Colchester Toy Library

Registered charity 1001733 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as COLCHESTER AND TIPTREE TOY LIBRARY

The toy library promotes the welfare and education of children through play. We provide a lending service of toys and play equipment to all children particularly those with additional needs A soft play area for families to bring their children to play We are open 3 days a week,and hold stay and play session during our opening times

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£16k

Latest spending

£11k

Registered

1991

We have not yet analysed this charity’s accounts. Register data shown below.

Trustees · trustee networks

Alison Frankish
Debbie Carman
JESSICA MALLER
JULIE JARMAN
KATRINA NOVOTNA
Mrs Chris Earey

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£16k	£11k
31/03/2024	£7k	£10k
31/03/2023	£11k	£10k
31/03/2022	£11k	£9k
31/03/2021	£4k	£6k

Common questions

Who funds Colchester Toy Library?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Colchester Toy Library as a grant recipient include THE ANTON JURGENS CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ANTON JURGENS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£3k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	25/02/2020	£6k	Colchester Toy Library
The National Lottery Community Fund	03/03/2011	£8k	Stay and Play Monkwick and St Anne's
The National Lottery Community Fund	14/12/2005	£5k	Stay & Play