LEVEL PLAYING FIELD — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 5 March 2018
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 11109719
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £428,779
Latest expenditure: £398,922
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Level Playing FIeld, The Junction, Station Road, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD17 1ET

Website recorded by the regulator: http://www.levelplayingfield.org.uk/ (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Level Playing Field operates in football, rugby and other sports, in order to:? Be a voice for all disabled supporters and spectators? Campaign for equality? Enable disabled people to enjoy live sports? Enrich the lives of disabled people through sports? Raise disability and access awareness. through expert advice and training

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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: 25 September 2026
Date Accounts Received: 25 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £428,779
Total Gross Expenditure: £398,922

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: 25 September 2025
Date Accounts Received: 25 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £425,077
Total Gross Expenditure: £390,028

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: 30 August 2024
Date Accounts Received: 30 August 2024
Total Gross Income: £425,533
Total Gross Expenditure: £325,752

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: 4 August 2023
Date Accounts Received: 4 August 2023
Total Gross Income: £425,926
Total Gross Expenditure: £409,606

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: 6 July 2022
Date Accounts Received: 6 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £345,827
Total Gross Expenditure: £336,877

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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: 25 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £428,779
Total Gross Expenditure: £398,922
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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: 0

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: 25 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £425,077
Total Gross Expenditure: £390,028
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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: 0

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: 30 August 2024
Total Gross Income: £425,533
Total Gross Expenditure: £325,752
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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: 0

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: 4 August 2023
Total Gross Income: £425,926
Total Gross Expenditure: £409,606
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

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: 6 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £345,827
Total Gross Expenditure: £336,877
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

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

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

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

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: LEVEL PLAYING FIELD
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2018-10-05T00:00:00
Reason: Ceased to exist
Assoc Organisation Number: 3966834
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1079740
Assoc Charity Name: THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DISABLED SUPPORTERS

Charity Name: LEVEL PLAYING FIELD
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2018-03-05T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 13 DEC 2017 as amended on 30 Jan 2023
Charitable Objects: 3.1 The objects of the Charity (Objects) are to promote the access and inclusion of disabled people who are socially excluded or impeded from attending sporting events on the grounds of their disability, by:3.1.1 providing, promoting or assisting in the provision of facilities for disabled people at sporting and other events;3.1.2 providing education and information to support and enable disabled people to maximise their attendance, and experience, at sporting events;3.1.3 raising public awareness of the social, attitudinal and environmental barriers which affect disabled people, both generally and in relation to attendance at sporting events; 3.1.4 engaging with, and conducting reviews/audits on behalf of, the operators of stadia and sports venues, to enable those operators to adapt such stadia and/or venues to better meet the needs of the disabled community; and3.1.5 providing workshops, forums, advocacy and general support.3.2 Nothing in these Articles shall authorise an application of the property of the Charity for purposes which are not charitable in accordance with any statutory provision regarding the meaning of the word "charitable" or the words "charitable purposes" in force in any part of the United Kingdom.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 598606
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DISABLED SUPPORTERS

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management