IPSWICH COMMUNITY PLAYBUS
Registered charity 278061 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as IPSWICH PLAYBUS PROJECT
To advance the education of children below compulsory school age, by providing or assisting in the provision of facilities for group play in which parents can participate where appropriate. In the interests of social welfare to provide recreational facilities for the inhabitants of Ipswich so that the conditions of life may be improved.
Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a net income surplus of £36,174.14 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £214,755.52. The trustees report that reserves are in 'reasonable shape' given annual running costs of £107,300, though they note they are continually seeking sources of funding to ensure sustainability.
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.
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- Mrs L D Rope Third Charitable Settlement — “Ipswich Community Playbus would like to thank the following for their kind donations. Mrs L D Rope Third Charitable Settlement” (source page)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (11/02/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- ELIZABETH MARY HARSANTchair · trustee of 3 other charities
- JANE O'SHEA
- LYNNE V BURR
- ROBERT WHITEHEAD
- SANDRA DAWN CATLIN
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Suffolk
Income and spending
Common questions
Is IPSWICH COMMUNITY PLAYBUS financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income surplus of £36,174.14 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £214,755.52. The trustees report that reserves are in 'reasonable shape' given annual running costs of £107,300, though they note they are continually seeking sources of funding to ensure sustainability. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds IPSWICH COMMUNITY PLAYBUS?
Funders whose own accounts filings name IPSWICH COMMUNITY PLAYBUS as a grant recipient include KATHLEEN BERYL SLEIGH CHARITABLE TRUST, THE MRS L D ROPE THIRD CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT, AXIS FOUNDATION, THE LESLIE MARY CARTER CHARITABLE TRUST, THE ARCHER TRUST.
Known funders
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Government & lottery funding
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