BETHWIN ROAD NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAYGROUND ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1178858 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BETHWIN ROAD PLAYGROUND

Provision 0f play and youth activities for children and young people aged 6-16 and families in Camberwell

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Latest income
£134k
Latest spending
£130k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with net assets of £27,999, an increase from the previous year's £23,634. The trustees report that their reserves policy target of approximately £35k has been achieved when including restricted reserves. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination.

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: £28k; policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure)
“This has been achieved this year when including restricted reserves which cover a substantial part of these costs.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Two trustees received payments for other duties including HR, payroll and summer staff cover.
“However, two trustees have received payments for other duties including HR, payroll and summer staff cover.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Operates in: Southwark

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£134k£130k
31/03/2024£174k£157k
31/03/2023£90k£146k
31/03/2022£129k£136k
31/03/2021£52k£79k

Common questions

Is BETHWIN ROAD NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAYGROUND ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with net assets of £27,999, an increase from the previous year's £23,634. The trustees report that their reserves policy target of approximately £35k has been achieved when including restricted reserves. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds BETHWIN ROAD NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAYGROUND ASSOCIATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BETHWIN ROAD NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAYGROUND ASSOCIATION as a grant recipient include ST OLAVE'S & ST SAVIOUR'S SCHOOLS FOUNDATION CIO.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
ST OLAVE'S & ST SAVIOUR'S SCHOOLS FOUNDATION CIOFY2023£6kGrants to organisations
ST OLAVE'S & ST SAVIOUR'S SCHOOLS FOUNDATION CIOFY2022£3kFoundation Fund grant
ST OLAVE'S & ST SAVIOUR'S SCHOOLS FOUNDATION CIOFY2025£3kFoundation Fund grants
ST OLAVE'S & ST SAVIOUR'S SCHOOLS FOUNDATION CIOFY2024£1kFoundation Fund grants

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
London Borough of Southwark31/03/2024£23kGrant to Bethwin Road Adventure Playground
The National Lottery Community Fund21/07/2023£10kLet's Celebrate!
The National Lottery Community Fund12/10/2021£300kForward to the Future
The National Lottery Community Fund26/03/2021£10kBuild up Bethwin
The National Lottery Community Fund03/11/2014£303kCamberwell Community SAFE Project
The National Lottery Community Fund16/07/2014£10kBetter Bethwin

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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 BETHNAL GREEN NATURE RESERVE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BETHWIN ROAD NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAYGROUND ASSOCIATION£134k—0below—no doubt
BETHNAL GREEN NATURE RESERVE TRUST FY2025£118k—0unclear—no doubt
CHILDREN'S AND YOUNG PEOPLE'S PLAYGROUND AND PARISH RECREATION GROUND FY2025£278k—0unclear—no doubt
BEEDING AND BRAMBER PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025£123k—0unclear—no doubt
BREDON PLAYGROUP FY2025£123k—0unclear—no doubt
CORAM'S FIELDS AND THE HARMSWORTH MEMORIAL PLAYGROUND FY2025£2.6m£70,001 - £80,0001within—no doubt

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