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NEWARK PLAY ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1026751 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Playgroup, Parent/Toddler Group, After School and School Hioliday Adventure Playground Club, , Play Support Service, City Farm

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Latest income
£215k
Latest spending
£245k
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves in deficit of £4,825 as of 31 March 2025, compared to a surplus of £20,447 in the prior year. The trustees acknowledge a total free reserves deficit of £11,148 and are actively seeking funding to cover this shortfall and build reserves to meet their policy target of four months' overheads. Despite the deficit, the trustees believe no material uncertainties exist regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Peterborough City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£215k£245k
31/03/2024£209k£227k
31/03/2023£195k£203k
31/03/2022£157k£172k
31/03/2021£189k£182k

Common questions

Is NEWARK PLAY ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves in deficit of £4,825 as of 31 March 2025, compared to a surplus of £20,447 in the prior year. The trustees acknowledge a total free reserves deficit of £11,148 and are actively seeking funding to cover this shortfall and build reserves to meet their policy target of four months' overheads. Despite the deficit, the trustees believe no material uncertainties exist regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund07/07/2023£10kNewArk Community Social Hub
The National Lottery Community Fund16/11/2005£5kNew Ark Adventure Playground and City Farm
The National Lottery Community Fund08/09/2004£76kExpand existing project for helping children

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE FORTE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£10k
THE BRIDGE RENEWAL TRUST1£5k
The Ethos Foundation1£5k
THE CHILDHOOD TRUST1£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WHITECHAPEL PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUP.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
NEWARK PLAY ASSOCIATION£215k—0unclear—no doubt
WHITECHAPEL PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025£132k—0above—no doubt
HOLBROOK AND DISTRICT PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025£159k—0unclear—no doubt
HEYSHAM YOUTH AND COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP FY2025£306k—0above—no doubt
HARINGEY PLAY ASSOCIATION FY2025£218k—0unclear—no doubt
NORRISTHORPE PLAYGROUP FY2025£178k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.