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the south oxford adventure playground cio

The charity supports children and young people. The South Oxford Adventure Playground CIO is a registered charity whose purpose is recreation. It delivers its work by providing buildings, facilities, or open space. The charity is based in Oxford and operates in Oxfordshire.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

Close to Oxford City centre, the South Oxford Adventure Playground (SOAP) provides a well equipped, free, open access play area for all children. Supervised by playworkers, it's open at Easter, summer holidays & half-terms, & after school in the summer. Children aged 7 upwards can register to visit without a parent/carer. Approx 400 children register per year, and about 7,000 child visits occur.

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£48,176
Latest Expenditure
£44,674

Financial Efficiency

Overall Efficiency 92.7%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Expenditure Ratio 92.7%
Expenditure as % of income

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£48,176£44,6740 / 10
2023£55,972£58,9660 / 25
2022£48,265£48,8910 / 11
2021£47,900£35,3580 / 11
2020£48,233£31,5190 / 6

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers