WOODGATE ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND

Registered charity 1070451 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision of safe and stimulating play activities for children 6 to 14 years

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · Get email alerts

Latest income
£328k
Latest spending
£283k
Registered
1998
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £44,845 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £73,238. The trustees acknowledge that the present level of reserves is a little low and that the charity faces difficulties in obtaining additional funding, though they believe resources are sufficient to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Leicester City Council (45% of income)
“Service Income from Leicester City Council 117,223” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Leicestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£328k£283k
31/03/2024£299k£314k
31/03/2023£272k£294k
31/03/2022£258k£277k
31/03/2021£371k£357k

Common questions

Is WOODGATE ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £44,845 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £73,238. The trustees acknowledge that the present level of reserves is a little low and that the charity faces difficulties in obtaining additional funding, though they believe resources are sufficient 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 Fund23/02/2024£20kThe Rally Community Kitchen
The National Lottery Community Fund04/11/2022£10kImproving Mental and Physical Wellbeing
The National Lottery Community Fund27/03/2020£10kHeating for large indoor play area
The National Lottery Community Fund15/03/2019£10kWWWF Community Project
The National Lottery Community Fund01/03/2005£60kTo employ special needs Playworker