or current liabilities. In the Statement of Cash Flows, cash and cash equivalents are shown net of bank overdrafts that are repayable on demand and form an integral part of the company's cash management. 

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**Triangle Adventure Playground Association Notes to the Accounts** 

## **Trade and other creditors** 

Short term creditors are measured at the transaction price. Other creditors and provisions are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due. 

## **Pension costs** 

The charity operates a defined contribution plan for its employees. A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which the charity pays fixed contributions into a separate entity. Once the contributions have been paid the charity has no further payments obligations. The contributions are recognised as expenses when they fall due. Amounts not paid are shown in accruals in the balance sheet. The assets of the plan are held separately from the charity in independently administered funds. 

## **Receipt of donated goods, facilities and services** 

All donated goods, facilities and services received are recognised within incoming resources and expenditure at an estimate of the value to the charity. 

- 2 **Statement of Financial Activities - prior year** 

|2 **Statement of Financial Activities - prior year**||||
|---|---|---|---|
|**Income from:**<br>Donations and legacies<br>Other trading activities<br>Investments<br>**Total**<br>**Expenditure on:**<br>Other<br>**Total**<br>Net gains on investments<br>**Net income**<br>**Reconciliation of funds:**<br>Total funds brought forward<br>**Total funds carried forward**|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>134,444<br>652<br>948<br>136,044<br>109,419<br>109,419<br>-<br>26,625<br>204,600<br>231,225|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>97,486<br>-<br>-<br>97,486<br>97,486<br>97,486<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-|**Total funds**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>231,930<br>652<br>948|
||||233,530<br>206,905|
||||206,905<br>-|
||||26,625<br>204,600|
||||231,225|



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**Triangle Adventure Playground Association Notes to the Accounts** 

- 3 **Income from donations and legacies** 

|Donations<br>Grants<br>**Grants received**<br>Sports England Active Communities<br>Lambeth Council Grants<br>London Community Fund<br>The National Lottery<br>Postcode Lottery<br>SWSJ<br>UK Youth<br>Kitchen Social<br>Clothworkers<br>The Lovington Foundation<br>M&G Plc<br>Rose Foundation<br>ACN Mentoring SLA<br>LMCT Aerial Walkway<br>Community Connections<br>City Bridge Trust<br>Mayors Fund for London<br>Active Communities Together<br>4<br>**Income from other trading activities**<br>Other sales receipts|**Unrestricted**<br>**£**<br>131,267<br>173,225<br>304,492|**Restricted**<br>**£**<br>-<br>62,657<br>62,657<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**£**<br>100<br>100|**Total**<br>**2024**<br>**£**<br>131,267<br>235,882<br>367,149<br>**Total**<br>**2024**<br>**£**<br>1,627<br>80,805<br>9,901<br>18,624<br>22,500<br>14,575<br>20,000<br>2,750<br>17,300<br>10,000<br>3,000<br>5,000<br>10,000<br>19,800<br>235,882<br>**Total**<br>**2024**<br>**£**<br>100<br>100|**Total**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>102,405<br>129,525|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||231,930|
|||||**Total**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>43,502<br>41,200<br>9,901<br>14,888<br>12,784<br>2,250<br>5,000|
|||||129,525|
|||||**Total**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>652|
|||||652|



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**Triangle Adventure Playground Association Notes to the Accounts** 

## 5 **Income from investments** 

|5|**Income from investments**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||**Unrestricted**|**Total**|**Total**|
|||||**2024**|**2023**|
||||**£**|**£**|**£**|
||Deposit account interest||4,442|4,442|948|
||||4,442|4,442|948|
|6|**Other expenditure**|||||
|||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|**Total**|**Total**|
|||||**2024**|**2023**|
|||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
||Employee costs|102,121|51,457|153,578|148,891|
||Motor and travel costs|51||51|1,164|
||Premises costs|767||767|653|
||Depreciation|7,513||7,513|7,218|
||Administrative costs|18,653|11,200|29,853|46,591|
||Legal and professional costs|2,388||2,388|2,388|
|||131,493|62,657|194,150|206,905|
|7|**Net income before transfers**|||||
||||**2024**||**2023**|
||This is stated after charging:||**£**||**£**|
||Depreciation of owned fixed assets||7,513||7,218|
|8|**Trustee remuneration and expenses**|||||
||None of the trustees have been paid any|remuneration in the|current or prior periods.|||
|9|**Staff costs**|||||
||||**2024**||**2023**|
||||**£**||**£**|
||Salaries and wages||143,144||142,443|
||Recruitment||56||139|
||Training||-||140|
||Social security costs||5,047||4,640|
||Pension costs||5,331||1,529|
||||153,578||148,891|
||No employee received emoluments in excess of £60,000.|||||
||The average monthly number of full time equivalent employees during the year was as follows:|||||
||||**2024**||**2023**|
||||**Number**||**Number**|
||||5||5|



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**Triangle Adventure Playground Association Notes to the Accounts** 

## 10 **Tangible fixed assets** 

|**Cost**<br>At 1 April 2023<br>Additions<br>At 31 March 2024<br>**Depreciation**<br>At 1 April 2023<br>Depreciation charge<br>At 31 March 2024<br>**Net book values**<br>At 31 March 2024<br>At 31 March 2023||**Equipment**<br>**£**<br>31,130<br>14,852<br>45,982<br>8,452<br>7,513<br>15,965<br>30,017<br>22,678||**Total**<br>**£**<br>31,130<br>14,852|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||45,982|
|||||8,452<br>7,513|
|||||15,965|
|||||30,017|
|||||22,678|



## 11 **Creditors:** 

amounts falling due within one year 

|Other taxes and social security<br>Other creditors<br>Accruals||**2024**<br>**£**<br>-<br>-<br>2,388<br>2,388||**2023**<br>**£**<br>1,807<br>247<br>2,387|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||4,441|



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**Triangle Adventure Playground Association Notes to the Accounts** 

## 12 **Movement in funds** 

|**Restricted income funds:**<br>Lambeth Community Fund<br>Sport England Active<br>_Total_<br>**Unrestricted funds:**<br>**General funds**<br>_Total_<br>13**Analysis of net assets between funds**<br>Fixed assets<br>Net current assets<br>14**Related party disclosures**|**At 1 April**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>231,225<br>231,225|**Incoming**<br>**resources**<br>**£**<br>51,030<br>11,627<br>-<br>62,657<br>371,691<br>371,691<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**£**<br>30,017<br>378,749<br>408,766|**Resources**<br>**expended**<br>**£**<br>(51,030)<br>(11,627)<br>-<br>(62,657)<br>(194,150)<br>(194,150)<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**£**<br>-<br>-<br>-|**At 31**<br>**March**<br>**2024**<br>**£**<br>-<br>-<br>-|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||-|
|||||408,766|
|||||408,766|
|||||**Total**<br>**£**<br>30,017<br>378,749|
|||||408,766|
||||||



There were no related party transactions for the year ended 31 March 2024. 

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**Triangle Adventure Playground Association Detailed Statement of Financial Activities** 

## **for the year ended 31 March 2024** 

|**Income**<br>Donations and grants<br>Donations<br>Grants<br>Other trading activities<br>Receipts from services<br>Investments<br>Deposit account interest<br>**Total income**<br>**Expenditure on:**<br>Salaries/wages<br>Employer's NIC<br>Pension costs<br>Staff recruitment<br>Staff training<br>Motor and travel costs<br>Travel and subsistence<br>Premises costs<br>Rates|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**2024**<br>**£**<br>131,267<br>173,225<br>304,492<br>100<br>100<br>4,442<br>4,442<br>309,034<br>91,687<br>5,047<br>5,331<br>56<br>-<br>102,121<br>51<br>51<br>767<br>767|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**2024**<br>**£**<br>-<br>62,657<br>62,657<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>62,657<br>51,457<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>51,457<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-|**Total funds**<br>**2024**<br>**£**<br>131,267<br>235,882<br>367,149<br>100<br>100<br>4,442<br>4,442<br>371,691<br>143,144<br>5,047<br>5,331<br>56<br>-<br>153,578<br>51<br>51<br>767<br>767|**Total funds**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>102,405<br>129,525|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||231,930|
|||||652|
|||||652|
|||||948|
|||||948|
|||||233,530<br>142,443<br>4,640<br>1,529<br>139<br>140|
|||||148,891|
|||||1,164|
|||||1,164|
|||||653|
|||||653|



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**Triangle Adventure Playground Association Detailed Statement of Financial Activities** 

|**General administrative expenses**<br>Depreciation<br>Bank charges<br>Activities and food<br>Repairs<br>General insurances<br>Software and related costs<br>Telephone<br>Legal and professional costs<br>Accountancy and bookkeeping<br>**Total of expenditure of other costs**<br>**Net movement in funds**<br>**Reconciliation of funds:**<br>Total funds brought forward<br>**Total funds carried forward**|7,513<br>174<br>12,826<br>1,687<br>2,044<br>1,157<br>765<br>26,166<br>2,388<br>2,388<br>131,493<br>177,541<br>-<br>177,541|-<br>-<br>11,200<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>11,200<br>-<br>-<br>62,657<br>-<br>-<br>-|7,513<br>174<br>24,026<br>1,687<br>2,044<br>1,157<br>765<br>37,366<br>2,388<br>2,388<br>194,150<br>177,541<br>-<br>177,541|7,218<br>180<br>26,813<br>15,340<br>1,936<br>1,440<br>882|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||53,809|
|||||2,388|
|||||2,388|
||||||
|||||206,905|
||||||
|||||26,625|
|||||204,600|
|||||231,225|



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