Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 6

Deficit on unrestricted reserves: -2
Spending falling: -1

Only 4 Trustees: -1

Large volunteer base +3
Overall weighted support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 2

PLAY ACTION INTERNATIONAL

We are an international NGO whose mission is to use play-based approaches to enhance disadvantaged children's learning, development and wellbeing and ultimately, transform their lives. We support some of the most vulnerable children and communities in the world, including children living in extreme poverty and those experiencing danger, displacement, conflict and natural/humanitarian disasters.

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Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Why are there only 4 trustees?

Financial issues to consider:

This charity has an endowment fund which generates much of its income. Its latest spending amounts to only -2591.6% of total funds
There was a deficit on unrestricted reserves of £20,850 at the last year end after deducting the value of own use assets
There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

N.B. data has been adjusted to reflect year end change

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
30/06/23?		£618	£540	£77	£37	£-21	£-21	-0.5	31	289
30/09/22		£494	£663	£-169	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/21	*	£568	£642	£-74	£59	£71	£44	0.8	40	50
30/09/20		£652	£731	£-79	£100	£93	£93	1.5	51	3
30/09/19		£1,276	£1,310	£-34	£96	£172	£97	0.9	72	431
01/10/18		£915	£860	£55	£98	£206	£170	2.4	59	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 118%
Liabilities/Income: 17%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: -0.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -0 months
Quick Ratio: 0.8

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Balance Sheet History

Established: 8 years

www.playactioninternational.org

hello@playactioninternational.org

01908 326303

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Education/Training
Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
Recreation

GiG Classification

Child day-care services

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Kenya, Poland, Rwanda, Slovakia, South Sudan, Tanzania, Throughout England And Wales, Uganda, Ukraine,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Brian Mercer Trust - Grant to Play Action International
£14,000	15/04/2021 12	Construction of play area for children at Ugandan cancer Institute
Charles Hayward Foundation - Grant to Play Action International
£15,000	26/08/2020	Apprenticeship programme for 6 street-connected young people in Jinja, Uganda

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

ALEXANDER PATRICK MINFORD Appointed: 2020

ANURAAG PARASHAR Appointed: 2020

NOORZAMAN RASHID (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Management Consultant

ROBERT JAMES TAYLOR Appointed: 2017

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 04/05/2017, number: 1172875

Gift Aid

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
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

6 returns made; AR21: 100 days late,

Main office

Challenge House
Sherwood Drive
Bletchley
Milton Keynes
Buckinghamshire
MK3 6DP

Objectives

To advance in life and relieve the needs of disadvantaged children and young people in Africa and throughout the world through:(a) The provision of educational play facilities, resources, activities and training programmes provided in the interest of social welfare, designed to improve their conditions of life; and(b) Providing support and activities which develop their skills, capacities, and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as independent, mature and responsible individuals.

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