MERIDEN ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND ASSOCIATION

Charity number: 1171350
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Aims and objectives: ?To provide, maintain and develop facilities at Meriden Adventure Playground for children, young people and families resident in Chelmsley Wood and its? surrounding areas, through the provision of safe and stimulating play opportunities so as to develop their physical, social and mental skills.?

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £346,106
Total expenditure: £350,245

Total income includes £61,786 from 3 government grant(s)

People

7 Trustee(s)

10 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Birmingham City
  • Solihull

Governance

Registration history:
  • 27 January 2017: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Alison Wood Chair 12 October 2016
THE PLAYWORK FOUNDATION
Received: On time
Jeanette Burrows Trustee 10 November 2022
BETHEL HEALTH AND HEALING NETWORK
Received: On time
Marcus Brain Trustee 10 November 2022
CITIZENS ADVICE SOLIHULL BOROUGH LTD
Received: On time
TYSELEY AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
Charity reporting is overdue by 1187 days
THE CHARLES LANE TRUST
Charity reporting is overdue by 549 days
David Anthony Wood Trustee 25 February 2019
None on record
Mark Wilson Trustee 10 December 2018
None on record
Mccallmont Clarke Trustee 15 October 2018
None on record
JOHN LOUIS FREEMAN Trustee 12 October 2016
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 03/04/2020 03/04/2021 03/04/2022 03/04/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £188.54k £246.08k £394.61k £316.03k £346.11k
Total expenditure £175.46k £144.79k £280.38k £353.19k £350.25k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A £54.04k £61.79k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 10 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 17 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 03 April 2023 04 December 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 03 April 2023 04 December 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 03 April 2022 02 February 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 03 April 2022 02 February 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 03 April 2021 06 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 03 April 2021 06 December 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 03 April 2020 18 December 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 03 April 2020 18 December 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 27 Jan 2017 as amended on 17 Jan 2023

Charitable objects

TO PROVIDE, MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE FACILITIES AT MERIDEN ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND FOR CHILDREN RESIDENT IN CHELMSLEY WOOD AND SMITHS WOOD, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SAFE AND STIMULATING PLAY OPPORTUNITIES SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL, SOCIAL AND MENTAL SKILLS.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

IN CHELMSLEY WOOD AND SMITHS WOOD

Contact information

Address:
Meriden Adventure Playground
Moorend Avenue
Chelmsley Wood
BIRMINGHAM
B37 5TE
Phone:
07912674136
Email:
meridenadventureplayground@gmail.com
Website:

meridenadventureplayground.com