PARKS FOR PLAY

Charity number: 1132510
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To provide access to outdoor activities for children in parks and public spaces to help them develop & mature. To raise awareness in equality and diversity through sports, arts, leisure & play. To develop the skills of all children and young people, especially disabled children in such a way that they are better able to participate more fully in society.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £134,325
Total expenditure: £127,566

People

9 Trustee(s)

3 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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Disability
  • Recreation
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Birmingham City

Governance

Registration history:
  • 06 November 2009: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
06950288 Open in new window
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
  • 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

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Elizabeth O'Keeffe Trustee 15 March 2025
None on record
Amy Elizabeth Swanson Trustee 15 March 2025
None on record
Rebecca Kerry Trustee 27 January 2024
None on record
Faye Zammit Trustee 27 January 2024
None on record
Carolyn Gray Trustee 27 January 2024
None on record
Jaime Bennett Trustee 27 January 2024
None on record
Eleanor Taylor Trustee 17 May 2023
None on record
Charlotte Bull Trustee 12 November 2022
None on record
Kim Roden Trustee 29 January 2022
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 £107.24k £133.47k £128.58k £121.60k £134.32k
Total expenditure £116.58k £123.45k £126.12k £138.31k £127.57k
Income from government contracts N/A £61.75k £66.93k N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £5.87k N/A N/A 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 03 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 03 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On Time 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 14 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 14 December 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 06 July 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 06 July 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 2 JULY 2009 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 25 SEPTEMBER 2009

Charitable objects

3.1 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE USE OF OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES IN PARKS AND PUBLIC SPACES: 3.2 TO HELP CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES, SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR CAPABILITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY: 3.3 TO PROVIDE, IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE, RECREATIONAL, LEISURE AND ARTS FACILITIES FOR THE EDUCATIONAL, MORAL, INTELLECTUAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE AND CULTIVATING A SENTIMENT IN FAVOUR OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY. 3.4 TO MEET THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES IN SUCH A WAY THAT HELPS THEM PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY. 3.5 TO FURTHER SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

Area of benefit

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

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

Contact information

Address:
Coronation Road Play Centre
Coronation Road
Selly Oak
Birmingham
West Midlands
B29 7DE
Phone:
07935 702007
Email:
team@parks4play.org
Website:

http://parksforplay.org/ Open in new window