FRIENDS - PLAY FOR DISABLED CHILDREN

Registered charity 1167995 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We arrange a variety of recreational activities for disabled children, young adults up to the age of 25 and their families. These include theatre and cinema trips, craft sessions, soft play/sensory sessions, day trips to farms and zoos, tramolining, fun and float sessions in a swimming pool.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated at a net deficit of £2,264 for the year ending 30 June 2025, with total funds decreasing from £99,293 to £75,914. The trustees report that the charity remains financially sustainable through a mixed funding model of grants, donations, and self-generated income. Cash balances held across unrestricted and restricted funds stood at £5,694 at the end of the period.

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.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Melanie Battyechair
• Emma Roberts
• PAULA ANN JONES
• Sue Rimmer

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

Operates in: Halton · Knowsley · Lancashire · Liverpool City · Manchester City · Sefton · St Helens · Warrington · Wigan

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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