THE PARASOL PROJECT

Registered charity 1188736 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity provides inclusive play and leisure activities for children, teenagers and young adults from Oxford and surrounding areas. Disabled and non-disabled children, teenagers and young adults participate in activities together primarily during school holidays. Some activities - dance, youth group and Parasol Plus for young adults - run throughout the year.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£430k
Latest spending
£437k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £7,865 for the year ended March 31, 2025, resulting in a decrease in total reserves to £91,849. The trustees expressed concern regarding the charity's financial health, noting that unrestricted reserves of £18,049 were below their stated target of £100,000. Despite the deficit, the trustees consider there to be no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £100,000 of unrestricted reserves (held: £18k)
a target of £100,000 of unrestricted reserves is very reasonable — page 13
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 — Parasol (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£430k£437k
31/03/2024£434k£389k
31/03/2023£292k£333k
31/03/2022£227k£257k
31/03/2021£0£0

Common questions

Is THE PARASOL PROJECT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £7,865 for the year ended March 31, 2025, resulting in a decrease in total reserves to £91,849. The trustees expressed concern regarding the charity's financial health, noting that unrestricted reserves of £18,049 were below their stated target of £100,000. Despite the deficit, the trustees consider there to be no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund03/08/2023£216kNorthway Community Hub and Volunteering Project