PLAY ACTION INTERNATIONAL — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Suppressed
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 4 May 2017
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 July 2023 – 30 June 2024
Latest income: £893,868
Latest expenditure: £848,004
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: Yes
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: OPUS RESTRUCTURING LLP, 322 HIGH HOLBORN, LONDON, WC1V 7PB

Website recorded by the regulator: WWW.OPUSLLP.COM (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

We are an international NGO whose mission is to use play-based approaches to enhance disadvantaged children's learning, development and wellbeing and ultimately, transform their lives. We support some of the most vulnerable children and communities in the world, including children living in extreme poverty and those experiencing danger, displacement, conflict and natural/humanitarian disasters.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2026

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 24 March 2025
Date Accounts Received: 24 March 2025
Total Gross Income: £893,868
Total Gross Expenditure: £848,004

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 26 March 2024
Date Accounts Received: 26 March 2024
Total Gross Income: £617,761
Total Gross Expenditure: £540,357

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 7 July 2023
Date Accounts Received: 7 July 2023
Total Gross Income: £493,638
Total Gross Expenditure: £662,695

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 7 November 2022
Date Accounts Received: 7 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £568,047
Total Gross Expenditure: £641,547

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2025
Ar Received Date: 24 March 2025
Total Gross Income: £893,868
Total Gross Expenditure: £848,004
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
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: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 380

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2024
Ar Received Date: 26 March 2024
Total Gross Income: £617,761
Total Gross Expenditure: £540,357
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of 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: 289

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2023
Ar Received Date: 7 July 2023
Total Gross Income: £493,638
Total Gross Expenditure: £662,695
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: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £21,758
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 150

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2022
Ar Received Date: 7 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £568,047
Total Gross Expenditure: £641,547
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: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £151,193
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Volunteers: 50

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2019
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2020
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2021
Ar Received Date: 14 June 2021
Total Gross Income: £652,370
Total Gross Expenditure: £731,175
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: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £10,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 3

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2025
Ar Received Date: 24 March 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 859603
Income Other Trading Activities: 19780
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 43
Income Other: 14442
Income Total Income And Endowments: 893868
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £49,779
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £785,268
Expenditure Other: 12957
Expenditure Total: 848004
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 2061
Expenditure Support Costs: 304309
Expenditure Depreciation: 4546
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £25,014
Assets Total Fixed: 12146
Assets Own Use: 12146
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £209,051
Assets Total Liabilities: £196,183
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £25,014
Creditors One Year Total Current: 184401
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 11782
Assets Cash: £140,950
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 25014
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 25014
Count Employees: 29
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2024
Ar Received Date: 26 March 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 614718
Income Other Trading Activities: 1283
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 4
Income Other: 1756
Income Total Income And Endowments: 617761
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £37,404
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £495,496
Expenditure Other: 7457
Expenditure Total: 540357
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 1900
Expenditure Support Costs: 166946
Expenditure Depreciation: 29702
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 17151
Assets Own Use: 17151
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £98,347
Assets Total Liabilities: £136,348
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: −£20,850
Creditors One Year Total Current: 115500
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 20848
Assets Cash: £95,184
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: -20850
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: -20850
Count Employees: 31
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2022
Ar Received Date: 7 November 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 498057
Income Other Trading Activities: 1540
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 7
Income Other: 68443
Income Total Income And Endowments: 568047
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £58,570
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £579,155
Expenditure Other: 3822
Expenditure Total: 641547
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 1260
Expenditure Support Costs: 259318
Expenditure Depreciation: 3802
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £44,428
Assets Total Fixed: 49329
Assets Own Use: 49329
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £148,010
Assets Total Liabilities: £126,536
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £70,803
Creditors One Year Total Current: 86847
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 39689
Assets Cash: £86,810
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 44428
Funds Restricted: 26375
Funds Total: 70803
Count Employees: 40
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2019
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2020
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2021
Ar Received Date: 14 June 2021
Income Donations And Legacies: 629184
Income Other Trading Activities: 9313
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 50
Income Other: 13823
Income Total Income And Endowments: 652370
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £99,952
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £631,223
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 731175
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 3884
Expenditure Support Costs: 319917
Expenditure Depreciation: 8165
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £92,820
Assets Total Fixed: 51889
Assets Own Use: 51889
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £147,956
Assets Total Liabilities: £107,025
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £92,820
Creditors One Year Total Current: 107025
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £113,102
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 92820
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 92820
Count Employees: 51
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Ukraine
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

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

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

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Poland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
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: Slovakia
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
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: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

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

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Charity Classification

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

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

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

Classification Code: 116
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Recreation

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: PLAY ACTION INTERNATIONAL
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2018-10-22T00:00:00
Reason: Funds transferred (incor)
Assoc Organisation Number: 4044395
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1129244
Assoc Charity Name: EAST AFRICAN PLAYGROUNDS

Charity Name: PLAY ACTION INTERNATIONAL
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2017-05-04T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 04 May 2017 as amended on 29 Jul 2020 as amended on 15 Jul 2022
Charitable Objects: To advance in life and relieve the needs of disadvantaged children and young people in Africa and throughout the world through:(a) The provision of educational play facilities, resources, activities and training programmes provided in the interest of social welfare, designed to improve their conditions of life; and(b) Providing support and activities which develop their skills, capacities, and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as independent, mature and responsible individuals.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 587159
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: EAST AFRICAN PLAYGROUNDS

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Risk management