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Play England works to support better play opportunities for children and young people throughout England, based on the child's right to play set out in in Article 31 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.", "purposes": null, "what_charity_does": null, "charitable_objects": "4 THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS, BEING FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF ENGLAND, ARE:4(1) TO PROMOTE HUMAN RIGHTS (AS SET OUT IN THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND SUBSEQUENT UNITED NATIONS CONVENTIONS AND DECLARATIONS) IN PARTICULAR A CHILD\u2019S RIGHT TO PLAY AS A FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHT (ARTICLE 31 OF THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD);4(2) TO PROMOTE THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR IMPAIRMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES, OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS;4(3) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR IMPAIRMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;4(4) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH QUALITY PLAY OPPORTUNITIES, AND THROUGH DEVELOPING AND SUPPORTING HIGH QUALITY AND ACCESSIBLE EDUCATION, TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS FOR ALL PEOPLE WITH AN INTEREST IN THE PROVISION OF CHILDREN\u2019S PLAY SERVICES;4(5) TO PROMOTE THE EFFECTIVE USE OF RESOURCES FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES BY CHARITIES AND NON CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE PROVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE AND OTHER ASSISTANCE FOR ORGANISATIONS SUPPORTING PLAY OPPORTUNITIES AND PROVISION.", "classifications": [{"type": "How", "code": 304, "description": "Provides Human Resources"}, {"type": "How", "code": 306, "description": "Provides Services"}, {"type": "How", "code": 307, "description": "Provides Advocacy/advice/information"}, {"type": "How", "code": 308, "description": "Sponsors Or Undertakes Research"}, {"type": "How", "code": 309, "description": "Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body"}, {"type": "What", "code": 102, "description": "Education/training"}, {"type": "What", "code": 103, "description": "The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives"}, {"type": "What", "code": 109, "description": "Arts/culture/heritage/science"}, {"type": "What", "code": 112, "description": "Environment/conservation/heritage"}, {"type": "What", "code": 116, "description": "Recreation"}, {"type": "What", "code": 117, "description": "Other Charitable Purposes"}, {"type": "Who", "code": 201, "description": "Children/young People"}, {"type": "Who", "code": 205, "description": "Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies"}, {"type": "Who", "code": 207, "description": "The General Public/mankind"}], "areas_of_operation": [{"area_type": "Region", "area_description": "Throughout England"}], "latest_income": 4040, "latest_expenditure": 4957, "fin_period_start": "2024-04-01", "fin_period_end": "2025-03-31", "financial_years": [{"start": "2024-04-01", "end": "2025-03-31", "income": 4040, "expenditure": 4957, "assets": null, "funds": null, "num_employees": null, "accounts_url": null}, {"start": "2023-04-01", "end": "2024-03-31", "income": 2554, "expenditure": 16126, "assets": null, "funds": null, "num_employees": null, "accounts_url": null}, {"start": "2022-04-01", "end": "2023-03-31", "income": 11121, "expenditure": 13996, "assets": null, "funds": null, "num_employees": null, "accounts_url": null}, {"start": "2021-04-01", "end": "2022-03-31", "income": 10000, "expenditure": 11238, "assets": null, "funds": null, "num_employees": null, "accounts_url": null}, {"start": "2020-04-01", "end": "2021-03-31", "income": 2784, "expenditure": 4101, "assets": null, "funds": null, "num_employees": null, "accounts_url": null}], "documents": [], "trustees": [{"name": "Karen Buck", "chair": true, "appointment": "2025-12-19"}, {"name": "Catherine Eden", "chair": false, "appointment": "2025-12-19"}, {"name": "Euan Wilmshurst", "chair": false, "appointment": "2025-12-19"}, {"name": "Helen Dodd", "chair": false, "appointment": "2022-11-21"}, {"name": "Panash Shah", "chair": false, "appointment": "2018-06-04"}, {"name": "Richard Cocker", "chair": false, "appointment": "2022-01-10"}, {"name": "Thomas Raymond-Hill", "chair": false, "appointment": "2025-12-19"}]}