PLAYSKILL

Registered charity 1198233 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To promote and protect the physical and mental health of children and young people with difficulties/disabilities with support,education,practical advice,recreational and leisure time activities designed to improve their conditions of life and that of their families. Also provide support and activities to develop their skills,capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society.

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Latest income
£630k
Latest spending
£540k
Registered
2022
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £89,695 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £629,781 and expenditure of £540,086. Unrestricted free reserves were £347,722, which the trustees note sits below their policy target of six to eight months of operating costs, though total unrestricted reserves including designated funds were £428,446. The trustees confirmed a reasonable expectation that the charity will remain a going concern for the next 12 months.

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 (held: £348k; policy: six to eight months operating costs plus some partial funding)
“Unrestricted free reserves totalled £347,722 as of 31** December 2025. This equates to 7.7 months of cover which sits below our policy”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Playskill (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£630k
Total spending
£540k
Cost of raising funds
£127k
Reserves (reported)
£428k
Employees
28

Reported reserves equal ~9.5 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 20.2% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£630k£540k
31/12/2024£599k£505k
31/12/2023£541k£520k
31/12/2022£396k£425k

Common questions

Is PLAYSKILL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £89,695 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £629,781 and expenditure of £540,086. Unrestricted free reserves were £347,722, which the trustees note sits below their policy target of six to eight months of operating costs, though total unrestricted reserves including designated funds were £428,446. The trustees confirmed a reasonable expectation that the charity will remain a going concern for the next 12 months. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds PLAYSKILL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name PLAYSKILL as a grant recipient include Helping Herts, CLARA E BURGESS CHARITY, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, CHORLEYWOOD, THE STERRY FAMILY FOUNDATION, THE ARCHER TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
Helping HertsFY2023£9kGrants to Playskill
CLARA E BURGESS CHARITYFY2022£5krelief of young people
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, CHORLEYWOODFY2023£4k
THE STERRY FAMILY FOUNDATIONFY2025£4kSports
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, CHORLEYWOODFY2022£4k
THE ARCHER TRUSTFY2023£3kCharitable activities
THE DWF FOUNDATIONFY2022£3k
THE ARCHER TRUSTFY2022£3kRuns parent and child play groups for pre-school children with physical disabilities and developmental delays in Hemel Hempstead.
THE ARCHER TRUSTFY2024£1k
THE CHILDRENS WELFARE AND RESEARCH FOUNDATIONFY2024—research and alleviation of children’s illnesses and welfare
THE ANTON JURGENS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022—

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund03/01/2025£20kPlayskill - Springboard and Garston
Postcode Lottery29/11/2024£50kMillionaire Street 2024 10w2
The National Lottery Community Fund15/12/2023£20kPlayskill
Postcode Lottery31/07/2023£25kUnrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund08/07/2022£10kNew Springboard Project
The National Lottery Community Fund15/03/2021£500kPlayskill (Continuation)
The National Lottery Community Fund30/05/2019£10kDome
The National Lottery Community Fund26/08/2015£478kPlayskill
The National Lottery Community Fund15/07/2010£185kPlayskill Watford
The National Lottery Community Fund16/02/2007£3kPre-School Toy Library Group