Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 6

Reasonable growth: +1
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 8

PITSMOOR ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND

To manage and run a children's adventure playground in the Pitsmoor and Burngreave areas of Sheffield and surrounding areas.To provide facilities for the community in the interests of social welfare and for education, recreation and leisure time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life for residents.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23	£217	£215	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	12
31/03/22	£171	£192	£-21	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	12
31/03/21	£215	£170	£46	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/20	£150	£170	£-20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/19	£143	£126	£17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/18	£151	£133	£18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£97	£127	£-30	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	£110	£110	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	£148	£79	£69	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 10 years

www.pitsmooradventure.org

info@pitsmooradventure.org

01142737121

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Education/Training
Recreation
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Amusement and recreation services, incl holidays

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Sheffield City,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£180,000
BBC Children in Need	£108,000
Garfield Weston Foundation	£20,000
Leeds Community Foundation	£8,784

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Pitsmoor Adventure Playground
£108,000	05/06/2023 36	This grant will provide a community playground facility. Children and young people will have access to inclusive play opportunities, be healthier and happier, and gain valuable life skills through ....more This grant will provide a community playground facility. Children and young people will have access to inclusive play opportunities, be healthier and happier, and gain valuable life skills through positive play experiences.
Leeds Community Foundation - Burngreave Fuel Action
£8,784	14/10/2022	This project aims to alleviate hardship associated with fuel poverty and promote innovative energy-related environmental impact and energy efficiency by training key frontline workers and volunteers ....more This project aims to alleviate hardship associated with fuel poverty and promote innovative energy-related environmental impact and energy efficiency by training key frontline workers and volunteers in domestic energy efficiency and then cascading this out information through community sessions.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000	03/09/2021	Pitsmoor Adventure Playground
National Lottery Community Fund - Pitsmoor Adventure Playground 2
£180,000	26/04/2021	The funding will be used to continue to maintain and develop the adventure playground providing open access play opportunities for children and young people in Burngreave Sheffield. The park and ....more The funding will be used to continue to maintain and develop the adventure playground providing open access play opportunities for children and young people in Burngreave Sheffield. The park and staff will support children and young people from diverse and disadvantaged communities to develop their skills and attributes through play in an area where children are at risk of being involved in crime and exploitation.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Pitsmoor Adventure Playground
£125,145	27/06/2018 36	This project will deliver adventure play sessions to children and young people from a disadvantaged area in Sheffield. Young people will feel safer, have an increased sense of belonging and have ....more This project will deliver adventure play sessions to children and young people from a disadvantaged area in Sheffield. Young people will feel safer, have an increased sense of belonging and have improved life skills.
National Lottery Community Fund - Pitsmoor Adventure Playground
£195,000	15/01/2018 36	The group will run adventure play activities for children and young people. This will encourage young people to become active citizens who care about their local community, and it will bring young ....more The group will run adventure play activities for children and young people. This will encourage young people to become active citizens who care about their local community, and it will bring young people together from different backgrounds to create happier and stronger relationships.
National Lottery Community Fund - Pitsmoor Food Adventures
£6,230	05/07/2017 12	The group will deliver healthy cooking and eating workshops for children, alongside a series of celebratory events to incorporate food from different cultures. This will encourage people from ....more The group will deliver healthy cooking and eating workshops for children, alongside a series of celebratory events to incorporate food from different cultures. This will encourage people from different backgrounds to showcase their culture through food, with the aim of reducing obesity and promoting community harmony.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Pitsmoor Adventure Playground CIO
£40,000	06/10/2016 24	over two years towards the salary and associated costs of the playground manager at a community-led adventure playground in Burngreave, Sheffield

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How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 6/7 persons

JILL PORTMAN Appointed: 2014

JULIA SEXTON Appointed: 2014

LAURA WATKINS Appointed: 2015

NAWEL MOHSIN OBIED Appointed: 2020

NICOLA ANN RAILTON Appointed: 2020

SONAM NAWAZ Appointed: 2016

YANINA KOSZALINSKI (Chair) Appointed: 2014

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 10/04/2014, number: 1156611

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

9 returns made; all on time

Main office

c/o 122 Burngreave Road
Sheffield
S3 9DE

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS IN THE PITSMOOR AND BURNGREAVE AREAS OF THE CITY OF SHEFFIELD AND ELSEWHERE, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS.

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