Registered charity · Devon
Play Torbay
- 6 trustees
- Income £398k (2025)
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, Amateur Sport, Other Charitable Purposes
- Where
- Torbay
- Website
- www.playtorbay.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Play Torbay
- Registered
- 2010
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£398k£464k
- 2024£376k£428k
- 2023£319k£354k
Earlier years
- 2022£353k£352k
- 2021£362k£316k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 56% · Government grants 16%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
1. TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN OF TORBAY THROUGH PLAY.2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC REGARDING THE IMPORTANCE OF CHILDREN'S PLAY.
Grants received
19 grants · £1,733,520 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 · £1,617,844 (9 grants)
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £39,600 (2 grants)
- CAF · £31,360
- Devon Community Foundation · £20,701 (4 grants)
- Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales · £17,500
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.
6 trustees on the board
- Anna Gilroy since 2021
- Helen Stephenson since 2026
- Jennifer Claire Forsyth since 2019
- Karen Benjamin since 2021
- Steve Bowers since 2026
- Steven Chown since 2016
Trustees past 6 years
- Jennifer Claire Forsyth since 2019
- Steven Chown since 2016
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Anna Gilroy since 2021
- Jennifer Claire Forsyth since 2019
- Karen Benjamin since 2021
- Steve Bowers since 2026
- Steven Chown since 2016
Portfolio (1)
- Helen Stephenson since 2026
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1137551
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 01 JUN 2010.
- Companies House
- Company number 07269045 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 07508396282 · admin@playtorbay.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 20th September 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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