PLAY ADVENTURES & COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT
Registered charity 1149185 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PACE
PACE work with children with a range of different needs and abilities from a range of backgrounds, and believe that this diversity enriches friendship and play opportunities.Each of our settings work closely with children in planning and delivering structured and free play activities including arts and crafts, sports, dance and drama.
Causes: Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The charity reported a deficit of £68,571 for the year ended 31 December 2024, which reduced its free unrestricted reserves to £148,290. The trustees state that the charity remains financially secure and resilient, with a reserves policy targeting three to six months of operational expenses, though current unrestricted reserves represent approximately one and three-quarters months of costs. The auditors confirmed the appropriateness of the going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.
Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three to six months (held: £148k)
“PACE reserves policy states that it will aim to ensure that it has between three and six months’ worth free reserves to cover its operational expenses.” — page 8
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Knox Cropper LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — PACE (matched by registered charity number).
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.
- BALOGUN, Kofo — director, appointed 17/05/2024on trustee list
- OAK, Kunal — director, appointed 27/09/2023on trustee list
- HUG WILLIAMS, Sophie Anita — director, appointed 12/01/2022not on trustee list
- DISHINGTON, Claire Louise — director, appointed 26/03/2019on trustee list
Official officers record.
CQC provider record: Play Adventures & Community Enrichment — Registered, 1 registered location, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 22/07/2019.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)
Reported reserves equal ~1.8 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Care Quality Commission ratings
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- Fairfield Playcentre: Good (04/09/2019) · CQC record
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Camden
Income and spending
Common questions
Is PLAY ADVENTURES & COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The charity reported a deficit of £68,571 for the year ended 31 December 2024, which reduced its free unrestricted reserves to £148,290. The trustees state that the charity remains financially secure and resilient, with a reserves policy targeting three to six months of operational expenses, though current unrestricted reserves represent approximately one and three-quarters months of costs. The auditors confirmed the appropriateness of the going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Knox Cropper LLP.
Who funds PLAY ADVENTURES & COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT?
Funders whose own accounts filings name PLAY ADVENTURES & COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT as a grant recipient include JOHN LYON'S CHARITY.
Known funders
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