THAMES VALLEY ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND CIO

Registered charity 1201368 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TVAP

The activities of the charity are the provision of facilities for adventure play to alleviate the needs of children and adults with special needs, and those of their relatives and carers.

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

Latest income

£536k

Latest spending

£507k

Registered

2022

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a financial profit of £29,175 for the year ended 31 March 2025, increasing its free reserves to £389,444. Per the trustees' report, these reserves are held in line with the charity's policy, representing approximately 10 months of core annual expenditure. The charity remains dependent on voluntary income to cover its core funding requirement of over £450,000 per annum.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £70,001 - £80,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £60k)

“One (2024: One) employee had employee benefits in excess of £60,000 per annum, in the band £70,000-80,000 per annum” — page 21

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 1

“One (2024: One) employee had employee benefits in excess of £60,000 per annum, in the band £70,000-80,000 per annum” — page 21

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: between 6- and 12-months’ core annual expenditure (held: £389k)

“The current policy of the Trustees is to aim to maintain free reserves at a level equivalent to between 6- and 12-months’ core annual expenditure.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income

£536k

Total spending

£507k

Cost of raising funds

£2k

Reserves (reported)

£389k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~9.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (91% 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: 0.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (03/05/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Christopher Robert Barrett DL · trustee of 2 other charities
Debbie Farnfield
JEREMY PAUL MALKINSON · trustee of 1 other charity
James Robert Wilks
Karen Elisabeth Roberts
Lucia Leong
Reama Natalie Shearman

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire · Windsor And Maidenhead

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£536k	£507k
31/03/2024	£420k	£488k

Common questions

Is THAMES VALLEY ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a financial profit of £29,175 for the year ended 31 March 2025, increasing its free reserves to £389,444. Per the trustees' report, these reserves are held in line with the charity's policy, representing approximately 10 months of core annual expenditure. The charity remains dependent on voluntary income to cover its core funding requirement of over £450,000 per annum. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of THAMES VALLEY ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND CIO earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £70,001 - £80,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds THAMES VALLEY ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND CIO?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THAMES VALLEY ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND CIO as a grant recipient include THE SHANLY FOUNDATION, WINDSOR LIONS CLUB CHARITY TRUST FUND, LOUIS BAYLIS CHARITABLE TRUST, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST COOKHAM DEAN, LIONS CLUB OF MAIDENHEAD CIO.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE SHANLY FOUNDATION	FY2022	£45k
THE SHANLY FOUNDATION	FY2021	£10k
WINDSOR LIONS CLUB CHARITY TRUST FUND	FY2025	£2k
LOUIS BAYLIS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£1k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST COOKHAM DEAN	FY2024	£821	Missions and Charities
LIONS CLUB OF MAIDENHEAD CIO	FY2022	£200
LIONS CLUB OF MAIDENHEAD CIO	FY2025	£130

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	02/10/2025	£20k	Delivering Disability Support & Advice On Site
The National Lottery Community Fund	16/02/2024	£20k	Prioritising Respite Care for Disabled Children & Adults