GARSTON ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND
Registered charity 1103838 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Provide play activities/opportunities for young people aged 6-16 years.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £1,005 for the year, resulting in total net assets of £217,242. Unrestricted reserves stood at £33,483, while restricted funds held £183,759. The auditor confirmed the accounts give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties 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 audited by DJH Audit Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Carmel Moran — Project Manager (source)
- Carmel Moran — Senior Playworker (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- Youth Investment Fund — “Garston Adventure Playground has been awarded a life-changing Youth Investment Fund grant to transform its services for young people in the …” (source page)
Property (HM Land Registry)
2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~0.4 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Susan Robertschair
- BEVERLEY OWENS
- Christian Adeniran
- Melissa Waddington · trustee of 1 other charity
- Sandra Hill
- Theresa Wainwright
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Liverpool City
Income and spending
Common questions
Is GARSTON ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £1,005 for the year, resulting in total net assets of £217,242. Unrestricted reserves stood at £33,483, while restricted funds held £183,759. The auditor confirmed the accounts give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by DJH Audit Limited.
Government & lottery funding
Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).
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Side by side with its peers
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