Re-create- Cardiff and Vale Play Services Association
What it does
Promote the development of facilities and opportunities for play, recreation and leisure time occupations for children and young people of Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan
Its charitable purposes
THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED ARE TO PROVIDE AND PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF FACILITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR PLAY, RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATIONS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY RECYCLING AND REUSING OF WASTE MATERIALS FOR PLAY AND CREATIVE PURPOSES, FOR THE BENEFIT OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN SOUTH GLAMORGAN AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS,( HEREINAFTER KNOWN AS THE AREA OF BENEFIT) WHO ARE IN NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE BY PROMOTING THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING.
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- How it works
- Provides services
Where it works
- In Wales
- Cardiff
- Vale of Glamorgan
Area of benefit in its governing document: South Glamorgan
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £64,066 and spent £53,450.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £64,066 | £53,450 | Not reported | 20 |
| 31 March 2024 | £57,157 | £53,831 | Not reported | 9 |
| 31 March 2023 | £70,159 | £42,967 | Not reported | 7 |
| 31 March 2022 | £60,387 | £48,312 | Not reported | 7 |
| 31 March 2021 | £68,838 | £45,089 | Not reported | 7 |
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 7%, from £68,838 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £64,066 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 83% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent less than its income in each of the 5 years shown.
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 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £40,031 from 1 grant | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 3 grants to this charity since 2007, worth at least £336,100.
By funder
- The National Lottery Community Fund£325,000, 2 grants
- Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales£11,100, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 24 May 2012 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £5,000 |
| 15 Oct 2010 | Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales | £11,100 |
| 3 Dec 2007 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £320,000 |
Trustees
3 trustees run the charity.
- Joanne JonesChair
- jon gower
- Paul Michael Jolley
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 19 December 2025, 43 days early | Received 19 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 19 December 2024, 43 days early | Received 19 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 19 January 2024, 12 days early | Received 19 January 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 13 January 2023, 18 days early | Received 13 January 2023 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 21 January 2022, 10 days early | Received 21 January 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1100526
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 5 November 2003
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 23 MARCH 1989 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 20 NOVEMBER 1998 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 10 AUGUST 2004 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 20 NOVEMBER 2007.
- Company number
- 02365298This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.re-create.co.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Cardiff
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.