Gedling Play Forum

Analysis

Gedling Play Forum is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Nottingham. It was registered in April 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06538537). It says it provides human resources, provides services and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Gedling Play Forum reported income of £69k and spending of £55k, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £42k to £69k (+65%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Gedling Play Forum sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Leamington and Warwick Musical Society (£69k), Stage One Youth Theatre (£69k) and North West Vehicle Restoration Trust (£69k).