SOMERVILLE YOUTH & PLAY PROVISION

Charity Number: 1121081
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

A FREE OPEN ACCESS ADVENTURE PLAY FACILITIES TO CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE; A SAFE, SUPERVISED LEISURE AND PLAY ENVIROMENT FOR OUR USERS; A PLACE WHERE CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS(SOCIAL, ETHNIC & CULTURAL) CAN MEET AND INTERACT IN AN ATMOSPHERE OF SECURITY AND HARMONY; ENGAGE YOUNG PEOPLE IN POSITIVE LEISURE ACTIVITIES(PHYSICAL & CREATIVE), STEERING THEM AWAY FROM CRIME.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £250,765
Total expenditure: £300,521

Total income includes £45,020 from 2 government contract(s) and £26,668 from 1 government grant(s)

People

5 Trustee(s)

2 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:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Amateur Sport
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Lewisham
  • Southwark

Governance

Registration history:
  • 05 October 2007: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • SOMERVILLE ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND LIMITED (Previous name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies:
  • 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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • 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
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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Laura Ononye Trustee 19 May 2025
None on record
Chris Callender Trustee 23 March 2025
None on record
Shereener Browne Trustee 23 March 2025
THE ALBANY 2001 COMPANY
Received: On time
Elaine Shaw Trustee 23 March 2025
None on record
JACQUI SHIMIDZU Trustee 24 May 2013
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 £375.31k £467.10k £354.67k £182.80k £250.77k
Total expenditure £360.03k £412.90k £402.55k £409.33k £300.52k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A £83.80k N/A £45.02k
Income from government grants £76.65k £142.23k N/A £38.89k £26.67k

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 22 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 22 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 27 March 2024 56 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 27 March 2024 56 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 31 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 31 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 01 March 2022 29 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 01 March 2022 29 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 03 February 2021 3 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 03 February 2021 3 days late 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 INCORPORATED 17/10/2006 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 19/04/2013 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 30/04/2015

Charitable objects

A) TO PROVIDE AND/OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION FOR CHILDREN, PARTICULARLY (THOUGH NOT EXCLUSIVELY) THOSE WHO ARE RESIDENT IN THE NEW CROSS AND SURROUNDING AREA OF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF LEWISHAM, BEING FACILITIES: I) OF WHICH SUCH CHILDREN HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES; AND II) WHICH WILL IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR SUCH CHILDREN BY PROMOTING THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL WELLBEING. (B) TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF AREAS WHERE THE CHARITY IS ACTIVE, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND NEED, AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS.

Area of benefit

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

NEW CROSS AND SURROUNDING AREA OF LONDON BOROUGH OF LEWISHAM

Contact information

Address:
260 Queens Road
NEW CROSS
LONDON
SE14 5JN
Phone:
02077321403
Email:
OFFICE@SYPP.ORG.UK
Website:

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