Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 11

Volatile income: -3
Future income +5
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Mainly female board: -1

Large volunteer base +5
Overall weighted support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 15

SHIREMOOR ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND TRUST

The playground provides free play to children. A full program of adventures for children of various ages and abilities on and off site of the playground.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly female

Financial issues to consider:

Income has been volatile recently
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
30/06/23	£36	£31	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/06/22	£56	£37	£19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/06/21	£28	£27	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/06/20	£29	£34	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/06/19	£49	£27	£22	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/06/18	£9	£9	£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: 8 years

https://www.shiremoor-adventure-playground-tr

0191 6438300

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Recreation

GiG Classification

Provides financial or material assistance

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

North Tyneside,

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

The Ballinger Charitable Trust	£32,000
Co-Operative Group	£4,861
Woodward Charitable Trust	£3,200
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland	£2,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Ballinger Charitable Trust - Grant to Shiremoor Adventure Playground Trust
£32,000	22/03/2024 24	To support additional needs sessions
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards a summer play scheme
£1,200	05/06/2023	Summer Play Scheme
Woodward Charitable Trust - Summer Playscheme
£1,000	16/05/2022	Summer Playscheme
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Grant to Shiremoor Adventure Playground Trust
£2,000	12/05/2022	Project costs to run a raku-firing pottery session making 200 tiles with children and their families, to provide a lasting legacy of the queen's jubilee celebrations
Woodward Charitable Trust - Summer Playscheme
£1,000	24/05/2021	Summer Playscheme
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Shiremoor Adventure Playground Trust
£4,861	24/10/2020	We will support children to bring the community together for a series of six special events to celebrate our 10th anniversary year.
The Ballinger Charitable Trust - Grant to Shiremoor Adventure Playground Trust
£12,500	22/06/2018 12	Towards core costs of operation
National Lottery Community Fund - “Shiremoor Adventure Playground Junior Playworkers Project”
£10,000	14/06/2017 12	The project will help children and young people to develop skills as junior playworkers and support them on a residential training course. This will provide volunteering opportunities for young ....more The project will help children and young people to develop skills as junior playworkers and support them on a residential training course. This will provide volunteering opportunities for young people to help plan activities. It will also help the group to gain accreditation through Play England’s Quality in Play scheme and improve playwork services for the local community.
National Lottery Community Fund - "Get Involved in Play Volunteering Project"
£10,000	30/07/2014 12	Not Available

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

DAVID JOHN HOLROYD STOCKS BSC Appointed: 2016

DAWN ALLAN Appointed: 2021

DR ALISON STENNING Appointed: 2024

DR ANGELA BROWN Appointed: 2021

DR VICTOR ISAAC SEBASTIAN HARLOW Appointed: 2020

INGRID WILKINSON Appointed: 2019

KATHERINE HEASON Appointed: 2021

LESLI GODFREY Appointed: 2018

TERESA FRANCES BROMILOW Appointed: 2016

UNA RACHEL MACDERMOTT Appointed: 2020

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 01/02/2017, number: 1171407

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

6 returns made; all on time

Main office

Shiremoor Adventure Playground
BRENKLEY AVENUE
SHIREMOOR
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
NE27 0PR

Objectives

The objects of the CIO are For the public benefit, to advance in life and help children, young people and their families in Shiremoor and the surrounding area through:A) the provision of recreational and leisure time activities, including but not limited to the provision of inclusive facilities for adventurous play, provided in the interest of social welfare, designed to improve their conditions of life;B) the provision of support and activities which develop their skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as mature and responsible individuals

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