Burnley Play Association

Analysis

Burnley Play Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Burnley. It was registered in January 2006, 20 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 05608695). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Burnley Play Association reported income of £23k and spending of £25k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £25k to £23k (-8.7%), an average of -2.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 261%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Burnley Play Association sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include LA Fontaine Academy PTA (£23k), Sign Hi Say Hi - Fylde, Wyre & Blackpool Deaf Children's Society (£23k) and Rotary Club of Cuckfield and Lindfield Trust Fund (£23k).