Finance Score: -6

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 0

Spending falling: -1
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

Gender balanced board: +3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -3

THE OXFORDSHIRE PLAYING FIELDS ASSOCIATION

The aim of the Oxfordshire Playing Fields Association is to enable the community-based provision of good quality and accessible playing fields, playgrounds and other suitable outdoor spaces and facilities, in order to facilitate opportunities for people of all ages and abilities, especially children and young people, to participate in outdoor sport, play and physical recreation activities.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
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
31/03/23	£14	£13	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/22	£9	£11	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21	£9	£26	£-17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/20	£14	£15	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/19	£31	£22	£8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/18	£29	£24	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/17	£11	£21	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/16	£16	£22	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/15	£28	£23	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/14	£36	£31	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/13	£18	£33	£-15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/12	£31	£38	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/11	£63	£85	£-22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/10	£114	£91	£24	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/09	£102	£83	£19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/08	£91	£82	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/07	£90	£79	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/06	£83	£81	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/05	£81	£72	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/04	£71	£69	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 39 years

www.opfa.org.uk

oxfordshirepfa@gmail.com

01865 883488

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Recreation

GiG Classification

Sports facilities & allotments

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

JOHN DAVID SWORD Appointed: 2017

MERYL HENDERSON SMITH Appointed: 2014

PAUL JAMES BRAMWELL Appointed: 2019

SIR CHARLES ASHLEY PONSONBY DL Appointed: 2015

STEPHEN ROBERT MCKECHNIE Appointed: 2021

CLLR BOB JOHNSTON (Chair), Other trusteeship: THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF NORTH HINKSEY WITH BOTLEY,

ELISABETH SARAH BICKLEY, Other trusteeship: EYNSHAM CHORAL SOCIETY,

MERYL HENDERSON SMITH Appointed: 2014, Other trusteeships: VOLUNTEER LINK-UP (WEST OXFORDSHIRE), OXFORDSHIRE PLAY ASSOCIATION, SUNRISE MULTICULTURAL PROJECT CIO,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 04/10/1985, number: 304398

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
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
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; all on time

Main office

South Stables
Worton Park
WITNEY
Oxfordshire
OX29 4SU

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE ASSOCIATION SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS:A) TO ADVISE ON AND ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF ADEQUATE PLAYING FIELDS AND PLAYGROUNDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF OUTDOOR GAMES, SPORTS AND PASTIMES;B) TO ENCOURAGE AND DEVELOP THE PLAYING OF ALL GAMES, SPORTS AND PASTIMES AS AFORESAID WITH A VIEW TO PROMOTING THE PHYSICAL AND MORAL WELFARE AND THE SAFETY OF THE POPULATION AND TO EXTEND THE BENEFITS OF PLAYING FIELDS, PLAYGROUNDS AND OPEN SPACES TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY;C) TO ENCOURAGE AND DEVELOP ALL TYPE’S OF CHILDREN’S PLAY FACILITIES AND PLAY LEADERSHIP;D) TO ENCOURAGE AND DEVELOP FACILITIES FOR THE RECREATION OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES;E) TO ENSURE THAT THE FULLEST USE IS MADE OF ALL PLAYING FIELDS;F) TO CO-OPERATE IN SAVING THREATENED RECREATIONAL FACILITIES;G) TO EXAMINE ALL SCHEMES SUBMITTED ANS WHERE APPROVED EITHER(1) MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO OTHER BODIES AND/OR(2) GIVE DIRECT FINANCIAL OR OTHER AID WHERE POSSIBLE;H) TO CO-OPERATE WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND ALL STATUTORY OR OTHER BODIES FOR THE FURTHERANCE OF THE OBJECTS OF THE ASSOCIATION AND TO ENCOURAGE THE EXERCISE OF ALL STATUTORY AND OTHER POWERS UNDER WHICH PLAYING FIELDS, PLAYGROUNDS AND OPEN SPACES CAN BE ACQUIRED AND WHERE NECESSARY TO PROMOTE THE EXTENSION OF SUCH POWERS;I) TO RAISE BY SUBSCRIPTION OR OTHERWISE FUNDS FOR THE FURTHERANCE OF THE OBJECTS OF THE ASSOCIATION;J) TO DO ALL OR ANY OF THE ABOVE THINGS BY OR THROUGH TRUSTEES, NOMINEES, AGENTS OR OTHERWISE AND EITHER ALONE OR IN CONJUNCTION WITH OTHERS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

COUNTY OF OXFORDSIRE

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