PLAY WALES/CHWARAE CYMRU
Registered charity 1068926 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Play Wales is a charity that provides advice and guidance for all in Wales who have a responsibility for any environment where children and young people play. Play Wales upholds children's right to play and believes that freely chosen play is critical to human development. Play Wales works strategically to ensure that children have access to quality play provison in their communities.
Causes: Education/training · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported an unrestricted deficit of £43,132 for the year ended 31 March 2025. Per the trustees' report, the charity remains reliant on core funding from the Welsh Government, which has been secured until March 2026. Free reserves were £311,006, which falls within the stated policy target of maintaining reserves equivalent to six to twelve months of annual expenditure.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: between six and twelve months of annual expenditure (held: £311k)
“Play Wales intends to maintain the level of free reserves that equates to between six and twelve months of annual expenditure.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The charity's CEO is a trustee of the International Play Association, another not for profit organisation.
“The charity's CEO is a trustee of the International Play Association, another not for profit organisation.” — page 37
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Bevan Buckland LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~5.7 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (14/10/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (26/08/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Ben Tawil
- Dr ELSPETH Clark
- Dr Jacky Helen Tyrie
- Dr Matluba Khan
- Dr Rhian Chamberlain
- Dr Rhian Mari Barrance
- Hana Hersi
- Keith Towler
- PROFESSOR RONAN LYONS
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is PLAY WALES/CHWARAE CYMRU financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an unrestricted deficit of £43,132 for the year ended 31 March 2025. Per the trustees' report, the charity remains reliant on core funding from the Welsh Government, which has been secured until March 2026. Free reserves were £311,006, which falls within the stated policy target of maintaining reserves equivalent to six to twelve months of annual expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Bevan Buckland LLP.
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