PLAYAWAY

Registered charity 1076293 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Playscheme and therapy programmes for children with motor disorders.

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Latest income

£51k

Latest spending

£51k

Registered

1999

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with unrestricted reserves of £2,256, which the trustees describe as being under pressure due to rising staff wages and facility costs. While administrative costs are kept below 9%, the organization relies heavily on fundraising to cover the majority of its £51,000 programme delivery costs, noting that fundraising efforts remain challenging.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £2k)

“We always aim increase our reserves but currently increases in staff wages and facilities is putting a strain on our budget and pressure on fundraising efforts.”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“We continue to focus on keeping costs to a minimum – administrative costs remain at less than 9% (the majority of which is Insurance cover). Our main cost 85% - is staffing as we require such specialist one-to-one support. Fundraising remains challenging and we ended the year with £2256 as reserves. We always aim increase our reserves but currently increases in staff wages and facilities is putting a strain on our budget and pressure on fundraising efforts.”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

The Caldecott Project — “Following the very successful programme supported by The Caldecott Project near Milton Keynes we can confirm that we will again offer a simi…” (source page)
Action for Children — “Our close partnership with Action 4 Children (a Bucks Council initiative to support those will additional needs) continues to flourish and t…” (source page)

Register events

Received assets from another charity (18/09/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Jolyon Michael Harringtonchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Fiona Jones
Surinder Suri

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£51k	£51k
31/12/2023	£45k	£42k
31/12/2022	£36k	£41k
31/12/2021	£33k	£30k
31/12/2020	£18k	£27k

Common questions

Is PLAYAWAY financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with unrestricted reserves of £2,256, which the trustees describe as being under pressure due to rising staff wages and facility costs. While administrative costs are kept below 9%, the organization relies heavily on fundraising to cover the majority of its £51,000 programme delivery costs, noting that fundraising efforts remain challenging.

Who funds PLAYAWAY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name PLAYAWAY as a grant recipient include BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	FY2025	£5k	Holiday programmes for children aged 3 – 12 years with complex motor disorders