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Registered charity · London

London Play

  • 12 trustees
  • Income £148k (2025)
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Official record Charity Commission · updated 20th September 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, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Amateur Sport and 2 more
Where
Throughout London
Website
www.londonplay.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Linked company
London Play
Registered
2004

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£148k£141k
  • 2024£145k£160k
  • 2023£166k£231k
Earlier years
  • 2022£228k£244k
  • 2021£378k£347k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 23% · Government grants 17%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN IN THE GREATER LONDON AREA BY DEVELOPING AND SUPPORTING THE PROVISION OF CHILDREN'S PLAY PRIMARILY BY:-1. IMPROVING THE QUALITY , DIVERSITY AND ACCESSIBILITY OF PROVISION AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR PLAY IN LONDON;2. SECURING GREATER RECOGNITION OF THE FUNDAMENTAL IMPORTANCE OF PLAY IN THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF LONDON 'S CHILDREN;3. PROMOTING CO-OPERATION AND CO-ORDINATION BETWEEN PLAY PROVIDERS AND PLAY SPECIALISTS IN LONDON, AND TO DEVELOP A NETWORK OF LOCAL CO-ORDINATION AND SUPPORT AGENCIES FOR PLAY IN EVERY LONDON BOROUGH.

Grants received

29 grants · £1,817,774 total

360Giving 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 · £951,354 (12 grants)
  • The Tudor Trust · £209,000 (4 grants)
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £170,600 (3 grants)
  • City Bridge Trust · £161,600 (3 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £99,720

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Board analysis for researchers

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.

12 trustees on the board

7.2y median 2.5y
average tenure
23y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

8.5y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (10)

Portfolio (2)

10
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Disability 12Education/training 12Arts/culture/heritage/science 11Amateur Sport 1

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Tech and media 10Education 4Health and social care 3

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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Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours

Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£148k latest income
40%
Income from governmentiIncome from governmentGovernment contracts plus government grants as a share of total gross income, latest Part A annual return.

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1104731
Status
Registered
Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 15 AUGUST 2000
Companies House
Company number 04055882 · Active
Contact on the register
02033848510 · info@londonplay.org.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
Labels
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