RAY'S PLAYHOUSE LIMITED

Registered charity 1142275 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RAY'S PLAYHOUSE

Ray's Playhouse aims to provide low cost daily accessible stay and play sessions to parents and carers for under 5s within a highly deprived area of the Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham. It also provides services support and links to other family services within the area and local employment with back to work schemes within the Playhouse.

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Latest income

£178k

Latest spending

£167k

Registered

2011

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £92,771, exceeding the trustees' policy target of maintaining at least three months of operating expenses. The charity reported a net incoming resource surplus of £10,899 for the year, supported by diverse income from donations, grants, and charitable activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £93k)

“The Trustees maintain a reserve of at least 3 months operating expenses.” — page 10

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Ray's Playhouse (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

Adedamola Rita Mogaji
Clair Gordon
Claire Larnder · trustee of 1 other charity
Lisette Danesi

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

Operates in: Hammersmith And Fulham

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£178k	£167k
31/12/2023	£173k	£154k
31/12/2022	£161k	£146k
31/12/2021	£135k	£127k
31/12/2020	£145k	£135k

Common questions

Is RAY'S PLAYHOUSE LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £92,771, exceeding the trustees' policy target of maintaining at least three months of operating expenses. The charity reported a net incoming resource surplus of £10,899 for the year, supported by diverse income from donations, grants, and charitable activities. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds RAY'S PLAYHOUSE LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name RAY'S PLAYHOUSE LIMITED as a grant recipient include DR EDWARDS AND BISHOP KING'S FULHAM CHARITY, JOHN LYON'S CHARITY, THE CHILDHOOD TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
DR EDWARDS AND BISHOP KING'S FULHAM CHARITY	FY2026	£7k	Grant to organisation
DR EDWARDS AND BISHOP KING'S FULHAM CHARITY	FY2025	£7k	Grants to organisations
JOHN LYON'S CHARITY	FY2025	£5k	the School Holiday Activities
THE CHILDHOOD 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	05/07/2012	£7k	Grow, Cook and Crunch at Ray's Playhouse