PLAY BRADFORD

Charity number: 1122592
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Play Bradford is the umbrella charity who aim is to provide sustainable community play opportunities across the Bradford District. Our work focuses on delivering quality play and playwork using the medium of adventure play. Our current programmes consist of; The Big Swing Adventure Playground, Mobile Adventurous Play, The Bradford Community Play Partnership, The PLATTER project.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £365,992
Total expenditure: £383,634

Total income includes £173,318 from 2 government contract(s)

People

7 Trustee(s)

6 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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Amateur Sport
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Recreation
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Bradford City

Governance

Registration history:
  • 04 February 2008: Standard registration
  • 29 March 2023: Funds received from 503242 PLAYSPACE ASSOCIATION (PLAYSPACE)
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • ECCLESHILL ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND (Previous name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media 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
MICHAEL WRAGG Chair 31 May 2011
None on record
Jack Andrew James Trustee 01 June 2025
None on record
Steven George Duckworth Trustee 01 December 2023
None on record
Sarah Goldsmith Trustee 01 December 2022
None on record
JOHN MALCOLM CHARLES COLE Trustee 05 December 2012
None on record
NICKY LANNEN Trustee 31 May 2011
None on record
GEOFFREY PETER HOME Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £394.20k £297.76k £434.84k £315.18k £365.99k
Total expenditure £248.27k £304.20k £376.21k £380.12k £383.63k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A £127.11k £173.32k
Income from government grants £6.18k £25.23k £161.66k £55.59k N/A

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 21 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 21 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 19 December 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023

(These accounts
have been qualified)

19 December 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 22 December 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 22 December 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 21 December 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 21 December 2021 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 22 January 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 22 January 2021 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 13 JUNE 2006.. as amended on 11 May 2020 as amended on 19 May 2020

Charitable objects

3. THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ("THE OBJECTS") ARE A) 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 THEIR YOUTH, DISABILITY OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE: ECCLESHILL, BRADFORD, WEST YORKSHIRE.

Contact information

Address:
Office V22
Inspire Bradford Business Park
Newlands House One
Newlands Way
Bradford
BD10 0JE
Phone:
01274613254
Email:
janet@playbradford.org.uk
Website:

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