Registered charity · Birmingham
House of Play + Education
House of Play + Education is a registered charity (number 1147981) based in Birmingham, governed by 2 trustees. Latest income £0 (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as Hope (Charity Commission)
- 2 trustees
- Income £0 (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
- General Charitable Purposes, Economic/community Development/employment, Recreation
- Where
- Birmingham City
- Website
- www.facebook.com/playisserious (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2012
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£0£0
- 2024£0£0
- 2023£14k£21k
Earlier years
- 2022£17k£14k
- 2021£6k£6k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2022: Government grants 50%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECT OF THE GROUP SHALL BE TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION THROUGH PLAY AND PROVIDE FOR THE RECREATION OF CHILDREN OF SCHOOL AGE BY MAKING FACILITIES AND SERVICES AVAILABLE TO THEM DURING OUT OF SCHOOL HOURS AND SCHOOL HOLIDAYS.
Grants received
4 grants · £25,618 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
- Birmingham City Council · £15,618 (3 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £10,000
Most recent
- Birmingham City Council
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- Birmingham City Council
- Birmingham City Council
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.
2 trustees on the board
- Barbara Jarska since 2021
- Michael Sharman since 2021
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves
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
- 1147981
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 01 MAR 2009
- Contact on the register
- 07940925950 · hope.enquiries@outlook.com
- 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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