CHILDREN'S AND YOUNG PEOPLE'S PLAYGROUND AND PARISH RECREATION GROUND

Registered charity 288005 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Children's play equipment and maintaining a play area for young people.

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Latest income

£278k

Latest spending

£407k

Registered

1983

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity received total income of £211,014 and spent £341,028 on groundworks and play equipment construction. Per the trustees' report, the charity's bank balances stood at £278,225.19 at the year-end, providing a surplus despite the significant capital expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations (67% of income)

“comprising £140,900 in donations and £70,114 in Gift Aid reclaimed on those donations.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Godshill Parish Council is the corporate trustee

“GODSHILL PARISH COUNCIL IS THE CHARITY CORPORATE TRUSTEE.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Governance: Governance arrangements required clarification

“important matters required clarification, including governance arrangements, financial planning, project sustainability and the separation of charity business from Parish Council business.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

GODSHILL PARISH COUNCIL

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

Operates in: Isle Of Wight

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£278k	£407k
31/03/2024	£140k	£4k
31/03/2023	£359	£0
31/03/2022	£3k	£4k
31/03/2021	£41	£9k

Common questions

Is CHILDREN'S AND YOUNG PEOPLE'S PLAYGROUND AND PARISH RECREATION GROUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity received total income of £211,014 and spent £341,028 on groundworks and play equipment construction. Per the trustees' report, the charity's bank balances stood at £278,225.19 at the year-end, providing a surplus despite the significant capital expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE LONDON MARATHON CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED	1	£65k
SIR WALTER ST.JOHN'S EDUCATIONAL CHARITY	1	£24k
THE ROSE FOUNDATION	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BRAUNSTONE ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND.

BRAUNSTONE ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND income £258k
THE TRIANGLE ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND ASSOCIATION income £239k
CHULMLEIGH PLAYING FIELD income £31k
PANGBOURNE VALLEY PRE-SCHOOL income £169k
LEAFY LANE PLAYING FIELDS LTD income £136k
PETTS WOOD PLAYGROUP (FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS) income £105k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CHILDREN'S AND YOUNG PEOPLE'S PLAYGROUND AND PARISH RECREATION GROUND	£278k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BRAUNSTONE ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND FY2025	£258k	—	unclear	—	noted
THE TRIANGLE ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND ASSOCIATION FY2025	£239k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHULMLEIGH PLAYING FIELD FY2025	£31k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
PANGBOURNE VALLEY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£169k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LEAFY LANE PLAYING FIELDS LTD FY2025	£136k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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