Playskill

Analysis

Playskill is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hertfordshire. It was registered in March 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Playskill reported income of £630k and spending of £540k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2025, income grew from £396k to £630k (+59%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Playskill sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Age UK Tameside (£630k), Gambling with Lives (£630k) and Seesaw (£629k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 99%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £40k. Charitable activities took 76% of spending and raising funds 23%. Reserves of £428k would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 28 people.