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.

Objects

“THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS: THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATIONS FOR CHILDREN RESIDENT IN THE COUNTY OF POWYS BEING FACILITIES -(A) OF WHICH SUCH CHILDREN HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES: AND(B) WHICH WILL IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR SUCH CHILDREN BY PROMOTING THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL WELLBEING"

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

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

Registered contact address: Powys, Wales (from the postcode on the register)

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.

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.

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 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 15
  • Government income: £5,208 — grants £5,208 (2); 4% of the £125,985 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 3

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

  • Volunteers: 1
  • Government income: £12,123 — grants £12,123 (3); 19% of the £65,280 total gross income on the same return

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2021 (received 08/04/2022, 67 days after the 31/01/2022 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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, THE FORRESTER FAMILY TRUST.

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.
THE FORRESTER FAMILY TRUSTFY2026£8kSmaller Grants

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 PLAY WALES/CHWARAE CYMRU.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
PLAY RADNOR / CHWARAE MAESYFED£126k—0below—no doubt
PLAY WALES/CHWARAE CYMRU FY2025£607k——within—no doubt
PLAY RADNOR / RADNORSHIRE PLAY NETWORK FY2025£81k—0below—no doubt
PLAY AWAY (ESHTON GRANGE) FY2025£293k—0unclear—no doubt
ASHFIELD PLAY FORUM FY2026£119k——unclear—no doubt
SPECIAL PLAY AND LEISURE AFTER SCHOOL HOURS FY2025£163k—0unclear—no doubt

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