MERSEYSIDE PLAY ACTION COUNCIL — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 26 July 1995
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 02925303
Financial period: 30 March 2024 – 29 March 2025
Latest income: £727,885
Latest expenditure: £908,977
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Merseyside Play Action Council, 1-27 Bridport Street, Liverpool, L3 5QF

Website recorded by the regulator: http://www.merseyplay.com (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

INFORMATION, ADVICE AND RESOURCE CENTRE FOR COMMUNITY/VOLUNTARY SECTOR GROUPS WORKING WITH CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ON MERSEYSIDE

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 30 March 2024
Fin Period End Date: 29 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 29 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 18 December 2025
Date Accounts Received: 18 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £727,885
Total Gross Expenditure: £908,977

Fin Period Start Date: 30 March 2023
Fin Period End Date: 29 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 29 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 16 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 16 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £2,002,640
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,683,094

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 29 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 29 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 11 July 2024
Date Accounts Received: 11 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,199,802
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,027,436

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 1 November 2022
Date Accounts Received: 1 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £750,017
Total Gross Expenditure: £564,506

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 4 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 4 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £586,202
Total Gross Expenditure: £532,380

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 30 March 2024
Fin Period End Date: 29 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 29 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 18 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £727,885
Total Gross Expenditure: £908,977
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 5

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 30 March 2023
Fin Period End Date: 29 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 29 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 16 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £2,002,640
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,683,094
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 5
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 1264639
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 5

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 29 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 29 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 11 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,199,802
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,027,436
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £6
Income From Government Grants: £957,001
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 4

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 1 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £750,017
Total Gross Expenditure: £564,506
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 615277
Income From Government Grants: £60,439
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 4

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 4 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £586,202
Total Gross Expenditure: £532,380
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £5
Income From Government Grants: £295,439
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 4

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 30 March 2024
Fin Period End Date: 29 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 29 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 18 December 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 66218
Income Other Trading Activities: 117116
Income Charitable Activities: 479319
Income Investments: 65232
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 727885
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £13,417
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £895,560
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 908977
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 248000
Expenditure Governance: 9000
Expenditure Support Costs: 511973
Expenditure Depreciation: 90350
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £344,457
Assets Total Fixed: 675474
Assets Own Use: 675474
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £349,531
Assets Total Liabilities: £80,313
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £944,692
Creditors One Year Total Current: 80313
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £341,978
Funds Endowment: 53887
Funds Unrestricted: 344457
Funds Restricted: 546348
Funds Total: 944692
Count Employees: 11
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 30 March 2023
Fin Period End Date: 29 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 29 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 16 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 51425
Income Other Trading Activities: 108555
Income Charitable Activities: 1785685
Income Investments: 56975
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2002640
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £20,609
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,662,485
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1683094
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 392767
Expenditure Depreciation: 83825
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £586,896
Assets Total Fixed: 734428
Assets Own Use: 734428
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £497,528
Assets Total Liabilities: £69,877
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,162,079
Creditors One Year Total Current: 69877
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £469,410
Funds Endowment: 59875
Funds Unrestricted: 586896
Funds Restricted: 515308
Funds Total: 1162079
Count Employees: 11
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 29 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 29 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 11 July 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 36707
Income Other Trading Activities: 133614
Income Charitable Activities: 964111
Income Investments: 65370
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1199802
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 1412
Expenditure Raising Funds: £17,097
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,010,339
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1027436
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 980673
Expenditure Depreciation: 46763
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £448,517
Assets Total Fixed: 445718
Assets Own Use: 445718
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £462,866
Assets Total Liabilities: £66,051
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £842,533
Creditors One Year Total Current: 66051
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £449,313
Funds Endowment: 65863
Funds Unrestricted: 448517
Funds Restricted: 328153
Funds Total: 842533
Count Employees: 9
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 1 November 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 67407
Income Other Trading Activities: 21007
Income Charitable Activities: 615277
Income Investments: 46326
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 750017
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £20,723
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £543,783
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 564506
Expenditure Investment Management: 2200
Expenditure Grants Institution: 279885
Expenditure Governance: 9480
Expenditure Support Costs: 264566
Expenditure Depreciation: 38665
Gain Loss Investment: 6307
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 1460
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 72710
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £241,233
Assets Total Fixed: 471130
Assets Own Use: 471130
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £274,444
Assets Total Liabilities: £75,407
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £670,167
Creditors One Year Total Current: 75407
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £264,148
Funds Endowment: 71851
Funds Unrestricted: 250817
Funds Restricted: 347499
Funds Total: 670167
Count Employees: 8
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 4 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 8158
Income Other Trading Activities: 46286
Income Charitable Activities: 491739
Income Investments: 40019
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 586202
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £47,495
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £484,885
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 532380
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 30197
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 423431
Assets Own Use: 423431
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £104,891
Assets Total Liabilities: £43,666
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £484,656
Creditors One Year Total Current: 43666
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £94,018
Funds Endowment: 77839
Funds Unrestricted: 99693
Funds Restricted: 307124
Funds Total: 484656
Count Employees: 4
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: St Helens
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Merseyside
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Sefton
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Merseyside
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Liverpool City
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Merseyside
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Wirral
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Merseyside
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Knowsley
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Merseyside
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: MERSEYSIDE PLAY ACTION COUNCIL
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1995-07-26T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 4 MAY 1994 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 13 JUNE 1995 AND 26 APRIL 2010
Charitable Objects: TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIE FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND CHILDREN RESIDENT ON MERSEYSIDE
Area Of Benefit: MERSEYSIDE

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 280513
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: MPAC

Charity Name Id: 280482
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: M P A C

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures