Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: -7

Support Score: 7

Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Narrow trustee age band: -2
Very static board: -5

Overall weighted support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 5

MERSEYSIDE PLAY ACTION COUNCIL

INFORMATION, ADVICE AND RESOURCE CENTRE FOR COMMUNITY/VOLUNTARY SECTOR GROUPS WORKING WITH CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ON MERSEYSIDE

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
Why is the Board composition very static and has little diversity in terms of age?

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
29/03/23	*	£1,200	£1,027	£172	£17	£843	£449	5.2	9	4
31/03/22		£750	£565	£186	£19	£670	£251	5.3	8	4
31/03/21		£586	£532	£54	£47	£485	£100	2.2	4	4
31/03/20		£363	£391	£-27	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/19		£317	£346	£-29	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/18	*	£390	£428	£-39	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/17		£318	£352	£-34	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/16		£345	£378	£-33	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/15		£363	£377	£-13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/14	*	£319	£371	£-52	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/13	*	£203	£235	£-31	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/12		£266	£336	£-70	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/11		£213	£260	£-48	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/10		£297	£315	£-17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/09		£319	£368	£-49	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/08		£489	£453	£36	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/07		£381	£380	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/06		£355	£357	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/05		£308	£279	£29	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/04	*	£331	£308	£24	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.7%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 7%
Liabilities/Income: 5%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 53%
Reserves/Spending: 5.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 6.8

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Balance Sheet History

Established: 29 years

http://www.merseyplay.com

info@merseyplay.com

01517080468

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Practical support, advice & companionship

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes grants to organisations
Provides services

Where it operates

Knowsley, Liverpool City, Sefton, St Helens, Wirral,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Postcode Neighbourhood Trust	£24,630
National Lottery Community Fund	£19,164
John Moores Foundation	£15,500
DCMS	£3,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
John Moores Foundation - Grant to Merseyside Play Action Council
£15,500	03/05/2023	Towards part-funding a full time Partnership and Engagement Manager post
Postcode Neighbourhood Trust - Project Funding
£24,630	01/05/2023	Funding enabled a range of piloted creative sessions for disadvantaged children/young people including music technology and creative art
National Lottery Community Fund - Come on; feel the Euronoise!
£9,164	04/04/2023	The funding will be used to work with children and young people aged 8-15 years old to develop their own euro songs using local music rooms and also produce a lyric book. Sessions will be free open and inclusive but limited to 15-20 children/young ....more The funding will be used to work with children and young people aged 8-15 years old to develop their own euro songs using local music rooms and also produce a lyric book. Sessions will be free open and inclusive but limited to 15-20 children/young people per session. Sessions will include activities such as singing vocal coaching song writing mixing and remixing and dj-ing. The project aims to increase skills for children and young people and bring people together.
National Lottery Community Fund - Mental Health Access
£10,000	04/03/2022	The funding will be used to employ a member of staff to keep the building open for extended hours enabling the group to provide counselling sessions for children and young people in the community where service users will be provided with support and ....more The funding will be used to employ a member of staff to keep the building open for extended hours enabling the group to provide counselling sessions for children and young people in the community where service users will be provided with support and guidance regarding their mental health which as been affected due to the pandemic with the aim of promoting wellbeing.
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£3,000	03/07/2020	NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an ....more NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.
John Moores Foundation - Grant to Merseyside Play Action Council
£30,000	01/04/2018	Towards play schemes for 3 years

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 63-80

CAROL ANN BENNETT Appointed: 1999, Occupation: Administrator

EILEEN WONG Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Retired

JOHN ALBERTINA Appointed: 1999, Occupation: Community Worker

KAREN ELIZABETH CAMPBELL Appointed: 2000, Occupation: Play Worker

SYLVIA LILIAN ADETOLA LEE Appointed: 2003, Occupation: Family Support Worker

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 26/07/1995, number: 1048263
Registered at Companies House on 04/05/1994, number: 02925303

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR23: 164 days late, AR18: 323 days late, AR14: 91 days late, AR13: 28 days late, AR04: 25 days late,

Main office

Merseyside Play Action Council
1-27 Bridport Street
Liverpool
L3 5QF

Objectives

TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIE FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND CHILDREN RESIDENT ON MERSEYSIDE

Defined Area of Benefit:

MERSEYSIDE

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