Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 6

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 7

HACKNEY PLAY ASSOCIATION

Play and youth clubs for children at Clapton Park, Homerton Grove and Pearson Street Adventure Playground in Hackney. Supporting disabled children to enjoy mainstream play services. Playwork and related training for staff, volunteers, trustees and young people. Support for Hackney Play Streets.

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 age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
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	Volun- teers
31/03/23	*	£311	£382	£-71	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/03/22		£306	£357	£-52	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/03/21		£330	£254	£76	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/03/20	*	£476	£466	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/03/19		£488	£449	£40	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	260
31/03/18		£469	£425	£44	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£362	£385	£-23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£433	£398	£35	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£358	£357	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£359	£351	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£243	£281	£-38	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 12 years
(17 years as a company)

www.hackneyplay.org

KAY@HACKNEYPLAY.ORG

07926584541

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Disability
Education/Training
Recreation

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Hackney,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
20 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

Greater London Authority	£90,000
Hackney Council	£42,466
National Lottery Community Fund	£3,100

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Hackney Council - Grant to Hackney Play Association
£17,551	19/04/2023	To offer a weekly youth session for young people aged 10-16 years at Pearson Street and Homerton Grove Adventure Playground centred around mental health and wellbeing (term time only)
Hackney Council - Grant to Hackney Play Association
£9,915	12/05/2022	To recruit, train and employ 2 young people as trainee playworkers and engage 10-15 young people in volunteer opportunities
National Lottery Community Fund - ACE Jubilee Play Parties
£3,100	14/04/2022	The funding will be used to engage small groups of young people in planning shaping and hosting fun interactive one day community events at each of the groups two playgrounds as part of the Queen’s ....more The funding will be used to engage small groups of young people in planning shaping and hosting fun interactive one day community events at each of the groups two playgrounds as part of the Queen’s Jubilee celebrations. The aim is to build strong relationships in and across communities.
Hackney Council - Grant to Hackney Play Association
£15,000	28/10/2019 6	Free play provision and additional support for children and families from Clapton Park, Millfields and Nye Bevan estates and surrounding areas of Hackney. Monday - Friday, 3.30 - 6pm, term time. ....more Free play provision and additional support for children and families from Clapton Park, Millfields and Nye Bevan estates and surrounding areas of Hackney. Monday - Friday, 3.30 - 6pm, term time. Monday - Friday, 10.30 - 5.30pm, during school holidays.
Greater London Authority - Hackney Play Association
£90,000	01/09/2019	Positive activities for young people involved in crime or at risk of crime or exclusion
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£52,139	01/04/2019	.
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£52,139	01/04/2019	.
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£52,139	01/05/2017	[Placeholder]
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£52,139	01/05/2017	The Youth Investment Fund aims to expand, create and strengthen the sustainability of open-access youth services in six disadvantaged regions in the country. It will also expand the evidence base of ....more The Youth Investment Fund aims to expand, create and strengthen the sustainability of open-access youth services in six disadvantaged regions in the country. It will also expand the evidence base of the open access youth provision, through a £1m evaluation
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£52,139	01/05/2017	The Youth Investment Fund aims to expand, create and strengthen the sustainability of open-access youth services in six disadvantaged regions in the country. It will also expand the evidence base of ....more The Youth Investment Fund aims to expand, create and strengthen the sustainability of open-access youth services in six disadvantaged regions in the country. It will also expand the evidence base of the open access youth provision, through a £1m evaluation
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£39,105	01/05/2017	The Youth Investment Fund aims to expand, create and strengthen the sustainability of open-access youth services in six disadvantaged regions in the country. It will also expand the evidence base of ....more The Youth Investment Fund aims to expand, create and strengthen the sustainability of open-access youth services in six disadvantaged regions in the country. It will also expand the evidence base of the open access youth provision, through a £1m evaluation.
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£39,105	01/05/2017	The Youth Investment Fund aims to expand, create and strengthen the sustainability of open-access youth services in six disadvantaged regions in the country. It will also expand the evidence base of ....more The Youth Investment Fund aims to expand, create and strengthen the sustainability of open-access youth services in six disadvantaged regions in the country. It will also expand the evidence base of the open access youth provision, through a £1m evaluation.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 38-68

KARAMJIT KAUR DHAMI Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chief Of Staff

FRANCES CHERRY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Office Manager Tower Hamlets Arts Music & Ed

LOUISE ERSKINE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Admin Manager

MARCELLA CHRISTINA MCLEAN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chief Human Resources Officer

JACKIE HOPFINGER (Chair) Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Semi Retiried Consultant

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 17/02/2012, number: 1145960
Registered at Companies House on 05/10/2006, number: 05957488

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

14/05/2012 - Asset transfer in from HACKNEY PLAY ASSOCIATION
28/06/2013 - Asset transfer in from HOMERTON GROVE ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND ASSOCIATION

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
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
Risk management
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
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

11 returns made; AR23: 13 days late, AR20: 1 days late,

Main office

HOMERTON GROVE ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND
WARDLE STREET
LONDON
E9 6BX

Objectives

THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE COMPANY IS FORMED ARE THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATIONS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE PRIMARILY RESIDENT IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF HACKNEY AND NEIGHBOURING AREAS BUT OTHERWISE RESIDENT IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, BEING FACILITIES (A) OF WHICH SUCH CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES AND(B) WHICH WILL IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR SUCH CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE BY PROMOTING THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING THROUGH PLAY.

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