Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: -4

Support Score: 0

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
2 Trustees: -2

Grant maker support: +0

Overall GiG Score: -9

KIRKLAND CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND

The provision and maintenance of playing facilities at the Kirkland Playground for the children of Kirkland and surrounding villages.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
There are only 2 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£1	£1	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/22		£1	£1	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/21		£1	£11	£-11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/20		£11	£3	£8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3
31/03/19		£7	£1	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/18		£1	£1	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£1	£1	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£1	£1	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£0	£1	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	*	£1	£0	£1	£0	£0	£0	NAN	0	0
31/03/13		£0	£1	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£1	£1	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£0	£1	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£2	£2	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£1	£6	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£5	£0	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£0	£1	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 23 years

01946861180

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Amateur Sport

GiG Classification

Amusement and recreation services

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Cumbria,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Kirkland Childrens Playground
£5,609	19/11/2018	We want to upgrade worn out equipment and provide a safe play area for children of the village and surrounding areas.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (2)

Current Trustees appointed

HILLARY STITT (Chair) Appointed: 2023

MICHAEL GUY MURRAY Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeship: THE WEST LAKELAND ORCHESTRAL SOCIETY,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 28/08/2001, number: 1088235

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR14: 93 days late,

Main office

BLAKES REACH
KIRKLAND
FRIZINGTON
CA26 3XY

Objectives

TO PROVIDE SAFE PLAYING FACILITIES FOR THE CHILDREN OF KIRKLAND AND SURROUNDING AREA

Defined Area of Benefit:

KIRKLAND AND SURROUNDING AREA

Data Sources

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