THE PLAY AND LEISURE OPPORTUNITY LIBRARY

Registered charity 1152202 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PLOL

PLOL shall aim:(1) to assist the development and emotional health and wellbeing of children, young people and adults with a disability and their families and carers through the provision of appropriate play/leisure activities,(2) to lend the best available toys and equipment and(3) to provide an opportunity for professional involvement as appropriate.

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

Latest income
£136k
Latest spending
£126k
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £9,701 for the year ended 30 November 2025, with total income of £136,017 and expenditure of £126,316. The trustees note that current free reserves of £60,744 fall short of their established target range, but confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £61k; policy: a level the trustees feel would enable the charity to continue the current activities in the case of a significant drop in income)
“The present free reserves of £60,744 fall short of the target range”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Carmarthenshire · City Of Swansea · Neath Port Talbot · Powys

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/11/2025£136k£126k
30/11/2024£131k£127k
30/11/2023£133k£128k
30/11/2022£123k£106k
30/11/2021£112k£91k

Common questions

Is THE PLAY AND LEISURE OPPORTUNITY LIBRARY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £9,701 for the year ended 30 November 2025, with total income of £136,017 and expenditure of £126,316. The trustees note that current free reserves of £60,744 fall short of their established target range, but confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund23/09/2021£266kPlay Library Covid-response Play Project