Fairplay

Analysis

Fairplay is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chesterfield. It was registered in March 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06826731). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Fairplay reported income of £2.0m and spending of £1.7m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £881k to £2.0m (+123%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Fairplay sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hammersmith United Charities (£2.0m), Harborne and Smethwick Charitable Trust (£2.0m) and The Lake District Calvert Trust (£2.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 92%, donations and legacies 5.8% and investments 1.2%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.3%. Reserves of £1.1m would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 83 people.