Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 4

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Mainly female board: -1

Large volunteer base +3
Overall weighted support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 0

BISHOPSTON PLAY ASSOCIATION

The charity provides a summer playscheme in school summer holidays.It is open access scheme for children aged 5 to 13, under 5's can attend with a responsible adult. The children participate in a range of play opportunities including den building; hammock making; fire making and cooking; art and craft activities; giant maze play both in and on it and anything else the children want to do.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
The Board is predominantly female

Financial issues to consider:

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

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
31/03/23		£12	£14	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/22		£2	£4	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21		£14	£4	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/20	*	£8	£14	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/19		£9	£14	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/18		£23	£13	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/17		£13	£10	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/16		£9	£13	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/15		£12	£10	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/14	*	£10	£7	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/13	*	£10	£7	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/12		£7	£8	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 13 years

https://bishopstonplayscheme.wordpress.com

bishopstonplayassociation@gmail.com

01792234961

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Other Charitable Purposes
Recreation

GiG Classification

Museums, parks, historical sites

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

City Of Swansea,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Woodward Charitable Trust - Summer Playscheme
£1,500	07/06/2024	Summer Playscheme
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Bishopston Play Association
£5,370	24/10/2020	We would like to run a summer play scheme for all the children of Bishopston, to buy equipment, materials, and train and employ playworkers.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Bishopston Play Association
£5,498	29/11/2017	We need equipment etc to provide an antidote to modern life by helping children play in freedom.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Bishopston Play Association
£3,984	04/08/2017	We provide an antidote to modern life by helping children play in freedom like their parents and grandparents did when they were children
National Lottery Community Fund - Bishopston Summer Playcheme 2017
£2,800	22/06/2017 12	Project Summary : Bishopston Play Association in Swansea will use the grant to host a two week summer holiday play scheme for children. What Money is for : This grant for £2,800 will fund sessional worker training, and marquee hire.
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards a summer play scheme
£750	16/06/2017	Towards a summer play scheme.
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards a summer play scheme
£700	19/05/2016	Towards a summer play scheme.
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards a summer play scheme
£700	19/06/2015	Towards a summer play scheme.
Woodward Charitable Trust - Summer Playscheme in Swansea
£500	22/05/2014	For a summer playscheme in Swansea.

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

DEBORAH MONTAGUE Appointed: 2011

EMILY JADE WILLS Appointed: 2018

JANE POULTER Appointed: 2012

KATIE GREENAWAY Appointed: 2011

MIKE GREENAWAY Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Charity Director

POLLY AMELIA BRIDGET CROOK Appointed: 2017

ROSIE GREENAWAY Appointed: 2022

SUE BRADSHAW Appointed: 2011

TERESA DE VALL Appointed: 2012

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 07/06/2011, number: 1142286

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW)

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

12 returns made; AR20: 3 days late, AR14: 316 days late, AR13: 310 days late,

Main office

24 BISHOPSTON ROAD
BISHOPSTON
SWANSEA
SA3 3EH

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE TO PROVIDE AND ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES AND SERVICES FOR PLAY, RECREATION, EDUCATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR ALL CHILDREN RESIDENT IN WALES THESE BEING FACILITIES AND SERVICES -(I) OF WHICH SUCH CHILDREN HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES(II) WHICH WILL IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR SUCH CHILDREN BY PROMOTING THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL WELL BEING.

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