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Friends - Play For Disabled Children

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1167995
Status
Registered
Reporting
Up to date Last filed April 29, 2026. Filing history
Registered
July 1, 2016
Legal form
CIO

Address

Address
4 Gorsefield
St. Helens
WA9 5PH

Activities

We arrange a variety of recreational activities for disabled children, young adults up to the age of 25 and their families. These include theatre and cinema trips, craft sessions, soft play/sensory sessions, day trips to farms and zoos, tramolining, fun and float sessions in a swimming pool.

Objects: The Object Of The CIO Is To Relieve The Needs Of Disabled Children And Young Adults Up To The Age Of 25 And Their Families Within The St Helens Area By Organising And Arranging Activities Including Safe Play Which Are Accessible To Them, Encouraging Siblings To Support Each Other And To Help Them Realise That They Are Not Alone, And Providing Informal Support For Parents And Carers Of Disabled Children.

Classification

How
Provides Services
What
Disability
Who
Children/young People, People With Disabilities

Geography

Local Authority
Halton, Knowsley, Lancashire, Liverpool City, Manchester City, Sefton, St Helens, Warrington, Wigan

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure
June 30, 2025 April 29, 2026On time £75,914 £78,178
June 30, 2024 April 8, 2025On time £100,829 £94,618
June 30, 2023 April 1, 2024On time £91,603 £104,343
June 30, 2022 April 11, 2023On time £55,466 £52,527
June 30, 2021 April 27, 2022On time £60,310 £61,847
June 30, 2020 Aug. 11, 2020 £77,849 £65,974

Trustees

Name Appointed
Melanie Battye (Chair) July 1, 2016
Emma Roberts April 1, 2024
Paula Ann Jones July 1, 2016
Sue Rimmer Jan. 6, 2017