Brent Play Association

Analysis

Brent Play Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wembley. It was registered in February 2001, 25 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 03875532). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Brent Play Association reported income of £192k and spending of £184k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £183k to £192k (+5.0%), an average of +1.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 74%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Brent Play Association sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of the University of Sydney (£192k), Teagues Bridge Pre-School (£193k) and Hellesdon Community Pre-School (£192k).