THE PLAYHOUSE FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1164341 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TPF

To provide specialised provision and social inclusion for young children with autism in order to improve functional daily living, communication and interactive play skills

Objects

TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF YOUNG CHILDREN WITH AUTISM IN HAMPSHIRE BY ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF SPECIALISED SUPPORT TO EQUIP SUCH CHILDREN WITH THE SKILLS REQUIRED TO INTERACT SOCIALLY WITH OTHERS AND BUILD ON LEARNING WITH A VIEW TO ENTERING MAINSTREAM EDUCATION.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Registered contact address: Winchester, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£112k

Latest spending

£110k

Registered

2015

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £1,941 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total income of £111,835 against total expenditure of £109,894. Free reserves stood at £114,369, which is above the stated policy target of maintaining at least £68,000 in cash reserves. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Payments to trustees: Mrs V Stanley, the Chief Executive Officer and wife of the chair of trustees, invoiced the charity for management and consultancy services. Fees of £35,775 (2024 - £28,404) were payable by the charity, of which £3,240 was outstanding at the year end (2024 - £2,304). All transactions were conducted in accordance with the charity's constitution and on an arm's length basis.

“During the year, Mrs V Stanley, the Chief Executive Officer and wife of the chair of trustees, invoiced the charity for management and consultancy services. Fees of £35,775 (2024 - £28,404) were payable by the charity, of which £3,240 was outstanding at the year end (2024 - £2,304). All transactions were conducted in accordance with the charity's constitution and on an arm's length basis.” — page 18

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Mrs V Stanley, the Chief Executive Officer and wife of the chair of trustees, invoiced the charity for management and consultancy services. Fees of £35,775 (2024 - £28,404) were payable by the charity, of which £3,240 was outstanding at the year end (2024 - £2,304). All transactions were conducted in accordance with the charity's constitution and on an arm's length basis.

“During the year, Mrs V Stanley, the Chief Executive Officer and wife of the chair of trustees, invoiced the charity for management and consultancy services. Fees of £35,775 (2024 - £28,404) were payable by the charity, of which £3,240 was outstanding at the year end (2024 - £2,304). All transactions were conducted in accordance with the charity's constitution and on an arm's length basis.” — page 18

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2025

Volunteers: 25
Government income: £1,133 — contracts £1,133 (1); 1% of the £111,835 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024

Volunteers: 25
Government income: £550 — contracts £550 (1); under 1% of the £105,509 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2023

Volunteers: 25
Government income: £12,983 — contracts £12,983 (4); 11% of the £113,910 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

GILES STANLEYchair
Hannah Jones
JULIAN SYKES
NEVILLE COTTON
Robert William Sanders
ZAENIA ROGERS

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£112k	£110k
31/08/2024	£106k	£95k
31/08/2023	£114k	£89k
31/08/2022	£168k	£145k
31/03/2021	£110k	£101k

Common questions

Is THE PLAYHOUSE FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £1,941 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total income of £111,835 against total expenditure of £109,894. Free reserves stood at £114,369, which is above the stated policy target of maintaining at least £68,000 in cash reserves. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE PLAYHOUSE FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE PLAYHOUSE FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE O'SULLIVAN FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE CHARLOTTE BONHAM-CARTER CHARITABLE TRUST, WINCHESTER ROTARY CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount
THE O'SULLIVAN FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£94k
THE O'SULLIVAN FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£6k
THE O'SULLIVAN FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£6k
THE CHARLOTTE BONHAM-CARTER CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2021	£3k
THE O'SULLIVAN FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£3k
THE O'SULLIVAN FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£3k
WINCHESTER ROTARY CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION	FY2024	£1k
WINCHESTER ROTARY CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION	FY2023	£1k

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION	2	£260k
THE WO STREET CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	2	£10k
THE ARCHER TRUST	2	£9k
THE HARPUR TRUST	1	£91k
THE AMATEURS TRUST	1	£88k
THE THREE GUINEAS TRUST	1	£65k
THE JOHN APTHORP CHARITY	1	£50k
CARLTON EDUCATIONAL CHARITY	1	£50k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PLAYHOUSE PLAYGROUP.

PLAYHOUSE PLAYGROUP income £33k
PLAYSKILL income £630k
THE PLAYHOUSE THEATRE CHELTENHAM income £895k
AUTISM BEDFORDSHIRE income £2.5m
SWINESHEAD COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP income £325k
THORNTON HOUGH PLAYGROUP income £102k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE PLAYHOUSE FOUNDATION	£112k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
PLAYHOUSE PLAYGROUP FY2025	£33k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
PLAYSKILL FY2025	£630k	—	—	below	—	no doubt
THE PLAYHOUSE THEATRE CHELTENHAM FY2025	£895k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
AUTISM BEDFORDSHIRE FY2025	£2.5m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SWINESHEAD COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP FY2025	£325k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.