Palestine Play Projects

Registered charity 1164949 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PFP(UK), PLAYGROUNDS FOR PALESTINE (UK)

Palestine Play Projects exists to help make play and creativity part of the lives of Palestinian children. We envision a world in which Palestinian children's right to play is upheld as part of a safe, happy and healthy childhood.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:TO HELP AND RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE BY:-- PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF PHYSICAL SPACES, AS WELL AS ACTIVITY PROGRAMS FOR PLAY, LEISURE, AND CREATIVE EXPRESSION, IN PARTICULAR FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING IN PALESTINE, OR IN REFUGEE CAMPS ELSEWHERE; AND- HELPING TO INFORM AND EDUCATE THE WIDER PUBLIC REGARDING THE SITUATION OF PALESTINIAN AND OTHER REFUGEE CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR CHARITABLE NEEDS REGARDING PLAY, LEISURE, AND CREATIVE EXPRESSION OPPORTUNTIES.ARTICLE 31 (LEISURE, PLAY AND CULTURE) OF THE UN CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD:CHILDREN HAVE THE RIGHT TO RELAX AND PLAY, AND TO JOIN IN A WIDE RANGE OF CULTURAL, ARTISTIC AND OTHER RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES.

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income for 2025 was £47,678.53, resulting in a net surplus of £8,709.21 and closing unrestricted reserves of £50,588.78. The trustees note that future programme delivery is subject to security conditions and funding, indicating a dependency on continued financial support.

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

What the accounts disclose

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
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• 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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Palestine Play Projects (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

• Evie Dickinson
• Jennifer Carmel Lester
• LESLEY BARBARA RAVENSCROFT
• ROSLYN ARTHUR
• SADIA AKRAM
• Shireen Hilda Tawil
• Theresa Casey

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

Operates in: Lebanon · Occupied Palestinian Territories

Income and spending

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