Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 5
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

PLAY ADVENTURES & COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT 

PACE work with children with a range of different needs and abilities from a range of backgrounds, and believe that this diversity enriches friendship and play opportunities.Each of our settings work closely with children in planning and delivering structured and free play activities including arts and crafts, sports, dance and drama.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • 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
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
Established: 12 years

www.paceforall.com

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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
31/12/22£1,698£1,719£-20£0£434£3502.41220
31/12/21£1,235£1,216£19£0£454£4524.51000
31/12/20£1,232£1,158£74£9£435£4284.4924
31/12/19£1,077£1,049£28£0£361£35141073
31/12/18£1,007£916£91£0£332£3224.2588
31/12/17£915£979£-63£0£242£2392.9540
31/12/16?£1,084£1,141£-57£0£338£2692.8520
31/08/15£860£705£155£3£394£3896.6530
31/08/14£746£593£154£9£240£2314.7550
31/08/13£507£430£77£5£86£862.4250

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 40%
Liabilities/Income: 17%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 81%
Reserves/Spending: 2.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 2.1
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Recreation
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Camden,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 122 employees

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
City Bridge Trust£99,650
National Lottery Community Fund£6,226
John Lyon's Charity£4,000
BBC Children in Need£4,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Making Fortune Green More Accessible
£6,226 28/01/2022
The funding will be used to purchase external storage containers for their play centre to store equipment for disabled children. The project aims to improve a facility to increase its capacity to ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to PACE (Play Adventure & Community Enrichment)
£2,400 24/06/2021
36
towards three activities days including abseiling, water sports, orienteering, biking and to historically significant sites for young people from disadvantaged communities in the London Borough of ....more
John Lyon's Charity - SHAF grant to Play Adventures & Community Enrichment
£4,000 09/06/2021
PACE Rebuilding Bridges Summer Holiday Programme
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Play Adventures & Community Enrichment
£64,400 25/03/2021
24
£64,400 over two further and final years (2 x £32,200) allocated across multiple staff costs (one Project Lead and eight support staff), to continue the Artist in Training programme to specifically ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Play, Adventure and Community Enrichment (PACE)
£4,000 17/06/2020
6
COVID19 - This project will provide play packs and crisis support for children and young people from low income families who are isolated at home due to Covid-19, and support them to have improved ....more
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Play Adventures & Community Enrichment
£35,250 14/06/2020
£35,250 towards three months of expenditure as outlined in your application.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Play, Adventure and Community Enrichment (PACE)
£28,489 09/03/2017
36
This project will provide natural play activities to children and young people living in an area of high mulitple deprivation. The project will improve thier health and wellbeing, social ....more
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Play, Adventure and Community Enrichment (PACE)
£96,500 22/09/2016
£96,500 (£31,400; £31,500; £33,600) towards the Artist in Training programme costs for session salaries and running costs (excluding evaluation) specifically to benefit disabled children.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees:
  • JOHN MANN Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Trade Union Organiser
  • KUNAL OAK Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director Of Investments
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 02/10/2012, number: 1149185
  • Registered at Companies House on 31/08/2011, number: 07758246
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Care Quality Commission
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
10 returns made; all on time
Main office

FAIRFIELD PLAY CENTRE
MARY TERRACE
LONDON
NW1 7LR

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE:(A) THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION OF CHILDREN, PARENTS AND FAMILIES WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF PHYSICAL OR LEARNING IMPAIRMENT.(B) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF PHYSICAL OR LEARNING IMPAIRMENT, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.(C) TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF CHILDREN, PARENTS AND FAMILIES WHO ARE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED AS A RESULT OF PHYSICAL OR LEARNING IMPAIRMENT, IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO MEET THEIR NEEDS AND PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY.(D) TO RELIEVE THE POVERTY OF CHILDREN, PARENTS AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY PHYSICAL AND LEARNING IMPAIRMENT BY THE PROVISION OF GRANTS TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN HEALTHY RECREATIONAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER POSITIVE ACTIVITIES THAT THEY COULD NOT OTHERWISE AFFORD.

Data Sources

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