St Andrews Play Association

Analysis

St Andrews Play Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicester. It was registered in June 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover other charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05366564). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, St Andrews Play Association reported income of £123k and spending of £127k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £118k to £123k (+3.5%), an average of +0.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, St Andrews Play Association sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Wilson Foundation (£121k), Newlands Furniture Service (£123k) and Berkhamsted Rotary Trust Fund CIO (£121k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.