Overall GiG Score: 11 ?
Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 10
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +7

THE TRIANGLE ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND ASSOCIATION 

It is the Association's purpose to service, fund and maintain the Triangle Adventure Playground for the benefit of young people between the ages of 6 and 17. The Associations primary aim is to provide a safe and secure environment in which all young people of the Oval community may develop personal and social skills through creative interaction in enjoyable and active play
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 55 years

http://triangleadventureplayground.com/

secretary@triangleadventureplayground.com

07900475143

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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£234£207£27n/an/an/an/an/a110
31/03/22£228£177£51n/an/an/an/an/a2
31/03/21*£249£171£77n/an/an/an/an/a3
31/03/20£125£127£-3n/an/an/an/an/a40
31/03/19£120£100£20n/an/an/an/an/a45
31/03/18£89£56£33£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£53£54£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£60£57£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£58£66£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£70£64£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£62£67£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£63£64£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£56£54£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£62£67£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£41£43£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£55£55£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£66£41£25£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06*£32£31£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£0£0£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£0£0£0£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
Who works here?
  • 110 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Lambeth,

Who's supporting 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
The Berkeley Foundation£77,107
City Bridge Trust£52,228
The London Community Foundation£34,562
Walcot Foundation£10,000
Trust for London£7,500
CAF£5,800
The Fore£4,200
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Berkeley Foundation - Match funding payment
£5,045 31/10/2023
Unrestricted match funding payment to October 2023
The Berkeley Foundation - Match funding payment
£9,108 31/07/2023
Unrestricted match funding payment to July 2023
The Berkeley Foundation - Match funding payment
£5,035 30/04/2023
Unrestricted match funding payment to to April 2023
The Berkeley Foundation - Cost of Living Grant
£5,000 26/04/2023
One-off, unrestricted grant
The Berkeley Foundation - Match funding payment
£5,030 31/01/2023
Unrestricted match funding payment to to January 2023
The Berkeley Foundation - Match funding payment
£5,030 31/10/2022
Unrestricted match funding payment to October 2022
The Berkeley Foundation - Match funding payment
£5,035 31/07/2022
Unrestricted match funding payment to July 2022
The Berkeley Foundation - Match Funding payment
£45 30/04/2022
Unrestricted match funding payment to April 2022
The Berkeley Foundation - Foundation award grants
£4,000 29/03/2022
Unrestricted 2022 Foundation Awards grant
The Berkeley Foundation - Match funding payment
£45 31/01/2022
Unrestricted match funding payment to January 2022
The Berkeley Foundation - Match funding payment
£20,030 31/10/2021
Unrestricted match funding payment to October 2021
The Berkeley Foundation - Covid-19 match funding grant
£2,937 20/04/2021
Unrestricted donation to a charity match funding the amount raised by Berkeley Group staff
The Berkeley Foundation - Covid-19 match funding grant
£667 20/04/2021
Unrestricted donation to a charity match funding the amount raised by Berkeley Group staff
The London Community Foundation - Grant to The Triangle Adventure Playground Association
£34,562 24/03/2021
11
The funding is for 12 months salary for our Senior Playworker role. This funding will cover our most crucial core cost which allows us to continue our vital service, strengthen our sustainability and ....more
The Berkeley Foundation - Focus group attendance donation
£100 15/03/2021
Unrestricted donation to a charity in thanks for attending a focus group session
City Bridge Trust - Grant to The Triangle Adventure Playground Association
£48,000 14/12/2020
24
£48,000 over two further and final years (£23,650; £24,350) for the salary of an Environmental Adventure Playworker (28 hours per week) and related Triangle Green Club project costs.
CAF - Grant to Triangle Adventure Playground Association
£5,800 08/06/2020
3
Grant to Triangle Adventure Playground Association to support the organisation through COVID19
The Fore - RAFT COVID-19 response grant to The Triangle Adventure Playground Association
£4,200 08/06/2020
Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to The Triangle Adventure Playground Association, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
Walcot Foundation - COVID19 - Remote Youth Services
£10,000 22/05/2020
12
Funding for the Triangle Adventure Playground to transfer some of their play and youth services online. During summer lockdown they wish to host live video engagement sessions and create video ....more
The Berkeley Foundation - Emergency Covid-19 grant to help mitigate loss of fundraising income
£10,000 28/04/2020
One-off unrestricted, emergency grant to support the Foundation's Designated Charities during the Covid-19 crisis. COVID19 related grant.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Triangle Adventure Playground Association
£4,228 09/04/2020
A one-off, unrestricted grant of £4,228, equivalent to one regular quarterly payment for the organisation’s current grant.
Trust for London - Triangle Adventure Playground Association
£7,500 05/06/2019
12
The funding is for staff and materials needed to open every weekday during 3 half terms and Easter holiday; and for the children to prepare, cook and serve their own hot lunch. Parents/carers will be ....more
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards a summer play scheme.
£600 05/06/2018
Towards a summer play scheme.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Triangle Adventure Playground Association
£48,300 09/08/2017
36
£48,300 over three years (£16,430, £14,960, £16,910) for the salary of a sessional Environmental Play worker and related project costs
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards a summer play scheme.
£800 20/06/2017
Towards a summer play scheme.
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards a summer playscheme.
£1,000 06/06/2016
Towards a summer playscheme.
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards a summer playscheme in Hounslow
£750 05/06/2014
Towards a summer playscheme in Hounslow.
Woodward Charitable Trust - Summer playscheme where young design & construct their new sheds
£1,000 23/05/2012
Towards a summer playscheme where young people will design and construct new sheds for their adventure playground to be used for arts, crafts and science.
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards a camping week for disadvantaged children
£970 28/05/2010
Towards a camping week for disadvantaged children from Lambeth.
Woodward Charitable Trust - Summer playscheme for disadvantaged children
£922 24/06/2009
Towards a summer playscheme for disadvantaged children in Hounslow.
Woodward Charitable Trust - Summer playscheme focusing on ecological themes
£500 01/05/2007
Towards a summer playscheme focusing on ecological themes in Hounslow.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 11/09/1969, number: 303145
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
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR21: 1 days late, AR07: 21 days late, AR06: 356 days late, AR05: 93 days late,
Main office

Triangle Adventure Playground
Ashmole Street
LONDON
SW8 1NF

Objectives

TO ESTABLISH AN ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND VIZ A PLAYGROUND WHERE MOVEABLE EQUIPMENT, TOOLS AND MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED WITH A VIEW TO CONTRIBUTING TO THE HEALTH, WELL BEING AND HAPPINESS OF CHILDREN GENERALLY AND PROMOTING THEIR EDUCATIONAL, PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH A WIDE RANGE OF RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, THE AGE-GROUP TO BE INITIALLY 3-11 YEARS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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