The Goldhill Play Association

Analysis

The Goldhill Play Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicestershire. It was registered in March 1982, 44 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty, amateur sport and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Goldhill Play Association reported income of £993k and spending of £811k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £413k to £993k (+140%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 73%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Goldhill Play Association sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ben Amram Charitable Trust (£993k), Institute for the Future of Work (£993k) and Hachnosas Kalloh North London (£992k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 43%. Charitable activities took 50% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £152k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 35 people.