RIGHT TO PLAY UK LIMITED — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 5 December 2005
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 05441373
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £2,794,387
Latest expenditure: £2,934,534
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Edinburgh House, 170 Kennington Lane, Office G04, London, SE11 5DP

Website recorded by the regulator: www.righttoplay.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Right To Play is a global organisation that uses the transformative power of play - playing sports, playing games - to educate and empower children affected by conflict, poverty and disease. We reach more than one million children in regular weekly activities, and have a direct impact on the development of critical life skills that affect positive and sustainable change.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 29 October 2026
Date Accounts Received: 29 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £2,794,387
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,934,534

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 16 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 16 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £2,425,921
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,244,781

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 24 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 24 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £2,069,137
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,253,807

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 30 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 30 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,835,732
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,665,037

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 31 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 31 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,271,705
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,276,519

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 29 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £2,794,387
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,934,534
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £532,474
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: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 1
Count Volunteers: 4

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 16 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £2,425,921
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,244,781
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £572,037
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: Yes
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 1
Count Volunteers: 4

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 24 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £2,069,137
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,253,807
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Contracts: 197104
Income From Government Grants: £197,104
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: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 0
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 0
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 0
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 0
Count Salary Band 100001 110000: 1
Count Salary Band 110001 120000: 0
Count Salary Band 120001 130000: 0
Count Salary Band 130001 140000: 0
Count Salary Band 140001 150000: 0
Count Salary Band 150001 200000: 0
Count Salary Band 200001 250000: 0
Count Salary Band 250001 300000: 0
Count Salary Band 300001 350000: 0
Count Salary Band 350001 400000: 0
Count Salary Band 400001 450000: 0
Count Salary Band 450001 500000: 0
Count Salary Band Over 500000: 0
Count Volunteers: 4

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 30 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,835,732
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,665,037
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 1
Count Volunteers: 2

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 31 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,271,705
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,276,519
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Contracts: 37884
Income From Government Grants: £46,328
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 4

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 29 October 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 1837438
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 6959
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1844397
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £449,500
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,485,034
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2934534
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 290664
Expenditure Depreciation: 11959
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £342,717
Assets Total Fixed: 1
Assets Own Use: 1
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £777,608
Assets Total Liabilities: £192,185
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £585,424
Creditors One Year Total Current: 192185
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £215,654
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 342717
Funds Restricted: 242707
Funds Total: 585424
Count Employees: 9
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 16 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 1070590
Income Other Trading Activities: 1351016
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 4315
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2425921
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £547,930
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,696,851
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2244781
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 32070
Expenditure Support Costs: 602533
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 78
Reserves: £725,577
Assets Total Fixed: 1
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 1
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £844,095
Assets Total Liabilities: £118,519
Assets Current Investment: 154507
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £725,577
Creditors One Year Total Current: 118519
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £187,082
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 438490
Funds Restricted: 287087
Funds Total: 725577
Count Employees: 7
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 24 October 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 1323167
Income Other Trading Activities: 744652
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 1318
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2069137
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £441,109
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,812,698
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2253807
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 29337
Expenditure Support Costs: 552640
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 731
Reserves: £57,474
Assets Total Fixed: 1
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 1
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £677,579
Assets Total Liabilities: £133,143
Assets Current Investment: 100416
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £544,437
Creditors One Year Total Current: 133143
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £57,474
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 332896
Funds Restricted: 211541
Funds Total: 544437
Count Employees: 6
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 30 October 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 772887
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1062837
Income Investments: 8
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1835732
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £462,260
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,202,777
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1665037
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 27453
Expenditure Support Costs: 549001
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 663
Reserves: £353,665
Assets Total Fixed: 1
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 1
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £801,620
Assets Total Liabilities: £72,519
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £729,102
Creditors One Year Total Current: 72519
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £353,655
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 401946
Funds Restricted: 327156
Funds Total: 729102
Count Employees: 6
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 31 October 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 809597
Income Other Trading Activities: 462099
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 9
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1271705
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £402,554
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £873,965
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1276519
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 21420
Expenditure Support Costs: 509961
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 480
Reserves: £434,133
Assets Total Fixed: 1
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 1
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £597,242
Assets Total Liabilities: £38,836
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £558,407
Creditors One Year Total Current: 38836
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £349,607
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 434133
Funds Restricted: 124274
Funds Total: 558407
Count Employees: 5
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Jordan
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Asia
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Thailand
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Asia
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Pakistan
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Asia
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Uganda
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Africa
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Occupied Palestinian Territories
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Asia
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Tanzania
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Africa
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Mozambique
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Africa
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Lebanon
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Asia
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Canada
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: North America
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Ethiopia
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Africa
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Rwanda
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Africa
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Mali
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Africa
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Ghana
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Africa
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Senegal
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Africa
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Burundi
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Africa
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

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

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 204
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

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

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

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

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

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

Classification Code: 115
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

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

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 106
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Overseas Aid/famine Relief

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

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: RIGHT TO PLAY UK LIMITED
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2005-12-05T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 3 MAY 2005 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 14 OCTOBER 2005, 17 NOVEMBER 2005 AND 26 FEBRUARY 2009 as amended on 26 Jan 2023
Charitable Objects: TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS AND HARDSHIP, AND TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF CHILDREN IN ANY COUNTRY OR COUNTRIES, PLACE OR PLACES, WITHOUT DIFFERENTIATION ON THE GROUND OF RACE, COLOUR, NATIONALITY, CREED OR SEX AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC CONCERNING THE NATURE, CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF DISTRESS, HARDSHIP AND WANT OF WELFARE AS AFORESAID, AND TO CONDUCT AND PROCURE RESEARCH CONCERNING THE SAME AND TO MAKE AVAILABLE THE USEFUL RESULTS THEREOF TO THE PUBLIC. 3.2 IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER POWERS IT MAY HAVE, THE CHARITY HAS THE FOLLOWING POWERS IN ORDER TO FURTHER THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY (BUT NOT FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE):(A) TO PROVIDE, SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES TO IMPROVE THE SOCIAL WELFARE AND CONDITIONS OF LIFE, EDUCATION AND HEALTHOF CHILDREN SUFFERING FROM THE AFFECTS OF LIVING IN SITUATIONS OF POVERTY, ARMED CONFLICT, DISLOCATION, SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC UPHEAVAL. (B) TO PROMOTE AND RAISE AWARENESS OF HUMANITARIAN ISSUES THROUGH SPORTS ANDSPORTING COMPETITION THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.
Area Of Benefit: NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures