THE PLAYWORK FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1176557 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provides Advocacy, advice and information; Sponsors Or Undertakes Research; Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body for Playworkers and Playwork

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO ADVANCE AND PROMOTE EDUCATION, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, INCHILDREN’S PLAY AND PLAYWORK, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY (I) PROVIDINGINFORMATION, (II) RAISING AWARENESS, (III) FACILITATING DISCOURSE (IV) CARRYING OUT RESEARCHAND (V) BUILDING CAPACITY.NOTESFOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘CHILDREN’S PLAY’ MEANS THE FREELY CHOSENPROCESS, PERSONALLY DIRECTED AND INTRINSICALLY MOTIVATED BY CHILDREN ANDYOUNG PEOPLE. THAT IS, CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE DETERMINE AND CONTROL THECONTENT AND INTENT OF THEIR PLAY, BY FOLLOWING THEIR OWN INSTINCTS, IDEAS ANDINTERESTS, IN THEIR OWN WAY FOR THEIR OWN REASONS.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘PLAYWORK’ MEANS THE PROFESSION OR VOCATIONDEDICATED TO THE PLAYWORK PRINCIPLES, AS DEFINED FROM TIME TO TIME BY THEPLAYWORK PRINCIPLES SCRUTINY GROUP, OR WHICHEVER RECOGNISED BODY MAY SUCCEEDIT IN SUCH ROLE (SEE APPENDIX 2 FOR THE CURRENT PLAYWORK PRINCIPLES).

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: Wrexham, Wales (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£0
Latest spending
£990
Registered
2018

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Policies the charity declares

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Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit

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Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£0£990
31/03/2024£68£915
31/03/2023£121£1k
31/03/2022£5k£2k
31/03/2021£40£120