PLAY ENGLAND

Charity number: 1150216
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Play England is the national children's play charity for England. Play England works to support better play opportunities for children and young people throughout England, based on the child's right to play set out in in Article 31 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £4,040
Total expenditure: £4,957

People

7 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

No information available

Trustee payments

No information available

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Recreation
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England

Governance

Registration history:
  • 18 December 2012: Standard registration
  • 13 June 2024: Funds received from 1181998 CHURCHILL KIDS CLUB
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
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Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Karen Buck Chair 19 December 2025
None on record
Thomas Raymond-Hill Trustee 19 December 2025
None on record
Catherine Eden Trustee 19 December 2025
None on record
Euan Wilmshurst Trustee 19 December 2025
HOME-START UK
Received: On time
SCHOOLS AND TEACHERS INNOVATING FOR RESULTS
Received: On time
SVITLO EDUCATION LIMITED
Received: On time
Helen Dodd Trustee 21 November 2022
None on record
Richard Cocker Trustee 10 January 2022
None on record
Panash Shah Trustee 04 June 2018
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £2.78k £10.00k £11.12k £2.55k £4.04k
Total expenditure £4.10k £11.24k £14.00k £16.13k £4.96k
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 31 March 2025 30 January 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2024 30 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2023 17 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2022 25 November 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2021 18 November 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 Not required
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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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 13 DEC 2011 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 27 NOV 2012

Charitable objects

4 THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS, BEING FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF ENGLAND, ARE: 4(1) TO PROMOTE HUMAN RIGHTS (AS SET OUT IN THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND SUBSEQUENT UNITED NATIONS CONVENTIONS AND DECLARATIONS) IN PARTICULAR A CHILD’S RIGHT TO PLAY AS A FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHT (ARTICLE 31 OF THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD); 4(2) TO PROMOTE THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR IMPAIRMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES, OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS; 4(3) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR IMPAIRMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; 4(4) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH QUALITY PLAY OPPORTUNITIES, AND THROUGH DEVELOPING AND SUPPORTING HIGH QUALITY AND ACCESSIBLE EDUCATION, TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS FOR ALL PEOPLE WITH AN INTEREST IN THE PROVISION OF CHILDREN’S PLAY SERVICES; 4(5) TO PROMOTE THE EFFECTIVE USE OF RESOURCES FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES BY CHARITIES AND NON CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE PROVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE AND OTHER ASSISTANCE FOR ORGANISATIONS SUPPORTING PLAY OPPORTUNITIES AND PROVISION.

Area of benefit

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

ENGLAND

Contact information

Address:
Linden Accountants Ltd
Scrapstore House
21 Sevier Street
BRISTOL
BS2 9LB
Phone:
07958 427293
Email:
info@playengland.org.uk
Website:

www.playengland.org.uk Open in new window