SOMERVILLE YOUTH & PLAY PROVISION

Registered charity 1121081 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SOMERVILLE ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND LIMITED

A FREE OPEN ACCESS ADVENTURE PLAY FACILITIES TO CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE;A SAFE, SUPERVISED LEISURE AND PLAY ENVIROMENT FOR OUR USERS;A PLACE WHERE CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS(SOCIAL, ETHNIC & CULTURAL) CAN MEET AND INTERACT IN AN ATMOSPHERE OF SECURITY AND HARMONY;ENGAGE YOUNG PEOPLE IN POSITIVE LEISURE ACTIVITIES(PHYSICAL & CREATIVE), STEERING THEM AWAY FROM CRIME.

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of a deficit, with total funds decreasing from £560,958 to £462,113. The trustees have established a reserves policy target of approximately 20% of annual running costs. The filing confirms 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 independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 05970025

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Winn & Coales (Denso) Ltd — “This Christmas we brought our community together, making food, crafting and playing games, with the generous support of Winn & Coales (Denso…” (source page)

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.

• LOW, Sioban — director, appointed 08/12/2025not on trustee list
• COLLANDER-BROWN, Kirsty Rebecca — director, appointed 04/08/2025not on trustee list
• FRY, Phoenix — director, appointed 03/08/2025on trustee list
• CAREY, Shane — director, appointed 03/08/2025on trustee list
• ONONYE, Laura — director, appointed 19/05/2025on trustee list
• CALLENDER, Chris — director, appointed 14/04/2025on trustee list
• HUDSON, Shereener Donna — director, appointed 14/04/2025not on trustee list
• SHIMIDZU, Jacqui — director, appointed 22/05/2013on trustee list

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Chris Callender
• JACQUI SHIMIDZU
• Laura Ononye
• Phoenix Fry
• Shane Carey
• Shereener Browne
• Sioban Whitney-Low

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

Operates in: Lewisham · Southwark

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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