**REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS RIGHT TO PLAY UK LIMITED FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER** YEARS **2024**
## Table of contents
Messages from Our Leadership
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|Messages from Our Leadership|**4**|Global Consolidated Financials|**21**|
|2024 Reach|**6**|Report of the Trustees|**24**|
|Early Childhood Care and Education|**8**|Independent Auditor’s Report|**28**|
|Primary Education|**10**|Statement of Financial Activities|**32**|
|Gender Equality and Girls’ Well-being|**12**|Balance Sheet|**33**|
|Emotional Well-being and Crisis Response|**14**|Cash Flow Statement|**34**|
|Our Year in the UK|**16**|Notes to the Financial Statements|**35**|
|Our Ambassadors|**18**|Country and National Offices|**46**|
|Select 2024 Partners|**20**|||
## **Right To Play UK Trustees**
Greg Lai
_Chair_
Leslie McCormack Gathy _Deputy Chair_ Mireille Abujawdeh Perihan Bassatne Chemmy Crawford (Alcott)
Nancy Curtin
Sonal Dash
Lindsay Groves
Alex Howell
Kasase Kabwe
Marijana Kolak _(resigned June 2024)_ Karyn Macdonald Kjartan Rist Louisa Watt
## **UK Executive Director**
Gillian McMahon
## **Company Secretary**
Gillian McMahon
## **Auditor**
Haysmacintyre, 10 Queen St Place, London EC4R 1AG
## **Bank**
HSBC Bank PLC UK, 1-3 Bishopsgate, Cornhill, London EC2N 3AQ
## **Registered company number**
05441373
## **Registered charity number**
1112404 (England and Wales) SC052331 (Scotland)
## **Registered office**
Office G04, 170 Kennington Lane, London, SE11 5DP
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## Messages From Our UK Leadership
Over the past year, children around the world have continued to endure unimaginable hardship. Conflict, climate emergencies, and displacement are disrupting their lives and stealing their childhoods. Millions are still out of school, while countless others face lost learning, overcrowded classrooms and emotional trauma that threatens to derail their futures.
In the face of these immense challenges, our mission has never been more critical. Right To Play is providing children with a lifeline – offering safety, support and the chance to heal through the power of play and education. We are equipping children with the skills, confidence and resilience they need not just to survive, but to grow, learn and thrive.
We are proud to be expanding our reach and deepening our impact. From refugee camps to classrooms, we’re helping to shape education systems for the long term – embedding our playbased approaches in national curricula and working hand in hand with governments, educators and communities to bring about lasting, systemic change.
This transformative work is only possible because of you – our incredible supporters, ambassadors, donors and partners. Your belief in our mission drives everything we do. Thanks to your support, we were able to reach 4.7 million children in 2024, creating hope and opportunity where it’s needed most.
Thank you for standing with us. Together, we’re helping children reclaim their childhoods and build brighter futures.
**Gillian McMahon** Executive Director, Right To Play UK
In 2024, children around the world faced crises on an unprecedented scale, placing millions at risk of harm, and threatening their development and wellbeing, with consequences that could last a lifetime.
Yet, amid these challenges, Right To Play’s teams around the world are delivering transformational change. Their expertise, dedication and innovation are equipping vulnerable children with the tools they need to recover, learn and pursue their ambitions in life, often in the most difficult circumstances.
It has been inspiring to see how the critical importance of play is increasingly being recognised on the global stage. The adoption of the first International Day of Play by the United Nations last year reflects a growing consensus: play is not a luxury – it is a powerful force for development, protection and education. Right To Play has been instrumental in shaping that recognition thanks to tireless determination and proven impact.
2025 marks 25 years since Right To Play’s founding. Since 2000, we’ve empowered 18 million children in 47 countries to overcome adversity and realise their potential. It’s a significant milestone – a time to celebrate these achievements, and a moment to renew our commitment to our urgent mission.
Thanks to the generosity of everyone who supports our work, we are making our ambitious plans a reality, scaling and strengthening the impact of our global programmes. On behalf of Right To Play UK’s Board, thank you for being part of this journey. With your support, we are protecting, educating and empowering children to take charge of their futures.
**Greg Lai** Chair, Board of Trustees, Right To Play UK
## Message From Our Global Leadership
rise above adversity through the power of play. We are proud and grateful to have you by our side, and we thank you for your generous commitment.
We hope you will be inspired by what you read in this report and feel, as we do, ever more committed to protecting, educating, and empowering children to
**Kate McGilvray** Chair, International Board of Directors
**Susan McIsaac** CEO Right To Play International
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## 2024 Reach
## **IMPACT**
Right To Play protects, educates and empowers children to rise above adversity through the power of play. We are a global leader in delivering play based-programmes that promote children and young people’s learning and well-being.
Our work across the world focusses on four thematic areas:
**PRIMARY GENDER EQUALITY & EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING EDUCATION GIRLS’ WELL-BEING AND CRISIS RESPONSE**
**EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND EDUCATION**
## In 2024, we worked in the following countries:
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LEBANON
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CANADA NETHERLANDS
PALESTINIAN
SWITZERLAND TERRITORIES
UNITED STATES GERMANY
PAKISTAN
MALI
SENEGAL
SIERRA LEONE ETHIOPIA
GHANA
UGANDA
RWANDA
BURUNDI
Global Office
TANZANIA
National Office
Country Office MOZAMBIQUE
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## **OUR YEAR IN NUMBERS**
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Providing young Bringing an enriched Supporting girls and Providing children, children with highlearning experience young women to build including marginalised, quality, playful to more primary confidence and address refugee and displaced early learning and school-aged children, harmful social norms children, with playcare that supports improving their literacy through programmes based psychosocial their education and and socio-emotional that advance leadership support. development. learning skills. and gender equality.
## Play is the way children learn, grow, and feel safe
Play-based learning helps children build confidence, develop critical thinking and decision-making skills, and learn how to collaborate with others. For children facing adversity, play creates an inclusive, engaging, and supportive environment where they can express themselves, cope with fear and trauma, and hold on to hope. Using arts, sport, guided play, or free play, educators and caregivers can ensure that every child has the chance to learn with purpose and joy.
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## Early Childhood Care And Education
**2024 PROGRESS:** Thousands of children in refugee and underserved communities developed their early literacy and socio-emotional skills. Parents and educators received training on how to build strong bonds with children and support their learning and development through play.
## Giving Displaced Children the Chance to Thrive
## 3x
In Uganda’s Insingiro refugee settlement, more than 1,600 parents learned how to form trusting bonds with their children and support their learning and development through play in the Play To Grow programme. Only 37% of Ugandan children are enrolled in early childhood education — even fewer in refugee communities. Through weekly sessions, parents learned playful parenting and traumainformed care, resulting in a threefold increase in positive parent-child relationships and a 93% rise in the number of parents who use play to support their children’s development.
Positive parent child-relationships more than tripled after parents used play to support children’s learning and development at home
“I never got the chance to play or go to school. Because of how I grew up, I was always edgy. The programme has helped me make time for my children to play and enjoy themselves.”
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– Anita, refugee and Play To Grow participant, Uganda
## Strengthening Early Childhood Development
Close to 5,000 children in Uganda’s Nakivale Settlement benefited from early childhood care and education thanks to the Building Resilience and Education Through Play programme. For displaced children, education is a lifeline, yet many young children face barriers to learning. Through the programme, which is funded by Education Cannot Wait through Save the Children, we created safer, more inclusive and playful classrooms, provided teacher training, and improved hygiene and sanitation facilities, creating safe school settings where children can gain the skills they need to thrive.
## Influencing Educational Policy
Every child deserves a strong start to their education, but few students in Ghana have a chance to learn and develop through play. To change this, we worked with the Ministry of Education to train more than 4,100 kindergarten teachers in how to use play-based approaches, and we worked to integrate play-based learning into the education system and curriculum. Children’s literacy skills doubled by the end of the programme, and children’s numeracy skills almost doubled. This transformative work, supported by the ELMA Foundation and the LEGO Foundation, is helping today’s and tomorrow’s young learners thrive.
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## 40%
Literacy scores more than doubled among young children in our programme
Socio-emotional learning scores increased by 41% among young children in our programme
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## Primary Education
**2024 PROGRESS:** In several countries, notably Burundi, Tanzania, and Ghana, children made gains in literacy and socio-emotional learning skills. And governments expressed commitment to incorporating play-based learning into educational policy and curriculum.
## Boosting Literacy in Ghana, Tanzania, and Burundi
Displacement, gender discrimination, and poverty limit children’s access to education. Almost 70% of 10-year-olds in low- and middle-income countries are unable to understand simple written text. In Ghana, Tanzania, and Burundi, the power of playbased learning helped children boost their literacy scores and develop a love of learning.
Students in Ghana improved their word recognition, reading fluency, and comprehension thanks to the P3 programme, which trained more than 83,000 teachers in close to 10,000 schools across the country. Through the programme, teachers learned how to use interactive, play-based learning strategies like games and storytelling to help students to develop reading comprehension, literacy skills, and a love of reading. Schools with low literacy rates made significant progress, reaching a more level playing field with similar schools.
## 2.5x
In Tanzania, the percentage of non-readers in partner schools diminished to zero, and 97% of students answered comprehension questions correctly. The EQIE programme, which is supported by Norway, contributed to national education goals by training teachers to use play-based methods to boost students’ literacy.
Children in partner schools in Tanzania were 2.5 times more likely to be proficient readers compared to children in other schools
Meanwhile, in Burundi and Tanzania, the number of refugee and returnee students who showed adequate reading proficiency increased significantly, and 3x more students demonstrated socio-emotional learning skills. The introduction of Reading Clubs was one of the factors that contributed to the change.
## “My mindset has shifted. I now understand the valuable role of play in learning, and the positive impact on our pupils. I am grateful to Right To Play for bringing this transformative programme to us.”
– Abdul M. Conteh, Head Teacher, who received training along with a group of educators as part of a special training partnership between Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Education and Right To Play.
## Helping Students Develop Future-Ready Skills
## 90%
We need to equip young people with the skills they need to thrive in the workforce of the future. In Rwanda, more than 110,000 students learned STEM skills through hands-on tinkering, coding, and robotics lessons. STEM subjects aren’t widely available to students in Rwanda, even though they’re increasingly prized in the workforce. And boys often have more opportunities than girls to engage. Through the Plug in Play programme, students had a chance to work together on interactive and collaborative projects, gaining new confidence and problem-solving skills.
90% of the 1,500 students who entered the accelerated learning programme in Karachi graduated and were able to stream into the school system and continue their studies
In Pakistan, the Roshan Rostay project broke down barriers to education for out-of-school children, particularly girls, through an accelerated learning programme offered in non-formal education centres. Many children in Karachi are forced to drop out of school because their parents can’t afford school fees, or because they’re girls. The accelerated learning programme uses playful learning to engage students and help them catch up on their education so they can stream back into the education system. Of the 1,500 students who enrolled, 90% graduated. The programme is now expanding to provide vocational training for middle-grade students to help them enter the workforce.
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## Gender Equality & Girls’ Well-Being
**2024 PROGRESS:** Thousands of girls were able to claim their right to education, speak up about violence and abuse and how to stop it, and gain knowledge about their bodies and their rights.
## Amplifying Girls’ Voices
When girls are heard, supported, and included, they gain confidence to shape their futures. Creating safe spaces where they can speak up, challenge barriers, and advocate for their rights is key to building a more equal world. In Senegal, girls and youth with disabilities had a chance to identify challenges in their communities and share their concerns directly with government officials as part of the RECAF-Jeu project. We convened a National Youth Conference in Senegal where youth participants shared powerful stories about the barriers facing girls, and the importance of sport in their lives. In Lebanon, hundreds of girls journalled and drew their experiences with gender-based violence, and their ideas for how to stop it. Boys also participated in the activities, learning about the impact of violence on girls and women, and how to stand up for girls’ rights.
## 69%
69% of participants in Senegal reported a reduction in gender-based violence
## **PARTNER SPOTLIGHT** Aahung, Pakistan
Aahung is a trusted leader in sexual and reproductive health and rights education. They often work in difficult contexts where harmful gender norms limit girls’ knowledge and opportunities. Aahung and Right To Play are partnering on the What Works 2 project, which aims to reduce violence against women and girls by integrating gendertransformative education and play-based learning into schools. The project will reach girls in 160 schools with Aahung’s curriculum on puberty and development, menstrual health, harmful social practices, bodily integrity, human rights, sexual harassment, and peer pressure.
## Healthy Choices, Healthy Bodies
Too many teenagers grow up without access to accurate information about their health. For girls, it means they’re more likely to face early pregnancy, miss school during menstruation, or not know where to turn for help. Through the SHARE project, adolescents in Ghana, Mozambique, and Uganda can access mentorship groups where they can ask questions about their bodies and their health and learn about their rights. Thousands of adolescent girls and boys have gained confidence, life skills, and access to sexual and reproductive health services — many for the first time.
In Uganda, 96% of girls completed all sessions and many reported stronger knowledge, agency, and support. In Ghana, the number of girls who believe in youth’s sexual rights increased by 77%. In Mozambique, 88% of girls in empowered to seek sexual and reproductive health information.
## 85%
In Ghana, 85% of participants report feeling confident saying no to sex
## Keeping Girls in School
Our Save Her Seat project in Tanzania is helping vulnerable girls to stay in school and take control of their futures. Through the project, which is funded by the UK government through UK Aid Match, and generous donations from the public and Liverpool Football Club Foundation, more than 8,600 children – over half of whom are girls – have been supported through play-based learning across 40 primary schools. During the first year of the project, 1,116 girls joined Girls’ Clubs to build confidence and autonomy, and 100 teachers were trained in genderresponsive teaching methods. The number of girls demonstrating critical life skills doubled and more girls felt safer at school.
## 99%
In Tanzania, 99% of female participants who were previously out of school re-entered and stayed in school
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## Emotional Well-Being and Crisis Response
**2024 PROGRESS:** Thousands of children in Lebanon, the Palestinian Territories, Ghana, and Mali participated in programmes that kept them safe and helped them cope, heal, and return to learning. Thousands more may have the same chance thanks to policy influence activities that made the case for funds to support the education and well-being of children in fragile contexts and protracted crises.
## Localisation in Action: Community-led Solutions in Mali
In crisis-affected regions of Mali, local organisations are leading emergency education efforts that help children continue to learn even during displacement. More than a decade of conflict and insecurity has severely disrupted education in Mali. Many schools have been destroyed, teachers have been displaced, and families have been forced to flee their homes. The EMPOWER programme provides direct grants to community-based organisations led by people who have firsthand experience of displacement. Grants are used to support temporary learning centres that improve access to quality education, as well as other locally led solutions that bridge resource gaps and provides safe, inclusive learning spaces where children can heal and thrive.
“I felt ashamed of being a foreigner and my self-esteem was very low. The play sessions help me to feel included and like I’m part of a team. I feel respected.”
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## Education in Emergencies
Education often stops in times of crisis. Schools are used as shelters, teachers are displaced, and children are left without the safety and support that school brings. Right To Play’s Education in Emergencies and Protracted Crises strategy will ensure that learning can continue even in crisis and fragile settings by integrating humanitarian response with long-term development that is responsive to unique community needs. In 2024, we put the strategy into practice supporting children in Mali, Pakistan, Lebanon, Burundi, Tanzania, and the Palestinian Territories, using play-based learning to strengthen resilience, emotional well-being, and learning.
## Children’s Emergency Fund Supports Children in Crisis
In Lebanon and the Palestinian Territories, children found safety, psychosocial support, and the chance to keep learning thanks to donations to our Children’s Emergency Fund. In Gaza and the West Bank, more than 5,000 children received hygiene kits and joined psychosocial support sessions, and 600 children who had been displaced from their homes received coats and warm clothing to prepare for winter. In Lebanon, more than 7,000 children and families received psychosocial support in safe spaces led by trained coaches from the communities where the children live. 95% of participants felt they could better express their emotions after the sessions.
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## 84% 89%
of participants felt they could better express their emotions after the sessions
of displaced youth who took part in a sports for development programme in Uganda reported feeling emotionally well, compared to 32% of non-participants
of youth in our Indigenous Programmes in Canada said the programme helped them develop positive coping skills
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## Our year in the UK
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2024 was another year of significant growth for Right To Play UK. We are truly thankful for the ongoing commitment of our dedicated supporters, ambassadors, trusts, foundations, partners, and the UK Government, all of whom recognise the essential role that play has in helping the world’s most vulnerable children.
## Celebrating the first ever International Day of Play
On 11 June, following months of campaigning by Right To Play and our partners, we were delighted that International Day of Play was officially adopted by the United Nations. This annual day dedicated to play puts the spotlight on the vital importance of play for children and champions this basic right for every child. To celebrate the milestone, we highlighted our vital work to our supporters, the public, high-profile ambassadors, media, schools and companies. Right To Play staff and volunteers were welcomed by one of our partners, Morrisons, to promote International Day of Play in their stores, with customers finding out more about our work, donating through collections and taking part in fun activities.
On **International Day of Play** , our interviews across TV and radio reached an audience of
## more than 10.4m people
## The importance of play
With your support, throughout the year we continued to raise awareness about the importance of play, contributed to discussions and spoke at many events and conferences.
In September, we were delighted to give evidence to the Raising the Nation Play Commission, which aims to move play up the political agenda, with Right To Play UK’s Executive Director Gillian McMahon and Play Specialist Ellen Fesseha highlighting the fundamental role of play in children’s learning, development and well-being.
“This support is immensely important and we’re so grateful to players of People’s Postcode Lottery. The funding will have a huge, lasting impact on the quality of life of vulnerable children in some of the world’s most challenging places.”
– Gillian McMahon, Executive Director, Right To Play UK
## Vital support from People’s Postcode Lottery
Also in June, we were thrilled to announce that Right To Play UK had become a charity partner of People’s Postcode Lottery, receiving regular funding, awarded by Postcode Education Trust. Thanks to support from players of People’s Postcode Lottery, the funds raised are making a life-changing difference to children in our programmes across Africa, Asia and the Middle East, helping ensure that children have access to quality education and receive critical psychosocial support.
## An evening with sporting heroes
In November, we celebrated our eighth annual Sports Quiz at Nobu Hotel in London. Guests at the special event, sponsored by our partners Flutter International, helped raise more than £325,000 to support our work transforming the lives of vulnerable children in our global programmes.
Teams representing many of London’s top private equity and finance firms competed for the highly prized Sports Quiz trophy during an exhilarating evening. Hosted by our quizmaster John Inverdale, the event was supported by a plethora of sporting heroes, including Liverpool FC legend Gary McAllister – as part of Right To Play and LFC Foundation’s transformational partnership.
## Your challenge, their future
We were so grateful to have support from individuals and community groups across the UK during 2024. By taking part in running events, hikes and a wide range of other personal challenges, our supporters helped raise invaluable funds to support our urgent work protecting, educating and empowering children.
**In May, supporter Tom Whitemore ran the Hackney Half Marathon and raised more than £1,100 in support of our programme in the Palestinian Territories, helping children to recover from the unimaginable trauma of conflict and displacement.**
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## Our Ambassadors -
Thank you to all the Ambassadors who supported and amplified our work in 2024.
**Anna Schaffelhuber,** Para Alpine Skiing, Germany
**Martina Hingis,** Tennis, Switzerland **Alison Jackson,** Cycling, Canada
**Aleksander Aamodt Kilde,** Alpine Skiing, Norway
**Lauritz Schoof,** Rowing, Germany
**Chemmy Alcott,** Alpine Skiing, United Kingdom **Kayla Alexander,** Basketball, Canada
**Therese Johaug,** Cross-Country, Norway **Hugo Kennis,** TV Chef, The Netherlands **Bruno Kernen,** Alpine Skiing, Switzerland **Vanessa Knecht,** Golf, Switzerland
**Alex & Maia Shibutani,** Ice Dancing, United States
**Pascal Siakam,** Basketball, Cameroon
**Bianca Andreescu,** Tennis, Canada
**Birgit Skarstein,** Rowing, Cross-Country, Norway
**Nora Angehrn,** Golf, Switzerland **Miranda Ayim,** Basketball, Canada **Billy Bridges,** Sledge Hockey, Canada **Marco Büchel,** Board Member, Alpine Skiing, Switzerland
**Carlos Lima,** Handball, Switzerland
**Aksel Lund Svindal,** Alpine Skiing, Norway
**Arvin Slagter,** 3x3 Basketball, The Netherlands
**Rosie MacLennan,** Gymnastics, Canada
**Sami Jo Small,** Ice Hockey, Canada
**Ben Sonnemans,** Judo, Entrepeneur, The Netherlands
**Matthijs Büchli,** Cycling, The Netherlands
**Lucas Malcotti,** Fencing, Switzerland
**Sadio Mané** , Football, Senegal
**Christian Sørum,** Beach Volleyball, Norway
**Dario Cologna,** Cross-Country Skiing, Switzerland
**Alexander Martinez,** Track & Field, Switzerland
**Lauren Stam,** Field Hockey, The Netherlands
**Thomas Dekker,** Cycling, The Netherlands
**Diana Matheson,** Soccer, Canada
**Jeroen Stekelenburg,** Sports Journalist, The Netherlands
**Brolin Mawejje,** Snowboarding, Uganda, United States
**Marijn de Vries,** Cycling, Journalist, Host, The Netherlands
**Amelie Stiefvatter,** Moviemaker & Moderator, Germany
**Marnie McBean,** Rowing, Canada
**Diggy Dex,** Singer/Songwriter, The Netherlands
**Anders Mol,** Beach Volleyball, Norway
**Johannes Thingnes Bo,** Biathlon, Norway
**Sasha DiGiulian,** Rock Climbing, United States
**Ragnhild Mowinckel,** Alpine Skiing, Norway
**Maarten Tjallingii,** Cycling, The Netherlands
**Uschi Disl,** Biathlon, Germany
**Tanguy Nef,** Slalom, Switzerland
**Eva Drummond-de Goede,** Field Hockey, The Netherlands
**Marissa Papaconstantinou,** Para Athletics, Canada
**Thijs van Dam,** Field Hockey, The Netherlands
**Sam Effah,** Track & Field, Canada
**Pat Perry,** Mental Magician and Conjurer, Switzerland
**Eva van Timmeren,** Content Creator, The Netherlands
**Halvor Egner Granerud,** Ski Jumping, Norway
**Suzann Pettersen,** Golf, Norway
**Tessa Veldhuis,** Rugby, TV Host, The Netherlands
**Géraldine Fasnacht,** Freeride Snowboard, Switzerland
**Andrew Poje** , Ice Dancing, Canada
**Rivkah op het Veld** , Sports Journalist, The Netherlands
**Allyson Felix,** Track & Field, United States
**Grace Prendergast** , Rowing, United Kingdom
**Nouchka Fontijn,** Boxing, Coach, Speaker, The Netherlands
**Anouk Vergé-Dépré,** Beach Volleyball, Switzerland
**Nathan Redmond,** Football, United Kingdom
**Severin Freund,** Ski Jumping, Germany
**Anouk Vetter,** Track & Field, The Netherlands
**Laurence Rochat,** Cross-Country Skiing, Switzerland
**Akwasi Frimpong,** Skeleton, The Netherlands
**Andreas Wenzel,** Alpine Skiing, Switzerland
**Bernhard Russi,** Honorary Board Member, Alpine Skiing, Switzerland
**Roger Furrer,** Golf, Switzerland **Théo Gmür,** Para Alpine Skiing, Switzerland
**Hayley Wickenheiser,** Ice Hockey, Canada
**Abdi Salam Ali,** Track & Field, Switzerland
**Erica Wiebe,** Wrestling, Canada
**Pien Sanders,** Field Hockey, The Netherlands
**Sasha Gollish,** Track & Field, Canada
**Markus Zberg,** Cycling, Switzerland
**Maximilian Schachmann,** Cycling, Germany
**Marco Hagemann,** Commentator & Moderator, Germany
**Mats Zuccarello,** Ice Hockey, Norway
## **AMNA’S STORY:** Levelling the Playing field for Girls
Amna had to break through gender barriers to pursue her passion for cricket. Growing up in Pakistan, girls playing sports was seen as inappropriate, and she faced resistance from her community and her family. She joined the GOAL programme and developed the confidence and leadership skills to challenge norms. What started as a personal battle became a mission to uplift other girls. She now runs a cricket academy, creating a safe space for over 200 girls to train and thrive.
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“Instead of supporting me, my friends said things like, ‘You are only a girl, and you cannot play cricket.’ But my Coach stood by me. She kept motivating me and telling me that I have potential. Right To Play equipped me with the life skills necessary to pursue my dreams.” — Amna, Programme alumna, Pakistan
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## Select 2024 Partners
We are deeply thankful to the following global partners who have shown significant commitment to Right To Play over the last year by generously providing funding, supporting programme implementation, and amplifying awareness of the organisation at a global level.
## Consolidated Financial Statements
We are grateful for the trust that donors have placed in us to protect, educate, and empower children. We are proud to share annual reports and consolidated financial statements as part of our commitment to openness and accountability. UK-specific financials are in the following Trustees report.
## **Consolidated Statement of Financial Position**
## Our Commitment to Safeguarding
At Right To Play, safeguarding is a fundamental priority, deeply embedded in our mission and culture. Our International Board of Directors and executive leadership are unwaveringly committed to creating and maintaining safe environments for all children, communities, staff, volunteers, and representatives associated with our organisation. We have established robust systems to prevent the abuse of power and the exploitation of vulnerability, ensuring that no individual is harmed due to our actions or negligence. For more information, visit _www.righttoplay.org.uk/safeguarding._
## **Where the Money Goes**
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|As at 31 December 2024|2024|2023|
|Money Goes|
|Assets|CAD $|CAD $|
|Current assets|Fundraising &|Programmes|
|Cash|26,444,589|33,344,468|administration|$56,467,780|
|Investments|5,834,342|4,569,070|$10,187,686|84.7%|
|Contributions receivable|5,404,326|4,827,941|15.3%|
|Harmonised Sales Tax receivable|196,889|186,737|
|Prepaid and other expenses|1,553,414|1,441,247|
|ee|39,433,560|44,369,463|
|Capital assets|486,419|624,961|
|39,919,979|44,994,424|
|Liabilities|
|Current liabilities|
|Accounts payable and accrued liabilities|2,191,883|3,975,335|
|Deferred contributions|17,780,265|21,158,633|Where the Money|
|Deferred lease inducement|45,074|31,093|
|Employee post-retirement benefits|588,462|277,807|Comes From|
|20,605,684|25,442,868|
|Other|Governments|
|Long-term|
|$2,154,838|$25,387,538|
|Employee post-retirement benefits|310,986|263,257|3.2%|38.1%|
|Deferred lease inducement|160,325|211,808|
|Deferred capital contributions|230,010|485,067|
|21,307,005|26,403,000|
|Net assets|ee|
|Invested in capital assets|256,409|314,069|
|Internally restricted net assets|4,155,782|4,155,782|Individuals &|
|Unrestricted|14,200,783|14,121,573|corporations|Foundations|
|$18,372,661|$20,761,979|
|18,612,974|18,591,424|27.6%|31.1%|
|39,919,979|44,994,424|
|For the year ended 31 December 2024|
|we|
|Revenue|For reference, the average|
|GBP to CAD exchange rate|
|Government|25,387,538|19,799,474|
|during 2024 was approximately|
|Individuals|7,220,248|9,385,057|$1 CAD = £0.57 GBP.|
|Corporations|11,152,413|9,563,316|
|Foundations and charities|20,761,979|23,029,465|
|Other income|2,154,838|2,437,032|
|Total revenue|66,677,016|64,214,344|Visit our website to see|
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|Expenses|International’s consolidated|
|Programme expenses|financial statements, including|
|Programme implementation|54,177,335|52,020,645|notes and the auditor’s report.|
|Public awareness and education|2,290,445|2,246,177|LEARN MORE|
|Total programme expenses|56,467,780|54,266,822|
|Non-programme expenses|
|Administrative|4,074,815|4,091,395|
|Fundraising|6,112,871|5,069,708|
|Total non-programme expenses|10,187,686|9,161,103|
|Total expenses|66,655,466|63,427,925|
|Excess of revenue over expenses|21,550|786,419|
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## **AMINATA’S STORY:**
## Channelling Lived Experience into Community Empowerment
After fleeing conflict in Mali as a child, Aminata experienced firsthand how crisis keeps children out of school. Determined to make a difference, she founded a community-based organisation to support displaced children’s education. Through the EMPOWER project, funded by Global Affairs Canada, she’s receiving funding to help hundreds of girls enrol in school, providing them with a safe space to learn and grow. **“It was all of these difficulties that motivated me to create an organisation to help the community, especially children.”**
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## Report of the Trustees
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## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES**
## **Fundraising code of practice**
## **Right To Play UK Limited is a charitable company limited by guarantee, incorporated on 3 May 2005 and registered as a charity on 5 December 2005.**
Right To Play UK is registered with the Fundraising Regulator and is a member of the Institute of Fundraising. Our fundraising activities are supervised by the Executive Director and Senior Leadership Team and follow recommended fundraising codes of practice. We did not receive any complaints about our fundraising activities in 2024.
Right To Play UK is a charity registered in England and Wales (Registration Number 1112404) and in Scotland (Registration number SC052331), as well as a company limited by guarantee (Registration Number 05441373). The company was established under a Memorandum of Association which established the objects and powers of the charitable company and is governed under its Articles of Association. Nothing in these Articles shall authorise an application of the property of the Charity for purposes which are not charitable in accordance with section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005. In the event of the company being wound up, members are required to contribute an amount not exceeding £10.
## **RISK MANAGEMENT**
The Trustees are responsible for identifying and reviewing the risks to which the charity is exposed and to ensure appropriate controls are in place to provide reasonable assurance against fraud and error. The UK Executive Director, as operational manager of the charity, manages risk on a day-to-day basis and reports regularly to the Chair, the Finance and Audit Committee and the Board on risk issues, reporting on an updated risk register to the Board at each meeting. Each item is scored according to its perceived potential impact and likelihood together with actions that either have or will be taken in mitigation. One of the primary aims of the Finance and Audit Committee is to provide assurance over the procedures in place to manage the identified risks.
The Right To Play UK Board of Trustees governs the charity in the UK (England and Wales and in Scotland) and is responsible for determining policies and overseeing the strategic direction of the organisation. The Board met four times in 2024 and delegated the day-to-day operations of the UK organisation to the Executive Director. The Trustees are shown on page 3. New Trustees are chosen in consultation with the full UK Board.
## **The Trustees considered the principal risks to be:**
- dependence on a relatively small support base
The Right To Play UK Finance and Audit Committee comprises three members of the Board as a minimum and is appointed by the UK Board to assist the trustees in fulfilling their oversight responsibilities. The Finance and Audit Committee is responsible for monitoring compliance with laws and regulations, and reviewing:
- limited brand recognition within the UK
- reliance on small staff team and retention of staff with institutional knowledge.
The Trustees also recognise that the charity is also operating in a challenging fundraising environment for international programming - in the UK and globally - and that there are a range of macro-related risks in terms of the UK and global economies. These risks are currently being managed by a comprehensive fundraising strategy which has been in place since 2022 and is focused on growing the organisation, developing a more diverse and sustainable funding portfolio and building our UK audience and brand. This approach has continued to achieve strong results over the period and the organisation continues to grow. The Senior
- the financial reporting process
- the system of internal control
- the audit process
- operational and personnel changes.
In performing its duties, the Finance and Audit Committee maintains effective working relationships with the Board and the Executive Director. During 2024, the Finance and Audit Committee was Chaired by Right To Play UK Trustee, Nancy Curtin.
## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES**
Management Team also works closely with the Right To Play International People and Culture team to recruit and retain talent, reporting regularly to Trustees on team capacity.
For 25 years, we have delivered programmes with
impact in both development and humanitarian contexts. As pioneers in a unique approach to learning, both inside and outside of the classroom, we harness play, one of the most fundamental forces in a child’s life, to help children dismantle barriers and embrace opportunities. We are the only global development organisation focused exclusively on using the power of play to transform children’s lives.
## **RELATED PARTIES**
Right To Play UK works in partnership with Right To Play International, under a shared Cooperation Agreement. ln anticipation of trading activity in the UK, Right To Play UK has a wholly-owned trading subsidiary called Right To Play UK Trading Limited, which is a private company limited by shares. The company was de-registered from UK VAT in October 2023 and did not trade in the year.
## **KEY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL**
The key management personnel are defined as the senior management team, which during 2024 consisted of the UK Executive Director, Head of Communications and Engagement, Head of Partnerships, and Head of Fundraising. The Head of Fundraising was a new role designed to build on cumulative growth and lead on our Individual Giving strategy. The post holder joined the organisation in October 2024.
## **CHARITABLE OBJECTS**
The objects of Right To Play UK are to relieve the stress and hardship of children and to conduct and procure research into the causes of hardship and distress of children. The charity advances education, promotes health and harmony, and advocates for the improvement of health, education, community building, and the provision of sport and play opportunities.
## **FINANCIAL REVIEW**
The charity continues to fund its activities through corporate partnerships, individual donations, grants from trusts and foundations and a range of fundraising events. In 2024 Right To Play UK total income was £2,425,921 (2023: £2,069,137) which was an increase of 17% from 2023 and 91% since 2021, as the organisation continued to deliver its new fundraising strategy.
## **PUBLIC BENEFIT**
The Trustees confirm that they have complied with the duty in the Charities Act 2022 to have due regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit, which addresses the need for all charities’ aims to be, demonstrably, for the public benefit.
The charity’s restricted income in 2024 was £664,746 (2023: £583,033). In 2024 we pursued new trust and foundation opportunities, continuing to build and diversify our support base, beginning several significant new relationships which will continue into 2025 and beyond.
Right To Play UK’s objectives are to protect, educate and empower children to rise above adversity through the power of play. Our role in the UK is to raise awareness and funds for the vital work of Right To Play, in order to make a growing contribution to our global efforts to bring about real change in children’s lives.
## **RESERVES POLICY**
To enable the smooth running of the charity, a minimum level of unrestricted cash is held to cover three months of estimated future operating expenses. At the end of the year, the Board also reviews likely funds to be received in the first quarter due to timing of donations following the year-end and, in addition to operating expenses, reviews other receipts and future event costs to ensure that any cash flow deficit which could arise can also be covered.
Working together with our partners and the global Right To Play organisation, we work with children in some of the most difficult and dangerous places on earth, helping them to stay in school and graduate, resist exploitation and overcome prejudice, prevent disease and to heal from war and abuse.
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The final reserves at the end of 2024 were £725,577,
- state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements
which was higher than the amount required by our reserves policy (three months’ operating costs) due to planned operating expenses at the start of 2025, as well as payment timings at year end.
- prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to assume that the charitable company will continue in operation.
## **PAY SETTING POLICY**
The Trustees recognise that they have a duty to supporters and beneficiaries to ensure that resources are used as effectively as possible. Right To Play UK’s principle on remuneration is to ensure the reward package offered to employees is competitive in comparison to equivalent organisations in the sector, which is achieved by participating on external benchmarking. This enables Right To Play UK to attract and retain staff to develop and grow the charity. The salary scale was reviewed in 2023. The Board of Trustees is responsible for setting the pay of the Executive Director, in line with global pay scales.
The Trustees are also responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
## **STATEMENT OF DISCLOSURE TO THE AUDITOR**
## **So far as the Board of Trustees are aware:**
## **STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES’ RESPONSIBILITIES**
- a) there is no relevant audit information of which the Charity’s auditors are unaware; and
The Trustees, who are also directors of the charitable company, are responsible for preparing their report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations. Company law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the Trustees have elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law).
- b) they have taken all steps that they ought to have taken as Trustees and in order to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the Charity’s auditors are aware of that information.
## **AUDITOR**
On 18 November 2024 the company’s auditor changed its name from haysmacintyre LLP to HaysMac LLP. The Trustees wish to thank HaysMac LLP for their service, and a new auditor will be proposed for appointment at the forthcoming meeting of the Right To Play UK Board.
The financial statements are required by law to give a true and fair view of the state of the affairs of the charitable company and the group and of the surplus or deficit for that period. In preparing these financial statements the Trustees are required to:
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- select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently
- observe methods and principles in the Charities SORP
## **Gregory Lai, Chair of Trustees**
- make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent
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## **INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT** ee
## **Independent auditor’s report to the members and Trustees of Right to Play UK Limited**
with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
## **OPINION**
We have audited the financial statements of Right to Play UK Limited for the year ended 31 December 2024 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow Statement and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
## **CONCLUSIONS RELATING TO GOING CONCERN**
In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees’ use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.
Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charitable company’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.
Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the Trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.
## **In our opinion, the financial statements:**
- give a true and fair view of the state of the charitable company’s affairs as at 31 December 2024 and of the charitable company’s net movement in funds, including the income and expenditure, for the year then ended;
## **OTHER INFORMATION**
The Trustees are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Trustees’ Annual Report. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
- have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and
- have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 and the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and regulation 8 of the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006.
In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.
## **BASIS FOR OPINION**
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charity in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance
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## **OPINIONS ON OTHER MATTERS PRESCRIBED BY THE COMPANIES ACT 2006**
## **RESPONSIBILITIES OF TRUSTEES FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
As explained more fully in the Trustees’ responsibilities statement, the Trustees (who are also the directors of the charitable company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the Trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:
- the information given in the Trustees’ Annual Report (which includes the directors’ report prepared for the purposes of company law) for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and
- the directors’ report included within the Trustees’ Annual Report have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
In preparing the financial statements, the Trustees are responsible for assessing the charitable company’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.
## **MATTERS ON WHICH WE ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT BY EXCEPTION**
In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the charitable company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Trustees’ Annual Report (which incorporates the directors’ report).
## **AUDITOR’S RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE AUDIT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 and the Charity Accounts (Scotland) Regulations (as amended) require us to report to you if, in our opinion:
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.
- adequate accounting records have not been kept by the charitable company; or
- the charitable company financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or
- certain disclosures of Trustees’ remuneration specified by law are not made; or
- we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit; or
Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:
- the Trustees were not entitled to prepare the financial statements in accordance with the small companies’ regime and take advantage of the small companies’ exemptions in preparing the Trustees’ report and from the requirement to prepare a strategic report.
## **INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT** eae
Based on our understanding of the charitable company and the environment in which it operates, we identified that the principal risks of noncompliance with laws and regulations related to regulatory requirements for GDPR, the Charities Act 2011 and the Companies Act 2006, and we considered the extent to which non-compliance might have a material effect on the financial statements. We also considered those laws and regulations that have a direct impact on the preparation of the financial statements such as the Companies Act 2006, the Charities Act 2011, and income and payroll taxes.
become aware of instances of non-compliance. The risk is also greater regarding irregularities occurring due to fraud rather than error, as fraud involves intentional concealment, forgery, collusion, omission or misrepresentation.
A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: www.frc. org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor’s report.
## **USE OF OUR REPORT**
This report is made solely to the charitable company’s members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006, section 44(1)(c) of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and regulation 10 of the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charitable company’s members those matters we are required to state to them in an Auditor’s report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charitable company and the charitable company’s members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
We evaluated management’s incentives and opportunities for fraudulent manipulation of the financial statements (including the risk of override of controls), and determined that the principal risks were related to posting inappropriate journal entries to income, management bias in accounting estimates and application of controls around authorisation of expenditure and payments. Audit procedures performed by the engagement team included:
- Inspecting correspondence with regulators and tax authorities;
- Discussions with management including consideration of known or suspected instances of non-compliance with laws and regulation and fraud;
- Evaluating management’s controls designed to prevent and detect irregularities;
- Identifying and testing journals; and
## **Lee Stokes (Senior Statutory Auditor)**
- Challenging assumptions and judgements made by management in their accounting estimates.
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Because of the inherent limitations of an audit, there is a risk that we will not detect all irregularities, including those leading to a material misstatement in the financial statements or non-compliance with regulation. This risk increases the more that compliance with a law or regulation is removed from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, as we will be less likely to
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## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES** ae
## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (INCORPORATING THE INCOME & EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024**
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||Notes|£|£|£|£|
|**INCOME FROM:**||||||
|Donations|2|405,844|664,746|1,070,590|1,323,167|
|Raising funds|3|1,351,016|-|-
1,351,016|744,652|
|Interest|4|4,315|4,315
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4,315|4,315
1,318|
|**Total**||**1,761,175**|**664,746**|**2,425,921**|**2,069,137**|
|**EXPENDITURE ON:**||||||
|Raising funds|5|547,930|-|-
547,930|547,930
441,109|
|Charitable activities||||||
|Projects|6|233,637|589,200|822,837|941,049|
|Grants for International operations||874,014|874,014
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874,014|874,014
871,649|
|**Total**||**1,655,581**|**589,200**|**2,244,781**|**2,253,807**|
|**NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS**||**105,594**|**75,546**|**181,140**|**(184,670)**|
|**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**||||||
|Total funds brought forward||332,896|211,541|544,437|729,107|
|**TOTAL FUNDS BROUGHT FORWARD**||**438,490**|**287,087**|**725,577**|**544,437**|
All income and expenditure arise from continuing activities. The charity has no recognised gains or losses other than those included in the results above and therefore no separate statement of total recognised gains and losses has been presented.
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## **BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2024**
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|||**Unrestricted funds**|**Restricted funds**|**Total funds Total funds**|**Total funds Total funds**|
||Notes|£|£|£|£|
|**FIXED ASSETS**||||||
|Tangible Assets|12|-|-|-|-|
|Investments|13|1|-|1|1|
|||**1**|**-**|**1**|**1**|
|**CURRENT ASSETS**||||||
|Debtors: amounts falling due within 1 year|14|502,506|-|-
502,506|519,689|
|Cash at bank and in hand|15|54,502|287,087|341,589|157,890|
|||**557,008**|**287,087**|**844,095**|**677,579**|
|CR**EDITORS**||||||
|Amounts falling due within 1 year|16|(118,519)|-|-
(118,519)|(133,143)|
|**NET CURRENT ASSETS**||**438,489**|**287,087**|**725,576**|**544,436**|
|**TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES**||**438,490**|**287,087**|**725,577**|**544,437**|
|**NET ASSETS**||**438,490**|**287,087**|**725,577**|**544,437**|
|**FUNDS**|Notes|||**2024**|**2023**|
||20|||£|£|
|Unrestricted funds||||438,490|332,896|
|Restricted funds||||287,087|211,541|
|**TOTAL FUNDS**||||**725,577**|**544,437**|
The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements.
The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Board of Trustees on 19 May 2025 and were signed on its behalf by:
**Gregory Lai**
Chair of Trustees
The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements.
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**NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024**
## **CASH FLOW STATEMENT**
## **CASH FLOW STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024**
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||£|£|
|**CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES**|179,383|(197,088)|
|**CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES**|||
|Dividends and interest|4,315|1,318|
|**Net cash provided by investing activities**|**4,315**|**1,318**|
|**CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS IN THE REPORTING PERIOD**|129,608|(296,186)|
|Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the reporting period|157,891|353,661|
|**Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the reporting period**|**341,589**|**157,891**|
|**NOTES TO THE CASH FLOW STATEMENT**|||
||**2024**|**2023**|
||£|£|
|**RECONCILIATION OF NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS TO NET CASH FLOW**|||
|**FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES**|||
|Net income/(expenditure) for the reporting period|181,140|(184,670)|
|Depreciation charges|-|
-|
|Decrease/(Increase) in debtors|17,183|(71,724)|
|(Decrease)/Increase in creditors|(14,624)|60,624|
|Decrease/(Increase) in Investment|(54,091)|(100,416)|
|Interest and Dividends|(4,315)|(1,318)|
|**Net cash provided by operating activities**|**179,384**|**(197,088)**|
## **ANALYSIS OF CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS**
|**ANALYSIS OF CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS**|||
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||**2024**|**2023**|
||£|£|
|Cash at bank and in hand|341,589|157,890|
||**341,589**|**157,890**|
|Unrestricted|54,502|33,816|
|Restricted|287,087|124,074|
|**Total Cash at bank and in hand**|**341,589**|**157,890**|
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL**
**STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024**
## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES**
## **Basis of Preparation**
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (published in 2019) – (Charities SORP (FRS102)), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006. Right To Play UK meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy notes.
## **Going concern**
Right To Play UK Limited’s activities, together with the factors likely to affect its future development, performance and position are set out in the Trustee’s report. Right To Play UK Limited’s forecasts and projections show that the charity should be able to continue to operate at the current level. The Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the Trustees continue to adopt a going concern basis in preparing the annual report and accounts.
## **Statement of cash flows**
The charitable company’s cash flow statement reflects the presentation requirements of FRS 102.
## **Income**
All income is recognised once the charity has entitlement to income, it is probable that income will be received and the amount of income receivable can be measured reliably.
Voluntary income is recognised when there is entitlement, probability of receipt and the amount can be measured with sufficient reliability. Donated services and facilities may be included as income at current market value where this value is ascertainable and the donation is an ongoing arrangement. Where a market value is not available, appropriate estimates are made. In the current and prior year, the value of donated services and facilities was ascertained from the entities that made the donations.
Where the charity would not have ordinarily sought to obtain and pay for a service, no value is recognised in the financial statements. Fundraising income related to the income generated from special organised events and is also recognised where there is entitlement, probability of receipt and the amount can be measured with sufficient reliability. Investment income is recognised on a receivable basis.
## **Expenditure**
Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all costs related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings, they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the time spent on projects.
## **Raising funds**
Costs of generating funds include staff costs, operational overheads and other costs relating to special events organised by the charity for funds and awareness raising. These and other fundraising costs are regarded as necessary to generate funds that are needed to finance charitable activities.
## **Charitable activities**
These costs relate to projects delivered by Right To Play International and Right To Play Country Offices. Support costs have been allocated as applicable to the charitable activities of the charity. Grants relate to amounts donated to Right To Play International.
## **Governance costs**
This comprises the costs of compliance with constitutional and statutory requirements and is now allocated in line with support costs.
## **Tangible fixed assets**
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.
Exhibition equipment -10% on cost Computer equipment -33% on cost
## **Investments**
Investments in subsidiary undertakings are included in the accounts at cost.
## **Taxation**
The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.
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**NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024**
**NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024**
## **Fund accounting**
Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the Trustees. Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.
## **Foreign currencies**
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rates of exchange ruling at the balance sheet date. Transactions in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rate of exchange ruling at the date of transaction. Exchange differences are taken into account in arriving at the operating result.
## **Cash at bank and in hand**
Cash at bank and cash in hand includes cash and short term highly liquid investments.
## **Debtors**
Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due after any trade discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounts due.
## **Creditors and provisions**
Creditors and provisions are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due.
## **Pension costs and other postretirement benefits**
The charitable company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the charitable company’s pension scheme are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities in the period to which they relate.
## **Leased assets and obligations**
Rental costs under operating leases are written off in equal amounts over the period of the leases.
## **Employee benefits**
- Short term benefits including holiday pay are recognised as an expense in the period in which the service is received.
- Termination benefits are accounted for on an accrual basis and in line with FRS 102.
## **Estimates and Judgement**
Estimates and judgements are continually evaluated and are based on historical experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Although these estimates are based on management’s best knowledge of the amount, events or actions, actual results may ultimately differ from those estimates. The Trustees consider depreciation to be subject to estimation and judgement.
## **Financial Instruments**
Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at amortised cost with the exception of investments which are held at fair value. Financial assets held at amortised cost comprise cash at bank and in hand, together with trade and other debtors. A specific provision is made for debts for which recoverability is in doubt. Cash at bank and in hand is defined as all cash held in instant access bank accounts and used as working capital. Financial liabilities held at amortised cost comprise all creditors except social security and other taxes.
## **2. DONATIONS**
|**2.DONATIONS**|||
|---|---|---|
||**2024**|**2023**|
||£|£|
|Donations|405,844|731,739|
|Corporate Sponsors|-|
8,395|
|Grants|664,746|583,033|
||**1,070,590**|**1,323,167**|
Included above is £664,746 for restricted purposes which is presented as grants in above note (2023: £583,033) The donation services and facilities relate to legal services, meetings and event costs.
## **3. RAISING FUNDS (EVENTS AND CAMPAIGNS) - UNRESTRICTED FUNDS**
|||**2024**|**2023**|
|---|---|---|---|
|||£|£|
|Fundraising events and campaigns||1,351,016|744,652|
|**4.INVESTMENTS - UNRESTRICTED**|**FUNDS**|**2024**|**2023**|
|||£|£|
|Interest Income||4,315|1,318|
|**5.COSTS OF RAISING FUNDS**||||
|All costs incurred were unrestricted||**2024**|**2023**|
||Notes|£|£|
|Promotional materials||25,422|22,176|
|Special event costs||164,302|118,472|
|Support costs|7|358,206|300,461|
|||**547,930**|**441,109**|
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COMPANY NUMBER: 05441373
COMPANY NUMBER: 05441373
**NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024**
**NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024**
## **6. CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS**
||||**Projects**|**Grants for**|**Total**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||**int’l operations**|**2024**|
||Notes||£|£|£|
|International programme costs|||589,200|-|
589,200|
|Grants for international operations|||-|
863,324|863,324|
|Support costs|7||233,637|10,690|244,327|
|**TOTAL FUNDS**|||**822,837**|**874,014**|**1,696,851**|
|Analysed as:||||||
|Unrestricted|||233,637|874,014|1,107,651|
|Restricted|19||589,200|-|
589,200|
|**_CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS_**|||**_Projects_**|**_Grants for_**|**_Total_**|
|||||**_int’l operations_**|**_2023_**|
||||_£_|_£_|
_£_|
|_International programme costs_|||_698,649_|_-_|
_698,649_|
|_Grants for international operations_|||_-_|
_861,870_|_861,870_|
|_Support costs_|_7_||_242,400_|_9,779_|_252,179_|
|
**_TOTAL FUNDS_**|||**_941,049_**|**_871,649_**|**_1,812,698_**|
|_Analysed as:_||||||
|_Unrestricted_|||_242,401_|_871,649_|_1,114,050_|
|_Restricted_|_19_||_698,648_|_-_|
_698,648_|
|**7.SUPPORT COSTS**||**Cost of**|**Project**|**Grants for**|**Total**|
|||**raising funds**|**costs**|**int’l projects**|**2024**|
|||£|£|£|£|
|Ofce running costs||27,815|10,201|-|
38,016|
|Bad debt expense||236|-|-|236|
|Travel costs||21,392|4,731|-|26,123|
|Rent||20,848|72,223|-|93,071|
|Staf costs||277,225|135,792|-|413,017|
|Governance costs||10,690|10,690|10,690|32,070|
|||**358,206**|**233,637**|**10,690**|**602,533**|
Support costs have been allocated on the basis of estimated time spent on projects.
|**_SUPPORT COSTS_**|**_Cost of_**|**_Project_**|**_Grants for_**|**_Total_**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||**_raising funds_**|**_costs_**|**_int’l projects_**|**_2023_**|
||£|£|£|£|
|_Ofce running costs_|_57,860_|_24,139_|_-_|_81,999_|
|_Bad debt expense_|_-_|_-_|_-_|_-_|
|_Travel costs_|_8,245_|_11,881_|_-_|_20,126_|
|_Rent_|_17,130_|_58,346_|_-_|_75,476_|
|_Staf costs_|_207,447_|_138,255_|_-_|_345,702_|
|_Governance costs_|_9,779_|_9,779_|_9,779_|_29,337_|
||**_300,461_**|**_242,400_**|**_9,779_**|**_552,640_**|
## **8. GOVERNANCE COSTS**
|**8.GOVERNANCE COSTS**||||
|---|---|---|---|
|||**2024**|**2023**|
||Notes|£|£|
|Legal fees||-|885|
|Auditor’s remuneration|9|32,070|22,338|
|Non audit remuneration paid to auditors||-|6,114|
|||**32,070**|**29,337**|
## **9. NET INCOME / (EXPENDITURE)**
Net resources are stated after charging/(Crediting) of:
||**2024**|**2023**|
|---|---|---|
||£|£|
|Fees payable to the company’s auditor for the audit of the annual accounts|32,070|22,338|
|Other fees payable to auditors|-|6,114|
|Operating lease rentals - other|93,071|75,477|
## **10. TRUSTEES’ REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS**
No Trustees were reimbursed expenses or remunerated for their services for the charity in 2024 (2023: £Nil).
## **11. STAFF COSTS**
|**11. STAFF COSTS**|||
|---|---|---|
||**2024**|**2023**|
||£|£|
|Wages and salaries|354,052|297,241|
|Social security costs|43,002|37,038|
|Other pension costs|15,963|11,423|
||**413,017**|**345,702**|
|The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows:|||
||**2024**|**2023**|
|Executive Director|1|1|
|Fundraising/Project|5|4|
|Marketing/Communications|1|1|
||**7**|**6**|
During the year, 1 employee received annual salary between £90,001 - £100,000 (2023: 1 employee received annual salary between £80,001 - £90,000).
There were no outstanding redundancy payments during 2024. Total redundancies paid in 2023 was £8,500.
Key management personnel comprise the senior management team. The total employee benefits of the key management personnel of charity were £109,513 (2023: £100,449).
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**NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024**
**NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024**
## **12. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS**
|**12. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS**||||
|---|---|---|---|
||**Exhibition**|**Computer**|**Totals**|
||**equipment**|**equipment**||
||
£|£|£|
|**COST**||||
|At 1st January 2024|7,091|4,868|11,959|
|Additions|-|-|-|
|**At 31st December 2024**|**7,091**|**4,868**|**11,959**|
|**DEPRECIATION**||||
|At 1st January 2024|7,091|4,868|11,959|
|Charge for the year|-|-|-|
|**At 31st December 2024**|**7,091**|**4,868**|**11,959**|
|**NET BOOK VALUE**||||
|At 31st December 2024|-|-|-|
|At 31st December 2023|-|-|-|
## **13. FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS**
Shares in group undertakings
**COST** £ At 1st January 2024 and 31st December 2024 1
## There were no investment assets outside the UK.
The company’s investments at the balance sheet date in the share capital of companies include the following:
|**Right To Play UK Trading Limited**|**2024**|**2023**|
|---|---|---|
|Aggregate capital and reserves (£)|1|1|
|Holding %|100|100|
## **14. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR**
|**14. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR**|||
|---|---|---|
||**2024**|**2023**|
||£|£|
|Amounts owed by associated undertakings|287,437|228,364|
|Other Debtors|206,514|282,649|
|Pre-payments|8,555|8,676|
||**502,506**|**519,689**|
|**15. CASH AT BANK AND IN HAND**|**2024**|**2023**|
||£|£|
|Investment in Fixed Deposit|154,507|100,416|
|Cash at bank and in hand|187,082|57,474|
||**341,589**|**157,890**|
## **16. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR**
|**16. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR**|||
|---|---|---|
||**2024**|**2023**|
||£|£|
|Trade Creditors|849|5,663|
|Accruals|33,621|30,354|
|Other taxes and social security|13,558|9,254|
|Amounts owed to associated undertakings|70,491|87,872|
||**118,519**|**133,143**|
## **17. OPERATING LEASE COMMITMENTS**
|**17. OPERATING LEASE COMMITMENTS**|||
|---|---|---|
||**Land and buildings**||
||**2024**|**2023**|
||£|£|
|Expiring within one year|80,226|-|
|Expiring within one to fve years|-|-|
## **18. PENSION COMMITMENTS**
The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and contributions are charged in the statement of financial activities as they accrue. The charge for the year was £15,963 (2023: £12,900).
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COMPANY NUMBER: 05441373
COMPANY NUMBER: 05441373
**NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024**
**NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024**
## **19. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS**
|**19. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
||**At**|||**At**|
||**01 Jan 24**|**Income**|**Expenditure**|**31 Dec 24**|
||£|£|£|£|
|**UNRESTRICTED FUNDS**|||||
|General fund|332,896|1,761,175|(1,655,581)|438,490|
|**RESTRICTED FUNDS**|||||
|UNICEF-WASH - Charity Donation|-|1,000|(1,000)|
-|
|UNICEF-WASH - Corporate Donation|-|4,703|(4,703)|-|
|Multi-Right To Play Global Emergency Appeal - READ Foundation|-|35,000|(5,991)|29,009|
|UnRestricted-General Programme - Liverpool Foundation|193,353|-|(57,695)|135,658|
|FCDO Multi-Save Her Seat|-|263,935|(223,977)|39,958|
|FCDO-Play for Prevention of VAWG|18,188|299,020|(239,746)|77,462|
|Multi-Right To Play Global Emergency Appeal|-|6,088|(6,088)|-|
|- Individual pooled donations|||||
|Multi-Save Her Seat - Foundation pooled|-|5,000|-|5,000|
|UnRestricted-General Programme - Palestine|-|50,000|(50,000)|-|
||211,541|664,746|(589,200)|
287,087|
|**TOTAL FUNDS**|**544,437**|**2,425,921**|**(2,244,781)**|**725,577**|
## _**MOVEMENT IN FUNDS**_
|**_MOVEMENT IN FUNDS_**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
||**_At_**|||**_At_**|
||**_01 Jan 23_**|**_Income_**|**_Expenditure_**|**_31 Dec 23_**|
||_£_|_£_|_£_|_£_|
|**_UNRESTRICTED FUNDS_**|||||
|_General fund_|_401,946_|_1,486,104_|_(1,555,159)_|_332,896_|
|**_RESTRICTED FUNDS_**|||||
|_NORAD-Enhancing Quality and Inclusive Education_|_21,757_|_34,500_|_(56,257)_|_-_|
|_GAC-Sexual Health and Reproductive Education_|_-_|_9,000_|_(9,000)_|_-_|
|_Multi-TUSOBOLA_|_30,000_|_(25,000)_|_(5,000)_|_-_|
|_GAC-EMPOWER_|_-_|_25,000_|_(25,000)_|_-_|
|_Multi-TUSOBOLA_|_10,000_|_-_|_(10,000)_|_-_|
|_GAC-Sexual Health and Reproductive Education_|_-_|_240,000_|_(240,000)_|_-_|
|_GAC-Renforcement des capacités des flles par le s_|_-_|_60,000_|_(60,000)_|_-_|
|_UnRestricted-General Programme_|_-_|_5,000_|_(5,000)_|_-_|
|_Multi-TUSOBOLA_|_-_|_5,000_|_(5,000)_|_-_|
|_GAC-EMPOWER_|_-_|_15,000_|_(15,000)_|_-_|
|_UnRestricted-General Programme_|_228,050_|_-_|_(34,697)_|_193,353_|
|_Multi-Save Her Seat_|_-_|_171,066_|_(171,066)_|_-_|
|_FCDO-Play for Prevention of VAWG_|_-_|_35,129_|_(16,941)_|_18,188_|
|_Multi-Right To Play Global Emergency Appeal_|_-_|_6,142_|_(6,142)_|_-_|
|_Multi-Save Her Seat_|_-_|_2,196_|_(2,196)_|_-_|
|_UnRestricted-General Programme_|_37,349_|_-_|_(37,349)_|_-_|
||_327,156_|_583,033_|_(698,648)_|_211,541_|
|**_TOTAL FUNDS_**|**_729,102_**|**_2,069,137_**|**_(2,253,807)_**|**_544,437_**|
## **19. contd. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS**
## **DESCRIPTION OF FUNDS AND THEIR PURPOSE**
## **UK aid from the UK government (Save Her Seat project)**
Right To Play’s Save Her Seat project in Tanzania is made possible by generous donations from the public, LFC Foundation, and UK aid from the UK government. This three-year project is supporting vulnerable girls in grades four to seven across 40 primary schools in the Tarime and Serengeti districts of Tanzania to increase girls’ access to school and improve the quality of education they receive.
## **UK aid from the UK government (What Works 2 project)**
Following on from an innovative global programme that tested various models in multiple countries across the globe, UK aid from the UK government is now supporting Right To Play’s What Works 2, which is helping to challenge harmful social norms and practices that contribute to violence against girls and women in Pakistan.
## **READ Foundation (Lebanon)**
READ Foundation’s support of Right To Play in Lebanon is helping to improve the well-being and resilience of hundreds of 6–14-year-old children in the South Lebanon area following the recent devastating conflict in the country. The delivery of music, sport and free play activities in communitybased organisations is urgently helping to enhance children’s psychosocial development and strengthen their social and emotional skills.
## **Children’s Emergency Fund (CEF)**
In April 2022, Right To Play launched The Children’s Emergency Fund (CEF) – a fund that seeks to enable our charity to adequately respond to rapid onset emergencies that impact the children and communities where we work. The Fund has been used to respond to challenges such as the ongoing crisis in Lebanon and in the Palestinian Territories.
## **Bain & Company’s Social Impact Fund (Mali)**
Support from Bain & Company’s Social Impact Fund contributed to transforming the lives of thousands of children in Mali through Right To Play’s WASH project. The project helped improve access to and awareness of the importance of good hygiene and sanitation in early childhood and primary school settings in the district of Bamako and the Koulikoro region. Their support has helped empower vulnerable children by enabling them to focus on their vital education and learning.
## **Hasluck Charitable Trust (Mali)**
Hasluck Charitable Trust also kindly supported Right To Play’s WASH project in Mali, helping to further equitable access to water, sanitation and hygiene facilities for thousands of young children in the Koulikoro and Bamako regions. The project has resulted in more children being able to access WASH facilities in early childhood development centres, primary schools and health centres.
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**NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024**
**NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024**
**20. NET ASSETS BY FUND**
|**20. NET ASSETS BY FUND**||||
|---|---|---|---|
||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|**2024**|
||**funds**|**funds**|**Total funds**|
||£|£|£|
|Fixed Assets|1|-|1|
|Current Assets|557,008|287,087|844,095|
|Creditors due|(118,519)|-|(118,519)|
|**NET ASSETS**|**438,490**|**287,087**|**725,577**|
|**_NET ASSETS BY FUND_**|**_Unrestricted_**|**_Restricted_**|**_2023_**|
||**_funds_**|**_funds_**|**_Total funds_**|
||_£_|_£_|_£_|
|_Fixed Assets_|_1_|_-_|_1_|
|_Current Assets_|_466,038_|_211,541_|_677,579_|
|_Creditors due_|_(133,143)_|_-_|_(133,143)_|
|**_NET ASSETS_**|**_332,896_**|**_211,541_**|**_544,437_**|
## **21. ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY**
The charity is controlled by the Board of Trustees. The ultimate parent of the company is Right To Play International, a company incorporate in Toronto, Canada, and this is the largest and smallest company into which the results of the charity are consolidated. The consolidated accounts are available from 43 Front St E, Unit 200, Toronto, ON M5E 1B3 Canada.
## **24. PRIOR YEAR STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES**
|||||**_2023_**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**_Unrestricted funds_**|**_Restricted funds_**|**_Total funds_**|
|||_£_|_£_|_£_|
|**_INCOME FROM:_**|||||
|_Donations_|_2_|_740,134_|_583,033_|_1,323,167_|
|_Raising funds_|_3_|_744,652_|_-_|
_744,652_|
|_Investments_|_4_|_1,318_|_-_|
_1,318_|
|**_Total_**||**_1,486,104_**|**_583,033_**|**_2,069,137_**|
|**_EXPENDITURE ON:_**|||||
|_Raising funds_|_5_|_441,109_|_-_|
_441,109_|
|_Charitable activities_|||||
|_Projects_|_6_|_242,401_|_698,648_|_941,049_|
|_Grants for International operations_||_871,649_|_-_|
_871,649_|
|**_Total_**||**_1,555,159_**|**_698,648_**|**_2,253,807_**|
|**_NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS_**||_(69,055)_|_(115,615)_|_(184,670)_|
|**_RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS_**|||||
|_Total funds brought forward_||_401,950_|_327,156_|_729,105_|
|**_TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD_**||**_332,895_**|**_211,541_**|**_544,435_**|
## **22. DONATED SERVICES AND FACILITIES**
Pro bono legal services, meetings and event support amounting to £nil (2023: £0) was received in the year.
## **23. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES**
The charitable company has taken advantage of the exemption to disclose related party transactions with other Right To Play charities, as permitted by Financial Reporting Standard 102, section 33, as its results are consolidated in the accounts of the ultimate parent undertaking.
Donations received from related parties and Trustees amount to £146,759 (2023: £188,987). None of those donations were outstanding from Trustees at year-end.
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COMPANY NUMBER: 05441373
## Offices
## **Country Offices**
## **Burundi**
Avenue Juru, Quartier Gasekebuye, Plot Number 3, PO Box 5123 Bujumbura Mairie
## **Canada**
43 Front Street East, Unit 200 Toronto, Ontario, M5E 1B3 +1 416 203 0190
## **Ethiopia**
1st Floor, Zefco Building, Near Lanchia Train Station, Addis Ababa +251 11 467 0002
## **Ghana**
5 Potato Avenue, East Legon, Accra, Ghana +233 (0)30 703 8353
## **Jordan**
Mohammad Abdullah Sadeq Street, Villa 11B
+962(06)556 1328
## **Lebanon**
Street #901, Dekwaneh 1161 Industrial Park Bldg, 4th Floor Dekwaneh, Mount-Lebanon +961 1 684183, +961 1 684332
## **Mali**
Route du 3e Pont, Missabougou Bamako (office phone line unavailable)
## **Mozambique**
Rua Fernão Melo e Castro, N0 276, First Floor, Bairro da Sommerchield Maputo +258 82 304 2021
## **Pakistan**
Plot 3-D, Ground Floor, 3rd Road Sector G-10/4, Islamabad, Pakistan +92 051 235 1872
## **Palestinian Territories**
Al Attari Building No. 67, 3rd Floor, Nile Street, Al Tireh, Ramallah 0097022975733
## **Rwanda**
KN 16 Ave, 17 Kiyovu, Kigali +250 252 583 310
## **Senegal**
Sacré Coeur 3 VDN N°9366 BP: 17639, Dakar +221 338242046
## **Tanzania**
Plot #446, Darui Street Mikocheni Regent Estate P.O.Box 79701, Dar es Salaam +255 (0) 22 2774161
## **Uganda**
Ground Floor, Plot 49/51 Bukoto Street, Kamwokya, P.O Box 24947 Kampala +256 200 900 997
## **National Offices**
## **Canada**
43 Front Street East, Unit 200, Toronto, Ontario, M5E 1B3 +1 416 203 0190 www.righttoplay.ca
## **Germany**
Schraudolphstr. 3A, 80799 München +49 (0) 89 2170 4909-0 www.righttoplay.de
## **Norway**
Parkveien 60, 0254 Oslo www.righttoplay.no
**Switzerland**
Seefeldstrasse 162, CH-8008 Zurich +41 44 552 04 88 www.righttoplay.ch
## **The Netherlands**
Johan Huizingalaan 763a, 1066 VH Amsterdam +31 20 225 2731 www.righttoplay.nl
## **United Kingdom**
Office G04, Edinburgh House, 170 Kennington Lane, London, SE11 5DP +44 (0) 203 915 4946 www.righttoplay.org.uk
## **United States**
26 Broadway, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10004 +1 646 649 8280 www.righttoplayusa.org
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“I thought that there was no room for blind people to have education access and I assumed all blind people are left at home. I was not aware of the presence of support at school for disabled children. But thanks to Right To Play, I was able to enroll in school. I have a dream to become a teacher, and I am passionate to support children with disabilities left at home like me.”
– Chala, 14, Ada’aa District, Ethiopia
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**Right To Play UK** Office G04, Edinburgh House, 170 Kennington Lane, London, SE11 5D
www.righttoplay.org.uk @righttoplayuk