--- title: "Shakespeare Walk Adventure Playground — charity 1156526 | CharityCompare" description: "Shakespeare Walk Adventure Playground (charity 1156526): income £174k (2025). Registration, accounts, Gift Aid and official sources." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/shakespeare-walk-adventure-playground retrieved: 2026-10-07T09:54:02.081Z date_note: "Retrieval time is not the filing, register-extract or editorial-review date; cite those dates from the content." license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Registered charity · No. 1156526Charitable company SW # Shakespeare Walk Adventure Playground Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data Shakespeare Walk Adventure Playground is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include recreation. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Visit charity website](http://www.swapa.org.uk/) [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1156526&subId=0) Work at Shakespeare Walk Adventure Playground? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=shakespeare-walk-adventure-playground&type=claim&name=Shakespeare%20Walk%20Adventure%20Playground) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about Shakespeare Walk Adventure Playground? Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31 £173,676 Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31 £134,042 Registered charity number 1156526 Status in source extract Registered Charity type Charitable company Register contact address detail (not service area) Hackney Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC) Yes Website [www.swapa.org.uk](http://www.swapa.org.uk/) Quick answer Shakespeare Walk Adventure Playground (number 1156526) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation. ## What does Shakespeare Walk Adventure Playground do? We create the best play spaces for young people, aged 6-16, to develop key life skills, for free. We use play to turn community challenges into solutions, fostering resilience, creativity, and wellbeing by providing a safe and collaborative space where young people can experiment, take measured risks, and build life skills, to supplement the pressures of structured life and adult-driven agenda Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Shakespeare Walk Adventure Playground Answers Shakespeare Walk Adventure Playground gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”. ### How much are Shakespeare Walk Adventure Playground's highest-paid staff paid? Shakespeare Walk Adventure Playground's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report. ### Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid? The register records Shakespeare Walk Adventure Playground as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. [Work out your Gift Aid](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/gift-aid-calculator) Shakespeare Walk Adventure Playground's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. ### Registration details Registered as a charity 3 April 2014 Company number [07289310](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07289310) (Companies House) Also known as Swapa Where it says it operates Hackney ## Who it supports and how it works **Reported beneficiaries:** Children/young People. **Reported activities:** Other Charitable Activities. Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area. ## What causes is Shakespeare Walk Adventure Playground registered for? Recreation ## Why is there no Clarity Score for Shakespeare Walk Adventure Playground yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Shakespeare Walk Adventure Playground. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. [How scoring works](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What should you check before donating to Shakespeare Walk Adventure Playground? - Match the registered name and number to the appeal. A real charity number can be copied by someone impersonating the organisation. - Open the current register entry to check status, contact details and available accounts. This profile reflects a dated extract. - Read the charity’s annual report for its work and results. An unrated profile means we lack a full assessment; it is not a negative rating. [How to read charity accounts](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/guides/how-to-read-accounts) · [Explore rated charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity-directory) ## Is this your charity? Claim this profile free to submit your description and an optional logo for review, correct details, or respond publicly. Approved claims show attribution and claimed status. Optional paid plans add enhanced media, reporting and labelled featured visibility by tier; they never change a score. [Claim this profile — free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=shakespeare-walk-adventure-playground&type=claim&name=Shakespeare%20Walk%20Adventure%20Playground) [Visit charity website](http://www.swapa.org.uk/) ## Frequently asked questions Is Shakespeare Walk Adventure Playground a legitimate charity? The register data used for this profile lists Shakespeare Walk Adventure Playground as a registered charity (number 1156526) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating. What is Shakespeare Walk Adventure Playground's charity number? Shakespeare Walk Adventure Playground's charity number is 1156526. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate. How do I check charity number 1156526? Search 1156526 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers. What does Shakespeare Walk Adventure Playground do? We create the best play spaces for young people, aged 6-16, to develop key life skills, for free. We use play to turn community challenges into solutions, fostering resilience, creativity, and wellbeing by providing a safe and collaborative space where young people can experiment, take measured risks, and build life skills, to supplement the pressures of structured life and adult-driven agenda Does Shakespeare Walk Adventure Playground have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Shakespeare Walk Adventure Playground. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How can I donate to Shakespeare Walk Adventure Playground? Shakespeare Walk Adventure Playground's website listed in our register data is http://www.swapa.org.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees. How much is Shakespeare Walk Adventure Playground's chief executive paid? The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Shakespeare Walk Adventure Playground's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts. Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Shakespeare Walk Adventure Playground? The register records Shakespeare Walk Adventure Playground as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Are Shakespeare Walk Adventure Playground's trustees paid? Shakespeare Walk Adventure Playground's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. When was Shakespeare Walk Adventure Playground registered as a charity? Shakespeare Walk Adventure Playground was entered on the register on 3 April 2014. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 07289310). Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). Always verify current details on the [official register entry](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1156526&subId=0).