Interplay (Integrated Play and Leisure)
What it does
Play and leisure for children and young people with diabilities and additional needs aged 4-25
Its charitable purposes
TO PROVIDE AND SUPPORT INTEGRATED PLAY, LEISURE AND SOCIAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO 25 WITH SPECIAL NEEDS: FOR FULL DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 3
Causes
- What it works on
- Disability
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Amateur sport
- Recreation
- Other charitable purposes
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Disabled people
- How it works
- Provides services
Where it works
- In Wales
- Neath Port Talbot
- City of Swansea
Area of benefit in its governing document: South Wales
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2026, it had income of £328,918 and spent £376,744.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £328,918 | £376,744 | Not reported | 2 |
| 31 March 2025 | £340,761 | £316,031 | Not reported | 2 |
| 31 March 2024 | £325,325 | £346,319 | Not reported | 2 |
| 31 March 2023 | £384,088 | £335,546 | Not reported | 2 |
| 31 March 2022 | £295,786 | £272,574 | Not reported | 2 |
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
- Up 11%, from £295,786 in the year to 31 March 2022 to £328,918 in the year to 31 March 2026.
- Spending against income
- It spent 115% of its income in the year to 31 March 2026. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 years shown.
- Money from government
- 99% of its income in the year to 31 March 2026 came from government grants and contracts (£324,765).
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2026: £10,407 from 2 grants. Government contracts: £314,358 from 13 contracts.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £10,407 from 2 grants | £314,358 from 13 contracts |
| 31 March 2025 | £16,313 from 2 grants | £228,825 from 10 contracts |
| 31 March 2024 | £104,114 from 7 grants | £132,075 from 3 contracts |
| 31 March 2023 | £116,143 from 6 grants | £115,987 from 3 contracts |
| 31 March 2022 | £151,327 from 7 grants | £137,754 from 4 contracts |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 17 grants to this charity since 2005, worth at least £1,137,634.
By funder
- The National Lottery Community Fund£984,364, 10 grants
- BBC Children in Need£77,839, 3 grants
- Postcode Community Trust£50,000, 2 grants
- Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales£25,000, 1 grant
- Yorkshire Building Society Charitable Foundation£431, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Dec 2024 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £20,000 |
| 30 Sept 2024 | Postcode Community Trust | £25,000 |
| 18 Sept 2023 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £10,000 |
| 3 Apr 2023 | Postcode Community Trust | £25,000 |
| 20 Oct 2022 | BBC Children in Need | £500 |
| 11 Oct 2022 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £10,000 |
| 2 Sept 2022 | BBC Children in Need | £47,023 |
| 15 Jul 2022 | Yorkshire Building Society Charitable Foundation | £431 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | BBC Children in Need | £30,316 |
| 22 Mar 2021 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £9,824 |
All 17 grants
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Feb 2020 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £9,992 |
| 12 Oct 2018 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £9,859 |
| 29 Apr 2014 | Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales | £25,000 |
| 16 Apr 2013 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £388,943 |
| 23 May 2012 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £247,292 |
| 25 Sept 2008 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £207,346 |
| 15 Mar 2005 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £71,108 |
Trustees
3 trustees run the charity.
- Rebecca ColeChair
- Janine Platt
- Robyn Collip
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 4 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | 31 January 2027 | Received 24 September 2026, 129 days early | Received 24 September 2026 |
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 20 January 2026, 11 days early | Received 20 January 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 6 January 2025, 25 days early | Received 6 January 2025 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 17 April 2024, 77 days late | Received 17 April 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 30 January 2023, 1 day early | Received 30 January 2023 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1062152
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 29 April 1997
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 3 OCTOBER 1996 AS AMENDED 11 MARCH 1997
- Company number
- 03258423This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.interplay.org.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Swansea
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.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.