--- title: "The South Oxford Adventure Playground CIO — charity 1157509 | CharityCompare" description: "The South Oxford Adventure Playground CIO (charity 1157509): income £48,176 (2024). Registration, accounts, Gift Aid and official sources." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-south-oxford-adventure-playground-cio retrieved: 2026-10-10T22:39:20.853Z 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. 1157509CIO SO # The South Oxford Adventure Playground CIO Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data The South Oxford Adventure Playground CIO 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.soapoxford.org/) [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1157509&subId=0) Work at The South Oxford Adventure Playground CIO? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=the-south-oxford-adventure-playground-cio&type=claim&name=The%20South%20Oxford%20Adventure%20Playground%20CIO) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about The South Oxford Adventure Playground CIO? Reported income · year ending 2024-12-31 £48,176 Reported spending · year ending 2024-12-31 £44,674 Registered charity number 1157509 Status in source extract Registered Charity type CIO Register contact address detail (not service area) Oxford Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC) Yes Website [www.soapoxford.org](http://www.soapoxford.org/) Quick answer The South Oxford Adventure Playground CIO (number 1157509) 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 The South Oxford Adventure Playground CIO do? 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. Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The South Oxford Adventure Playground CIO Answers The South Oxford Adventure Playground CIO gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 December 2024, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”. ### How much are The South Oxford Adventure Playground CIO's highest-paid staff paid? The South Oxford Adventure Playground CIO's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 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 The South Oxford Adventure Playground CIO 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) The South Oxford Adventure Playground CIO's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. ### Registration details Registered as a charity 17 June 2014 Also known as Soap Where it says it operates Oxfordshire ## Who it supports and how it works **Reported beneficiaries:** Children/young People. **Reported activities:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space. 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 The South Oxford Adventure Playground CIO registered for? Recreation ## Why is there no Clarity Score for The South Oxford Adventure Playground CIO yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The South Oxford Adventure Playground CIO. 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 The South Oxford Adventure Playground CIO? - 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. 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[Claim this profile — free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=the-south-oxford-adventure-playground-cio&type=claim&name=The%20South%20Oxford%20Adventure%20Playground%20CIO) [Visit charity website](http://www.soapoxford.org/) ## Frequently asked questions Is The South Oxford Adventure Playground CIO a legitimate charity? The register data used for this profile lists The South Oxford Adventure Playground CIO as a registered charity (number 1157509) 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 The South Oxford Adventure Playground CIO's charity number? The South Oxford Adventure Playground CIO's charity number is 1157509. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate. How do I check charity number 1157509? Search 1157509 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 The South Oxford Adventure Playground CIO do? 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. Does The South Oxford Adventure Playground CIO have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The South Oxford Adventure Playground CIO. 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 The South Oxford Adventure Playground CIO? The South Oxford Adventure Playground CIO's website listed in our register data is http://www.soapoxford.org. 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 The South Oxford Adventure Playground CIO's chief executive paid? The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The South Oxford Adventure Playground CIO's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 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 The South Oxford Adventure Playground CIO? The register records The South Oxford Adventure Playground CIO 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 The South Oxford Adventure Playground CIO's trustees paid? The South Oxford Adventure Playground CIO's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. When was The South Oxford Adventure Playground CIO registered as a charity? The South Oxford Adventure Playground CIO was entered on the register on 17 June 2014. 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=1157509&subId=0).