Oxfordshire Play Association
Analysis
Oxfordshire Play Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Radley Road. It was registered in February 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending March 2026, Oxfordshire Play Association reported income of £153k and spending of £158k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £124k to £153k (+23%), an average of +5.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Oxfordshire Play Association sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Donations with a Difference (£153k), The Redeemed Christian Church of God New Wine Assembly (£153k) and Himalayan Youth Foundation UK (£153k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
OPA's mission is to Champion and support the rights of all Children and Young People to have access to high quality, inclusive, Play opportunities to improve their Physical, Mental and Spiritual wellbeing
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|---|---|---|
| Donations with a Difference | Kent | £153k |
| The Redeemed Christian Church of God New Wine Assembly | London | £153k |
| Himalayan Youth Foundation UK | Northumberland | £153k |
| Universal Confluence of Yoga Vedanta Luminary Trust | Welshpool | £153k |