Play Worcester

Registered charity 702616 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WORCESTER PLAY COUNCIL

The charity provides facilities for recreation or leisure time occupations for persons under the age of 16 who are resident in the City of Worcester. Such facilities being that which the beneficiaries have need by reason of their youth, social or economic circumstances and which will improve the conditions of life of the beneficiaries by promoting their physical, mental and spiritual well-being.

Objects

THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR LEISURE TIME OCCUPATIONS FOR PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF 16 YEARS WHO ARE RESIDENT IN THE CITY OF WORCESTER SUCH FACILITIES BEING THAT WHICH THE BENEFICIARIES HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH OR SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES AND WHICH WILL IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE BENEFICIARIES BY PROMOTING THEIR PHYSICAL MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL WELL BEING.

Area of benefit: CITY OF WORCESTER

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 · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

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Policies the charity declares

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• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (04/02/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (04/02/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Nicola Stobbschair
• Katie Collier · trustee of 1 other charity
• MR PHIL WESTON OBE · trustee of 2 other charities
• Michelle Buckland
• Paul Edwards · trustee of 1 other charity
• Sarah Walton

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

Operates in: Worcestershire

Income and spending

Government & lottery funding

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