PLAY GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Registered charity 1126562 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Play Gloucestershire develop playful communities with active children. Our aim is that all children and young people in Gloucestershire should have regular and easy access to high quality, free and inclusive places for play and recreation. We provide play delivery, play advocacy and therapeutic play nurture. Volunteering is an important part of our work and our message is "Get Out and Play!"
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £275,835, which is within the trustees' stated target range of £164,000 to £214,000. The charity reported a net surplus for the year, driven by significant grant income, and maintains a healthy cash position to support ongoing operations.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: between £164k and £214k (held: £276k)
“The target range for reserves has been identified as between £164k and £214k.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- Wotton-under-Edge Town Council — “Wotton‑under‑Edge Town Council has committed to three years of funding for community play.” (source page)
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- VESHMIA, Sameera Harun — director, appointed 07/05/2025on trustee list
- LILLINGTON, Kay Christine — director, appointed 03/07/2023on trustee list
- CHAPLIN, Lindsay Jane Bridgeman — director, appointed 17/08/2022on trustee list
- MAUTTERER, Diane — director, appointed 25/09/2017on trustee list
- ARTHUR, Matthew — director, appointed 25/05/2007on trustee list
- LOGAN, Helen — secretary, appointed 01/06/2012
Official officers record.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2022)
Reported reserves equal ~4.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).
- Diane Mauttererchair
- Kay Christine Lillington
- Lindsay Jane Bridgeman Chaplin
- MATTHEW GUY ARTHUR
- Sameera Harun Veshmia
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Gloucestershire · Herefordshire · Worcestershire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is PLAY GLOUCESTERSHIRE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £275,835, which is within the trustees' stated target range of £164,000 to £214,000. The charity reported a net surplus for the year, driven by significant grant income, and maintains a healthy cash position to support ongoing operations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds PLAY GLOUCESTERSHIRE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name PLAY GLOUCESTERSHIRE as a grant recipient include GLOUCESTERSHIRE GATEWAY TRUST.
Known funders
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