PLAY RADNOR / CHWARAE MAESYFED

Registered charity 1187418 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We aim to provide play, recreation and leisure opportunities for children and young people in Powys.In particular those who are in need by reason of their youth, disability or social and economic circumstances. We aim to provide services to promote their physical, mental and spiritual wellbeing. We also operate a building and facilities to further these aims.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£126k
Latest spending
£131k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £5,056 for the year, resulting in unrestricted funds falling to a deficit of £9,415. The trustees report that funding remains a key pressure, though they note increased funding success and multi-year grants. The charity holds no free reserves, which is below its stated policy target of three months of core costs.

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
“The actual free reserves at 31 March 2025 were £Nil” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £125k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Powys

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£126k£131k
31/03/2024£123k£120k
31/03/2023£65k£77k
31/03/2022£78k£47k
31/03/2021£0£0

Common questions

Is PLAY RADNOR / CHWARAE MAESYFED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £5,056 for the year, resulting in unrestricted funds falling to a deficit of £9,415. The trustees report that funding remains a key pressure, though they note increased funding success and multi-year grants. The charity holds no free reserves, which is below its stated policy target of three months of core costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds PLAY RADNOR / CHWARAE MAESYFED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name PLAY RADNOR / CHWARAE MAESYFED as a grant recipient include THE FORTE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE FORTE CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£84k43% of running costs over 3‑years for a Play Hub providing a range of services to families with young children in rural Powys, Wales.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery31/03/2025£25kUnrestricted Funding
Postcode Lottery30/06/2023£24kProject Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund19/10/2021£10kCommunity Play Hub

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with East Radnorshire Care Limited.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
PLAY RADNOR / CHWARAE MAESYFED£126k—0below—no doubt
East Radnorshire Care Limited FY2025£269kUnder £50,0000unclear—noted
PLAY WALES/CHWARAE CYMRU FY2025£607k——within—no doubt
RHAYADER LEISURE CENTRE FY2025£410k—0unclear—no doubt
RADNOR FEDERATION OF YOUNG FARMERS CLUBS FY2025£233k—0unclear—no doubt
BREDON PLAYGROUP FY2025£123k—0unclear—no doubt

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