Playmates

Analysis

Playmates is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wrecsam. It was registered in December 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Playmates reported income of £41k and spending of £39k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £30k to £41k (+38%), an average of +8.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Playmates sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ap Foundation CIO (£41k), The Exeter Episcopal Schools Trust (£41k) and Hawkhurst U3a (£41k).