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islington play association

The charity supports children and young people and other charities or voluntary bodies. Islington Play Association is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by providing human resources. The charity is based in London and operates in Islington.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

The promotion of play opportunities and facilities for children in the London Borough of Islington: awareness of the importance of children's play, provides support to voluntary sector children's play, youth and childcare services, assists in the provision of training, helping groups consult, plan and design services, fund raise and recruit staff.

Fundraising

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Local Authority

Financial Information

Latest Income
£1,513,251
Latest Expenditure
£1,697,302

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 111.2%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 99.2%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 0.0%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £1,098,819
Charitable Activities £409,050
Other Trading £0
Investments £5,382
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,682,893
Raising Funds £0
Governance £0
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £14,409

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£1,513,251£1,697,302£1,682,893£139,770£139,77070 / 263
2023£1,401,204£1,413,919£1,397,599£323,821£323,82176 / 124
2022£1,406,398£1,308,350£1,300,094£336,537£336,53778 / 174
2021£1,344,714£1,340,803£1,335,103£238,489£238,48941 / 180
2020£1,444,572£1,422,890£1,422,890£262,549£262,549103 / 191

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers