Milton Keynes Play Association

Analysis

Milton Keynes Play Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Milton Keynes. It was registered in June 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03051975). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Milton Keynes Play Association reported income of £446k and spending of £419k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £351k to £446k (+27%), an average of +6.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Milton Keynes Play Association sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Basingstoke Itec Limited (£445k), Universify Education (£446k) and Blackberry Lane Pre-School (£445k).