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

Objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (OBJECTS) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO PROVIDING AND SECURING THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES AND SERVICES FOR PLAY, RECREATION AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, ESPECIALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES, FOR CHILDREN RESIDENT IN PETERBOROUGH IN THE COUNTY OF CAMBRIDGESHIRE, BEING FACILITIES AND SERVICES OF WHICH SUCH CHILDREN HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH WILL IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR SUCH CHILDREN BY: 1 PROMOTING THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL WELLBEING; 2 ADVANCING OR ASSISTING IN THE CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN?S CAPABILITIES, COMPETENCIES, SKILLS AND UNDERSTANDING; 3 AFFORDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADVENTURE AND ENTERPRISE; AND 4 AFFORDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PLAY-BASED LEARNING TO CHILDREN BELOW STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE

Area of benefit: PETERBOROUGH CAMBS

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Registered contact address: Peterborough, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

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.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity 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
• 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

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Joanne Curpheychair
• LISA SACHSE
• Liam Fitzjohn
• ROBERT BROWN

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

Operates in: Peterborough City

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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Side by side with its peers

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