OLDHAM PLAY ACTION GROUP
Registered charity 511463 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
OPAG work throughout the borough of Oldham to facilitate the increase of the quality and quantity of play and recreational opportunities for children and young people.
Causes: Education/training · Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £18,930 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £212,206 to £193,276. The trustees consider that a minimum of three months' expenditure should be held in reserve, and they believe the charity's assets are sufficient to meet its obligations on a fund-by-fund basis.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £182k)
“The Trustees consider that a mnimum of tree months expenditure should be held in reserve.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
- Colin McLaren · trustee of 6 other charities
- Gayle Cooper
- LINDA DAWSON · trustee of 1 other charity
- Lynne Christine Thompson
- Yvonne Burtonwood
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Oldham
Income and spending
Common questions
Is OLDHAM PLAY ACTION GROUP financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £18,930 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £212,206 to £193,276. The trustees consider that a minimum of three months' expenditure should be held in reserve, and they believe the charity's assets are sufficient to meet its obligations on a fund-by-fund basis. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
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