Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 6

Reasonable growth: +1
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 5

PLAY WORCESTER

The charity provides facilities for recreation or leisure time occupations for persons under the age of 16 who are resident in the City of Worcester. Such facilities being that which the beneficiaries have need by reason of their youth, social or economic circumstances and which will improve the conditions of life of the beneficiaries by promoting their physical, mental and spiritual well-being.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£29	£27	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/03/22		£13	£20	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	31
31/03/21	*	£2	£12	£-10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/20		£35	£21	£14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	45
31/03/19		£23	£16	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	35
31/03/18		£14	£14	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£8	£14	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£1	£5	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£6	£11	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£23	£46	£-24	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£17	£19	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£40	£57	£-16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£53	£48	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£49	£47	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£45	£35	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08	*	£41	£36	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£45	£36	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£65	£64	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£111	£106	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£86	£73	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 34 years

www.worcesterplaycouncil.org.uk

info@pyplc.co.uk

01905451372

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Grant-making foundations

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Worcestershire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Worcester Play Council
£7,047	15/11/2019	We want to provide free sessions across the city, focusing on family play in areas of highest need.
National Lottery Community Fund - Play Development Worker
£10,000	11/04/2019 12	This funding will be used to continue crating play opportunities for children.
National Lottery Community Fund - Fun Squads
£6,900	26/03/2018 12	Play sessions will be delivered during the Easter, half term and summer holidays to children in deprived parts of the city. This will help with developing their abilities, exploring their creativity ....more Play sessions will be delivered during the Easter, half term and summer holidays to children in deprived parts of the city. This will help with developing their abilities, exploring their creativity and learning about themselves and the world around them.
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards costs of recruiting, training and expanding the “fun squad” model
£500	19/06/2015	Towards the costs of recruiting, training and expanding the “fun squad” model using +16 year old volunteers to help with creative play activities for children during the summer holidays.
National Lottery Community Fund - Worcester Community Play Programme
£10,000	27/06/2013 12	This is a project by a charity in Worcester. The group will use the funding to deliver preplanned, high quality play sessions during the summer holiday from Monday to Saturday, for disadvantaged ....more This is a project by a charity in Worcester. The group will use the funding to deliver preplanned, high quality play sessions during the summer holiday from Monday to Saturday, for disadvantaged young people. This will improve access to free outdoor play for young people during the long summer holidays.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

MR PHIL WESTON OBE Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Administrative Manager, Other trusteeships: PERDISWELL YOUNG PEOPLES LEISURE CLUB, KAYS THEATRE GROUP, DISABILITY SPORT WORCESTERSHIRE CIO,

MICHELLE BUCKLAND Appointed: 2017

NICOLA STOBBS (Chair) Appointed: 2024

PAUL EDWARDS Appointed: 2016, Other trusteeship: DISABILITY SPORT WORCESTERSHIRE CIO,

SARAH WALTON Appointed: 2017

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 02/03/1990, number: 702616

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
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

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR21: 1 days late, AR08: 117 days late,

Main office

c/o Perdiswell Young People's Leisu
Perdiswell Park
Worcester
WR3 7SN

Objectives

THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR LEISURE TIME OCCUPATIONS FOR PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF 16 YEARS WHO ARE RESIDENT IN THE CITY OF WORCESTER SUCH FACILITIES BEING THAT WHICH THE BENEFICIARIES HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH OR SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES AND WHICH WILL IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE BENEFICIARIES BY PROMOTING THEIR PHYSICAL MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL WELL BEING.

Defined Area of Benefit:

CITY OF WORCESTER

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