MOWMACRE YOUNG PEOPLES PLAY & DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1172108 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity promotes social equality in Mowmacre and the surrounding area of Leicester through access to play. It creates challenging opportunities for adventurous play, based on consultation with local people and mentoring young people to be the best they can be.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · Recreation · Get email alerts

Latest income
£131k
Latest spending
£146k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £14,567 for the year ended 31 March 2025, following a deficit of £24,449 in the prior year. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves were reduced to £50,718 as designated funds were transferred to general reserves to mitigate recent deficits, though the charity holds sufficient funds to cover nine months of continuity. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate for the next 12 months with no material uncertainties regarding going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £20,001 - £30,000 — below the median for charities its size (£60k)
The key management personnel remuneration amounted to £29,036. (2024: £29,036) — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: nine months of continuity (held: £51k)
The charity currently holds reserves that will cover 9 months worth of continuity. But with the funding streams, it's aim is to build it up to cover a longer period. — 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Leicestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£131k£146k
31/03/2024£107k£132k
31/03/2023£100k£136k
31/03/2022£131k£111k
31/03/2021£130k£74k

Common questions

Is MOWMACRE YOUNG PEOPLES PLAY & DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £14,567 for the year ended 31 March 2025, following a deficit of £24,449 in the prior year. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves were reduced to £50,718 as designated funds were transferred to general reserves to mitigate recent deficits, though the charity holds sufficient funds to cover nine months of continuity. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate for the next 12 months with no material uncertainties regarding going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of MOWMACRE YOUNG PEOPLES PLAY & DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £20,001 - £30,000 band.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund26/09/2019£10kCommunity Inclusion Project