PAPA'S PARK LTD

Registered charity 1133711 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity provides a playground for the local community; open access and free to use. The playground has a young children's play area, an age 7+ children's play area and a basketball/football court. The site includes a hall used as a low cost community space for children's parties, church groups and any other group to meet.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£332k
Latest spending
£55k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £21,366, which is above the stated policy target of holding no less than £4,000. The trustees confirm the charity remains solvent with sufficient funds to continue operating in the medium term and identified no material uncertainties regarding its going concern status.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: no less than £4,000 (held: £21k)
“The general policy is that the charity should hold a fund of no less than £4,000 to allow for a float for running and emergency costs.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — PAPA's Park Ltd (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles 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.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Lambeth

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£332k£55k
30/06/2024£33k£34k
30/06/2023£22k£42k
30/06/2022£28k£18k
30/06/2021£28k£22k

Common questions

Is PAPA'S PARK LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £21,366, which is above the stated policy target of holding no less than £4,000. The trustees confirm the charity remains solvent with sufficient funds to continue operating in the medium term and identified no material uncertainties regarding its going concern status. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England05/08/2025£5kSafer play upgrades to Papa’s Park MUGA
City Bridge Foundation02/05/2025£84kGrant to Papa's Park Ltd
City Bridge Foundation17/03/2025£5kGrant to Papa's Park Ltd
City Bridge Foundation31/10/2023£456Grant to Papa's Park Ltd
Sport England02/06/2020£5kCOVID-19 CEF
The National Lottery Community Fund15/06/2016£9kPapa's Park Community Project