Play Radnor / Radnorshire Play Network
What it does
ALL ACTIVITIES ARE RELATED TO CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE ROLE OF PLAY AND RECREATION.
Its charitable purposes
THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATIONS FOR CHILDREN RESIDENT IN THE DISTRICTS OF RADNORSHIRE / NORTH BRECKNOK BEING FACILITIES (A) OF WHICH SUCH CHILDREN HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES AND (B) WHICH WILL IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR SUCH CHILDREN BY PROMOTING THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL WELL BEING
Causes
- What it works on
- Disability
- Preventing or relieving poverty
- Other charitable purposes
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Disabled people
- How it works
- Provides services
- Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Where it works
- In Wales
- Powys
Area of benefit in its governing document: Districts of Radnorshire and North Brecknock
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £80,640 and spent £84,445.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £80,640 | £84,445 | Not reported | 3 |
| 31 March 2024 | £75,997 | £96,832 | Not reported | 5 |
| 31 March 2023 | £146,066 | £125,594 | Not reported | 6 |
| 31 March 2022 | £165,469 | £153,626 | Not reported | 7 |
| 31 March 2021 | £165,822 | £89,806 | Not reported | 4 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Down 51%, from £165,822 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £80,640 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 105% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 years shown.
- Largest funder
- BBC gave £32,136 in the year to 31 March 2023, 22% of that year's income.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £9,961 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £60,406 from 2 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £64,725 from 12 grants | Not reported |
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 31 March 2023, the charity named 5 funders who gave £57,347 between them. £20,211 of that came from public bodies.
These figures were read from the accounts the charity filed with the Charity Commission by Claude, an AI model, in OpenEconomy's accounts reader. AI can misread a table, so check the accounts on the register before relying on a figure.
| Funder | Type | Mar 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| BBC | Trust, company or other | £32,136 |
| Wales Council for Voluntary Action | Other public body | £10,000 |
| Powys County Council | Council | £9,961 |
| Masonic Charitable Foundation | Trust, company or other | £5,000 |
| Llandrindod Wells Town Council | Council | £250 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 12 grants to this charity since 2006, worth at least £495,053.
By funder
- The National Lottery Community Fund£272,958, 5 grants
- BBC Children in Need£94,095, 3 grants
- Trusthouse Charitable Foundation£84,000, 1 grant
- Freemasons' Charity£15,000, 1 grant
- Garfield Weston Foundation£15,000, 1 grant
- The Clothworkers' Foundation£14,000, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Oct 2022 | BBC Children in Need | £500 |
| 18 Aug 2022 | Freemasons' Charity | £15,000 |
| 7 Jul 2022 | Trusthouse Charitable Foundation | £84,000 |
| 28 May 2020 | BBC Children in Need | £29,221 |
| 12 May 2020 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £6,000 |
| 3 Feb 2020 | The Clothworkers' Foundation | £14,000 |
| 24 Oct 2018 | Garfield Weston Foundation | £15,000 |
| 27 Jun 2018 | BBC Children in Need | £64,374 |
| 21 Jan 2017 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £5,000 |
| 29 Jul 2015 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £254,000 |
All 12 grants
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Jul 2014 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £5,000 |
| 22 May 2006 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £2,958 |
Trustees
4 trustees run the charity.
- Owen GriffkinChair
- Gwawr Tuffnell
- Louis Bell
- Nicholas Tuffnell
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 27 January 2026, 4 days early | Received 27 January 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 30 January 2025, 1 day early | Received 30 January 2025 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 23 January 2024, 8 days early | Received 23 January 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 30 January 2023, 1 day early | Received 30 January 2023 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 31 January 2022 | Received 31 January 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1021896
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 27 May 1993
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 28 APRIL 1993 AS AMENDED 2 JULY 2001 AS AMENDED 13 NOVEMBER 2003
- Website
- www.playradnor.org.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Powys
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Funding from accounts: the charity's filed accounts, read by OpenEconomy's AI accounts reader on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.