THE OLD QUARRY ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND LTD

Registered charity 1132807 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

PROVIDE FREE OPEN ACCESS PLAY PROVISION FOR THE CHILDREN OF WARWICK ESTATE AND SURROUNDING AREAS. (5 - 16 YEARS OF AGE, CHILDREN UNDER 6 TO BE ACCOMPANIED BY A PARENT / MAIN CARER) MONDAY TO FRIDAY EVENINGS FROM 3.30PM-5.30PM, THURSDAY EVENING SESSION FOR YOUTHS 6PM - 8PMINDOOR SPACE FOR ADULT LEISURE AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES ARE AVAILABLE AT COMPETITIVE RATES.SPACE TO RENT.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£350k
Latest spending
£326k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource surplus of £23,420 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total unrestricted and restricted funds carried forward amounting to £218,205. The trustees confirmed that free reserves are maintained at a level equating to approximately three months of unrestricted expenditure, and no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern were identified.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately three months unrestricted expenditure (held: £218k)
“It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds, which are the free reserves of the charity, at a level that equates to approximately three months unrestricted expenditure.” — page 8
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Mr Luke Isles, son of Trustee Mrs Rebecca Blyth, received salary payments.
“During the financial year Mr Luke Isles (Son of Trustee Mrs Rebecca Blyth) received £5,459 (2023:£5,531) in salary related payments in his capacity as Playworker for The Old Quarry Adventure Playground Ltd in furthering of the Charity's objects.” — page 21
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: City Of Wakefield

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£350k£326k
31/12/2023£299k£307k
31/12/2022£315k£280k
31/12/2021£255k£215k
31/12/2020£247k£210k

Common questions

Is THE OLD QUARRY ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource surplus of £23,420 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total unrestricted and restricted funds carried forward amounting to £218,205. The trustees confirmed that free reserves are maintained at a level equating to approximately three months of unrestricted expenditure, and no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern were identified. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE OLD QUARRY ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND LTD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE OLD QUARRY ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND LTD as a grant recipient include Prosper Wakefield District Ltd.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
Prosper Wakefield District LtdFY2024£12kSmall Grants Programme
Prosper Wakefield District LtdFY2023£11k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund25/10/2024£350kThe Addy
The National Lottery Community Fund19/11/2021£225kThe Addy Continuation
UK government24/08/2020£8kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund03/11/2014£394kThe Addy
The National Lottery Community Fund08/08/2011£300kThe Old Quarry Community Hub
The National Lottery Community Fund24/10/2006£8kOpen Access Play Project

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CORAM'S FIELDS AND THE HARMSWORTH MEMORIAL PLAYGROUND.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE OLD QUARRY ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND LTD£350k—0unclear—no doubt
CORAM'S FIELDS AND THE HARMSWORTH MEMORIAL PLAYGROUND FY2025£2.6m£70,001 - £80,0001within—no doubt
NEW PARKS PLAY ASSOCIATION FY2025£250k—0below—noted
THE TRIANGLE ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND ASSOCIATION FY2025£239k—0unclear—no doubt
FUN 4 KIDZ FY2025£1.2m—0unclear—no doubt
SHAKESPEARE WALK ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND FY2025£174k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.