The Society of Health Play Specialists

Analysis

The Society of Health Play Specialists is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicester. It was registered in November 2023, 3 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Society of Health Play Specialists reported income of £106k and spending of £38k, leaving 64% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from September 2024 to September 2025, income grew from £90k to £106k (+18%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2025, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 30% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Society of Health Play Specialists 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 72nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Crickhowell Volunteer Bureau (£106k), Growing Hope Redbridge (£106k) and The Nick and Laura Capstick-Dale Foundation (£106k).