Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: -9

Support Score: 4

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1
Narrow trustee age band: -2
Static board: -3
All female board: -3

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: -7

WOODGATE ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND

Provision of safe and stimulating play activities for children 6 to 14 years

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees
The Board is completely female
The Board composition appears to be rather static and has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

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		£272	£294	£-22	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
31/03/22	*	£258	£277	£-19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/03/21		£371	£357	£14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3
31/03/20	*	£323	£312	£11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/03/19		£249	£283	£-33	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
31/03/18		£249	£283	£-33	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£243	£245	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	*	£240	£258	£-19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£247	£223	£24	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£233	£217	£16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£202	£208	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£191	£202	£-11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£255	£236	£18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£132	£131	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£156	£153	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£146	£147	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£138	£138	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£141	£137	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£128	£129	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£140	£137	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 26 years

therally@yahoo.com

01162624258

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Other Charitable Purposes
Recreation

GiG Classification

Child day-care services

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Leicestershire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
2 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

BBC Children in Need	£102,895
National Lottery Community Fund	£19,630
DCMS	£12,557
Henry Smith Charity	£1,590

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Woodgate Adventure Playground
£1,590	23/06/2023	towards the cost of a day trip to Rutland Water Park for 70 children from disadvantaged communities in Leicester, East Midlands.
National Lottery Community Fund - Improving Mental and Physical Wellbeing
£9,997	04/11/2022	The funding will create and run an allotment area within a well-used children's activity playground (over 200 attend weekly). Youngsters can grow their fruit and vegetables and learn methods and new ....more The funding will create and run an allotment area within a well-used children's activity playground (over 200 attend weekly). Youngsters can grow their fruit and vegetables and learn methods and new skills that will last a lifetime. This will improve understanding of cost-effective methods of eating healthily and the importance of a balanced diet while working on the allotment year-round will improve mental and physical wellbeing.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Woodgate Adventure Playground
£99,895	17/12/2020	The project will support children with a range of additional needs to access supported play opportunities within an Adventure Playground in Leicester. Outcomes include improving self-confidence, ....more The project will support children with a range of additional needs to access supported play opportunities within an Adventure Playground in Leicester. Outcomes include improving self-confidence, social inclusion, health and wellbeing.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,557	25/09/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Woodgate Adventure Playground
£3,000	17/06/2020 6	COVID19 - This project will fund sanitising facilities and protective equipment to enable children with additional needs to safely play outdoors during Covid-19. Children will have access to a place ....more COVID19 - This project will fund sanitising facilities and protective equipment to enable children with additional needs to safely play outdoors during Covid-19. Children will have access to a place to have fun and connect with other children safely.
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£3,000	31/05/2020	NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.
National Lottery Community Fund - Heating for large indoor play area
£9,633	27/03/2020 12	The funding will be used to install improved heating for an indoor play area for children. The project aims to provide an all-year fit for purpose community space to increase its use.
National Lottery Community Fund - WWWF Community Project
£10,000	15/03/2019 12	This funding will be used to modernise the community adventure playground for children and young people. The project aims to improve the local space, reduce the risk of anti-social behaviour and ....more This funding will be used to modernise the community adventure playground for children and young people. The project aims to improve the local space, reduce the risk of anti-social behaviour and provide a safe space for social interaction.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Woodgate Adventure Playground
£105,670	09/02/2017 36	The project will support children with a range of additional needs to access supported play opportunities within an Adventure Playground, improving self-esteem, social interaction and enabling ....more The project will support children with a range of additional needs to access supported play opportunities within an Adventure Playground, improving self-esteem, social interaction and enabling friendships to develop.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 49-66

MAXINE STEVENSON Appointed: 2007, Occupation: None

JOANNE TOWERS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Customer Service Assistant

TAMI MARIE GUNBY BETTS (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Health Care

KATE VENTOLA Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Classroom Assistant, Other trusteeship: LEICESTER PLAY COLLECTIVE,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 08/07/1998, number: 1070451
Registered at Companies House on 02/04/1998, number: 03539551

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

Policies in force

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

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR22: 30 days late, AR20: 57 days late, AR16: 22 days late,

Main office

WOODGATE ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND
C/O WOODGATE RESOURCES CENTRE
36 WOODGATE
LEICESTER
LE3 5GE

Objectives

THE PROVISION AND DEVELOPMENT OF FACILITIES AND SERVICES WITHOUT THE DISTINCTION OF RACE, ETHNIC ORIGIN, NATIONAL ORIGIN, NATIONALITY, COLOUR, SEX, PHYSICAL OR MENTAL DISABILITY, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS FOR THE EDUCATIONAL AND RECREATIONAL PURPOSES OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE RESIDENT IN THE WEST OF LEICESTER (SPECIFICALLY THE WOODGATE, TUDOR ROAD AND NEWFOUNDPOOL AREAS) FOR WHICH THEY HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES

Defined Area of Benefit:

WEST OF LEICESTER SPECIFICALLY THE WOODGATE TUDOR ROAD AND NEWFOUNDPOOL AREA

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