Oxfordshire Play Association
Registered charity 1160320 CIO Registered since 2015
Operates: Oxfordshire, Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire
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How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
5 trustees on the board
- Anda Maruta Fitzgerald-O'Connor since 2002
- Anne Lindsay Bissell BA Hons since 2007
- Emma Lindsay Leaver since 2025
- Meryl Henderson Smith since 2007
- Sarah Catherine Gristwood since 2025
12.8y median 19y
average tenure
24y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- Anda Maruta Fitzgerald-O'Connor since 2002
- Anne Lindsay Bissell BA Hons since 2007
- Meryl Henderson Smith since 2007
13.2y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Anda Maruta Fitzgerald-O'Connor since 2002
- Anne Lindsay Bissell BA Hons since 2007
- Emma Lindsay Leaver since 2025
- Sarah Catherine Gristwood since 2025
Portfolio (1)
- Meryl Henderson Smith since 2007
1
company-linked trustees
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Education/training 5General Charitable Purposes 5The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 4Recreation 1
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Health and social care 1
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
incomespending£170k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Connected through a shared trustee
- Volunteer Link-UP (West Oxfordshire) 1 shared trustee
- Sunrise Multicultural Project CIO 1 shared trustee
- The Parish Stock 1 shared trustee
- The Oxfordshire Playing Fields Association 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- King's Royal Hussars Regimental Trust Similar size; both Armed forces
- Ross Russell Trust Similar size; both Armed forces
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.oxonplay.org,uk |
| enquiries@oxonplay.org.uk | |
| Phone | 07436270267 |
| Address | Suite 8-05, Unit 8, Area C, Radley Road Industrial Estate, Radley Road, Abingdon |
Finances
£169,640 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £54,256 | £67,847 |
| 2022 | £124,409 | £120,608 |
| 2023 | £177,502 | £166,350 |
| 2024 | £135,855 | £130,318 |
| 2025 | £169,640 | £164,948 |
What it does
What
General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyArts/culture/heritage/scienceAmateur SportEnvironment/conservation/heritageEconomic/community Development/employmentArmed Forces/emergency Service EfficiencyHuman Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or DiversityRecreationOther Charitable PurposesWho
Children/young PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesOther Charities Or Voluntary BodiesThe General Public/mankindHow
Provides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationOther Charitable ActivitiesCharitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES LIVING IN OXFORDSHIRE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION PROVIDED IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.
Governing document: CIO - Foundation Registered 04 Feb 2015
Trustees (5)
5trustees
78median age
1aged 70+
- Anda Maruta Fitzgerald-O'Connor since 2002
- Anne Lindsay Bissell BA Hons since 2007
- Emma Lindsay Leaver since 2025
- Meryl Henderson Smithage band 75-79 since 2007
- Sarah Catherine Gristwood since 2025
Connected charities (4)
- Sunrise Multicultural Project CIO 1 shared trustee
- The Parish Stock 1 shared trustee
- The Oxfordshire Playing Fields Association 1 shared trustee
- Volunteer Link-UP (West Oxfordshire) 1 shared trustee
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