ACTON PLAY PROJECTS AND LEISURE EVENTS ( A. P. P. L. .E )

Registered charity 1076880 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as A. P. P. L. E.

A.P.P.L.E.is based in Acton, which includes highly deprived wards within the LB Ealing. A.P.P.L.E. is based at the ART BLOCK in Acton Park. Our purpose is to support the lives of children and young people by providing free, open access recreational, educational and creative opportunities.

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Latest income
£185k
Latest spending
£193k
Registered
1999
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total expenditure of £193,425 exceeded total income of £185,111 for the period, resulting in a deficit. Despite this shortfall, the trustees report that the charity is in a good financial position, though they acknowledge the need for serious fundraising in the coming year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 2 of 6 completeness components.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Ealing

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£185k£193k
31/03/2024£230k£208k
31/03/2023£164k£170k
31/03/2022£173k£163k
31/03/2021£146k£136k

Common questions

Is ACTON PLAY PROJECTS AND LEISURE EVENTS ( A. P. P. L. .E ) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total expenditure of £193,425 exceeded total income of £185,111 for the period, resulting in a deficit. Despite this shortfall, the trustees report that the charity is in a good financial position, though they acknowledge the need for serious fundraising in the coming year.

Who funds ACTON PLAY PROJECTS AND LEISURE EVENTS ( A. P. P. L. .E )?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ACTON PLAY PROJECTS AND LEISURE EVENTS ( A. P. P. L. .E ) as a grant recipient include THE FREDDIE GREEN AND FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE FREDDIE GREEN AND FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£5k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government12/03/2025£5kThe Big Move - outdoor sports & games
The National Lottery Community Fund29/08/2019£244kA.P.P.L.E in the Park
The National Lottery Community Fund16/10/2012£197kThe A.P.P.L.E. Tree
The National Lottery Community Fund17/03/2011£9kGrowing Our Community
Sport England25/06/2009£7kSummer Sports
The National Lottery Community Fund22/04/2008£8kA Walk in the Park
The National Lottery Community Fund06/07/2006£81kTAC gives back! Young People West Bringing On A Brighter Future!
The National Lottery Community Fund22/02/2006£5kActive Play sessions
The National Lottery Community Fund21/01/2005£5kWhere we all come from - a multi media project

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ST GABRIEL'S AREA PARTNERSHIP ENABLING PLAY AND LEARNING FOR EVERYONE LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ACTON PLAY PROJECTS AND LEISURE EVENTS ( A. P. P. L. .E )£185kunclearno doubt
ST GABRIEL'S AREA PARTNERSHIP ENABLING PLAY AND LEARNING FOR EVERYONE LTD FY2025£561k0unclearno doubt
APPLES AND SNAKES FY2025£772k£60,001 - £70,0001unclearno doubt
ACTON PLAYGROUP FY2025£171k0unclearnoted
ACTON HOMELESS CONCERN (EMMAUS HOUSE AND DAMIEN CENTRE) FY2025£291k0unclearno doubt
LITTLE APPLES OF BRAMLEY FY2025£314k0unclearno doubt

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