Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 4
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker 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:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 13 years

https://bishopstonplayscheme.wordpress.com

bishopstonplayassociation@gmail.com

01792234961

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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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£12£14£-2n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/03/22£2£4£-2n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/21£14£4£10n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20*£8£14£-6n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/19£9£14£-5n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/18£23£13£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£13£10£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£9£13£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£12£10£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14*£10£7£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13*£10£7£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£7£8£-1£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • City Of Swansea,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 10 volunteers

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 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 ....more
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

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.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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