Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 5

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -3 times
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
No conflicts policy: -1
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 2

THE SOUTH OXFORD ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND CIO

Close to Oxford City centre, the South Oxford Adventure Playground (SOAP) provides a well equipped, free, open access play area for all children. Supervised by playworkers, it's open at Easter, summer holidays & half-terms, & after school in the summer. Children aged 7 upwards can register to visit without a parent/carer. Approx 400 children register per year, and about 7,000 child visits occur.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
Spending has increased 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
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
Accounts have been filed late on 3 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
31/12/22		£48	£49	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	11
31/12/21		£48	£35	£13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	11
31/12/20	*	£48	£32	£17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/12/19	*	£39	£36	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/12/18	*	£39	£55	£-15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	8
31/12/17?		£29	£30	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/15	*	£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 10 years

www.soapoxford.org

philippa.sandford@gmail.com

01865726849

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Recreation

GiG Classification

Child day-care services

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Oxfordshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
11 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

National Lottery Community Fund	£10,000
Woodward Charitable Trust	£1,750
Oxfordshire Community Foundation	£1,431

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards a summer play scheme
£750	06/06/2023	Summer Play Scheme
National Lottery Community Fund - Summer of Outdoor Play at SOAP
£10,000	08/07/2022	The funding will be used to run a summer play scheme for 7-14 year olds and their families. The project aims to provide a safe space for children and young people including those with additional ....more The funding will be used to run a summer play scheme for 7-14 year olds and their families. The project aims to provide a safe space for children and young people including those with additional needs to interact build resilience and engage in positive physical activities.
Woodward Charitable Trust - Summer Playscheme
£1,000	24/05/2021	Summer Playscheme
Oxfordshire Community Foundation - Reconnecting children & young people through access to outdoor play
£1,431	06/10/2020 0	Offer outdoor play and activities, and an opportunity for social interaction and independence for children in a low risk setting.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

NAOMI WAITE Appointed: 2021

PHIL DOUBTFIRE Appointed: 2023

MEGAN DOUTHWAITE Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeship: OXFORDSHIRE PLAY ASSOCIATION,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 17/06/2014, number: 1157509

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

8 returns made; AR20: 9 days late, AR19: 8 days late, AR18: 42 days late, AR15: 152 days late,

Main office

55 THE CLOISTERS
PEGASUS GRANGE
WHITE HOUSE ROAD
OXFORD
OX1 4QQ

Objectives

TO IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE AND PROMOTE THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN, PRIMARILY THOSE AGED BETWEEN 5 AND 15 AND RESIDENT IN THE AREAS OF ST. EBBE'S, GRANDPONT AND NEW HINKSEY IN THE CITY OF OXFORD, BY THE PROVISION OF INCLUSIVE PLAY AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND OTHER LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES AND, IN PARTICULAR, BY THE PROVISION, MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF AN ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND

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