PLAY BRADFORD
Registered charity 1122592 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ECCLESHILL ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND
Play Bradford is the umbrella charity who aim is to provide sustainable community play opportunities across the Bradford District. Our work focuses on delivering quality play and playwork using the medium of adventure play. Our current programmes consist of; The Big Swing Adventure Playground, Mobile Adventurous Play, The Bradford Community Play Partnership, The PLATTER project.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £9,232 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £193,521 to £184,289. The trustees acknowledge that current free reserves of £27,281 are insufficient to meet their stated policy target, noting that increasing reserves is a Board priority. While the charity faces funding uncertainties and relies heavily on grants, the trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding its 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
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £27k)
“We recognise the reserves level are insufficient. Increasing our reserves to the level specified in the policy is a Board priority.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
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.
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Register events
- Received assets from another charity (29/03/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- MICHAEL WRAGGchair
- GEOFFREY PETER HOME
- JOHN MALCOLM CHARLES COLE
- Jack Andrew James
- NICKY LANNEN
- Sarah Goldsmith
- Steven George Duckworth
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Bradford City
Income and spending
Common questions
Is PLAY BRADFORD financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £9,232 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £193,521 to £184,289. The trustees acknowledge that current free reserves of £27,281 are insufficient to meet their stated policy target, noting that increasing reserves is a Board priority. While the charity faces funding uncertainties and relies heavily on grants, the trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
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