BRAUNSTONE ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND
Registered charity 1110046 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BRAUNSTONE ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND ASSOCIATION
Out of school play provision.
Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £112,772 for the year, increasing its total reserves to £123,492. However, the trustees acknowledge that the loss of Leicester City Council funding, which represented approximately 45% of income, potentially impacts the charity's going concern status in the future.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Grants (74% of income)
“The main funding within our Restricted funds comes from grants of £116,978 from Leicester City Council” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three to six months of normal expenditure (held: £123k)
“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six months of normal expenditure.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“However, the trustees acknowledge at the date of the signing of the accounts this potentially impacts the going concern status of the Charity going forward.” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.
- JACKSON, James Harvey — director, appointed 13/10/2025on trustee list
- TAYLOR, Sheryl Marie — director, appointed 10/08/2021on trustee list
- THOMSON, Craig Bruce — director, appointed 10/08/2021on trustee list
- RUSHIN, Darren John — director, appointed 09/05/2005on trustee list
- ELSWORTHY, Melanie — secretary, appointed 13/10/2025
Official officers record.
- Craig Bruce Thomson
- DARREN JOHN RUSHIN
- James Harvey Jackson
- SHERYL TAYLOR · trustee of 1 other charity
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Leicester City
Income and spending
Common questions
Is BRAUNSTONE ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £112,772 for the year, increasing its total reserves to £123,492. However, the trustees acknowledge that the loss of Leicester City Council funding, which represented approximately 45% of income, potentially impacts the charity's going concern status in the future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
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