MARBLE HILL PLAYCENTRES
Marble Hill Playcentres operates a fully supervised open access adventure playground for children aged 5-15 years and a family drop-in centre for children aged 0-5 years.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a total deficit of £4,367 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by a drop in charitable income from £62,690 to £35,614. Despite this deficit, unrestricted reserves stood at £42,038, which the trustees note equates to over 16 months' core expenditure, providing adequate resources to continue operating for the foreseeable future.
What the accounts disclose
“The organisation seeks to maintain sufficient reserves to meet the running costs of the charity for three to six months” — page 7
Corporate structure
- Registered company of the charity Companies House 04191336
Company officers (Companies House)
- VAN DE PUTTE, Danielle Alfonsine Marcel not on trustee list
- MILLER, Stephanie Rachel on trustee list
- TAYLOR, Kelly on trustee list
- WONG, Reine on trustee list
- SCHOFIELD, Siobhain Alexandra on trustee list
- COOPER, Stephen Ronald on trustee list
Property (HM Land Registry)
Trustees
- Danielle Van de Putte
- Kelly Taylor
- Reine Wong
- SIobhain Alexandra Schofield
- Stephanie Rachel Miller
- Stephen Ronald Cooper
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £58k | £62k |
| 31/03/2024 | £105k | £98k |
| 31/03/2023 | £78k | £110k |
| 31/03/2022 | £149k | £133k |
| 31/03/2021 | £67k | £39k |
Common questions
Is MARBLE HILL PLAYCENTRES financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a total deficit of £4,367 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by a drop in charitable income from £62,690 to £35,614. Despite this deficit, unrestricted reserves stood at £42,038, which the trustees note equates to over 16 months' core expenditure, providing adequate resources to continue operating for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 07/07/2023 | £10k | Marble Hill Playcentres Jump Project 2023 |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 25/05/2018 | £7k | Adventure play days |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 01/12/2016 | £6k | "40 years of play at Marble Hill Playcentres" |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 14/12/2005 | £5k | Summer Sports Project |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 21/05/2004 | £5k | Summer Arts Project |