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PITSMOOR ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND

Registered charity 1156611 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To manage and run a children's adventure playground in the Pitsmoor and Burngreave areas of Sheffield and surrounding areas.To provide facilities for the community in the interests of social welfare and for education, recreation and leisure time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life for residents.

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Latest income
£204k
Latest spending
£185k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £42,308, which is below the stated policy target of approximately £45,000. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £18,962 for the year, resulting in total net assets of £82,877.

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: £42k; policy: three months' running costs)
“At the end of 2024-25 our unrestricted reserves stand at £42,308.” — 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.

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: Sheffield City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£204k£185k
31/03/2024£203k£221k
31/03/2023£217k£215k
31/03/2022£171k£192k
31/03/2021£215k£170k

Common questions

Is PITSMOOR ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £42,308, which is below the stated policy target of approximately £45,000. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £18,962 for the year, resulting in total net assets of £82,877. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds PITSMOOR ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND?

Funders whose own accounts filings name PITSMOOR ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND as a grant recipient include THE FORTE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, SHARROW COMMUNITY FORUM LIMITED, THE J G GRAVES CHARITABLE TRUST, SHEFFIELD TOWN TRUST, CHURCH BURGESSES TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE FORTE CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£94k33% of core funding over 3-years at an adventure playground providing family support in Burngreave, North Sheffield.
SHARROW COMMUNITY FORUM LIMITEDFY2025£8k
THE J G GRAVES CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£3k
THE J G GRAVES CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£3k
THE J G GRAVES CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£3k
SHEFFIELD TOWN TRUSTFY2023£3kNon-recurring grant
CHURCH BURGESSES TRUSTFY2022£2kGeneral charitable grant
THE J G GRAVES CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£0
SHEFFIELD GRAMMAR SCHOOL EXHIBITION FOUNDATIONFY2025—

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund16/05/2024£375kPitsmoor Adventure Playground
The National Lottery Community Fund26/04/2021£180kPitsmoor Adventure Playground 2