Registered charity · Runcorn
Halton Play Council Limited
Halton Play Council Limited is a registered charity (number 1066784) based in Runcorn, governed by 7 trustees and chaired by Councillor Mark Dennett. Latest income £251k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as Play Resource Centre (Charity Commission)
- 7 trustees
- Income £251k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Disability, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment and 1 more
- Where
- Halton
- Website
- www.haltonplay.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Halton Play Council Limited
- Registered
- 1997
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£251k£289k
- 2024£262k£271k
- 2023£261k£258k
Earlier years
- 2022£199k£201k
- 2021£200k£163k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 34% · Government grants 8%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR EDUCATION, RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURETIME OCCUPATION FOR THE BENEFICIARIES DEFINED IN THIS CLAUSE BEING FACILITIES WHICH:- (1) SUCH BENEFICIARIES HAVE BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, SPECIAL NEEDS OR SPECIAL CONDITIONS AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES; AND (2) WHICH WILL IMPROVE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR SUCH BENEFICIARIES
Grants received
2 grants · £9,440 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £9,440 (2 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
7 trustees on the board
- Councillor Mark Dennett Chair
- Amie Buckley since 2025
- Cllr Christopher Rowe since 2022
- Colin Leslie since 2018
- Dr Andrea Drewitt since 2025
- Helen Leslie since 2023
- Reginald Spooner since 2019
Trustees past 6 years
- Colin Leslie since 2018
- Reginald Spooner since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- Councillor Mark Dennett Chair
- Amie Buckley since 2025
- Cllr Christopher Rowe since 2022
- Colin Leslie since 2018
- Dr Andrea Drewitt since 2025
- Helen Leslie since 2023
- Reginald Spooner since 2019
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1066784
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 11 MARCH 1997 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 10 NOVEMBER 1997
- Companies House
- Company number 03331471 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01928574087 · katie.howard@haltonplay.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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