# FRIENDS - PLAY FOR DISABLED CHILDREN

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1167995
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** July 1, 2016
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1167995


## Contact

- **Address:** 4 Gorsefield, St. Helens
- **Postcode:** WA9 5PH
- **Phone:** 07806924774
- **Email:** info@friendsplay.org.uk
- **Website:** www.friendsplay.org.uk



## Activities

**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.

**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.




## Classification

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



## Areas of operation

- Halton
- Knowsley
- Lancashire
- Liverpool City
- Manchester City
- Sefton
- St Helens
- Warrington
- Wigan



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | £75914 | £78178 | — | — |
| June 30, 2024 | £100829 | £94618 | — | — |
| June 30, 2023 | £91603 | £104343 | — | — |
| June 30, 2022 | £55466 | £52527 | — | — |
| June 30, 2021 | £60310 | £61847 | — | — |
| June 30, 2020 | £77849 | £65974 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Melanie Battye** (Chair) — appointed July 1, 2016
- Emma Roberts — appointed April 1, 2024
- PAULA ANN JONES — appointed July 1, 2016
- Sue Rimmer — appointed Jan. 6, 2017