THE HEALTHCARE PLAY SPECIALIST EDUCATION TRUST

Charity Number: 292218
Removed charity

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The charity's principal activity is to advance education with particular reference to the study of developmental and therapeutic play, including psycho-social care, in hospital of children and their families.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2024

Total income: £32,539
Total expenditure: £123,891

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
How the charity helps:
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 30 September 1985: Standard registration
  • 18 October 2024: Removed (Funds transferred (incor))
  • 18 October 2024: Funds transferred to 1205808 THE SOCIETY OF HEALTH PLAY SPECIALISTS
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • HOSPITAL PLAY STAFF EDUCATION TRUST (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/09/2020 30/09/2021 30/09/2022 30/09/2023 30/09/2024
Total gross income £24.97k £30.93k £29.64k £30.44k £32.54k
Total expenditure £25.47k £18.96k £24.15k £36.83k £123.89k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 30 September 2024 19 May 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2024 19 May 2025 On Time
Annual return 30 September 2023 23 May 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2023 23 May 2024 On Time
Annual return 30 September 2022 15 February 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2022 15 February 2023 On Time
Annual return 30 September 2021 06 June 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2021 06 June 2022 On Time
Annual return 30 September 2020 25 November 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2020 Not Required

Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 25/06/1985 AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 19/05/1994 AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 26/07/2006 AS AMENDED ON 29/01/2014

Charitable objects

(A) ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE STUDY OF DEVELOPMENTAL AND THERAPEUTIC PLAY - INCLUDING PSYCHO-SOCIAL CARE IN HOSPITAL OF CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES; (B) PROMOTION OF HIGH STANDARDS OF CARE THROUGH THE ADVANCEMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF HOSPITAL PLAY STAFF; (C) THE UNDERTAKING OF RESEARCH INTO THE CARE IN HOSPITAL AND IN THE COMMUNITY OF CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES AND THE PUBLICATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS THEREOF.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED