# INTERNATIONAL PLAY ASSOCIATION

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1195848
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Sept. 20, 2021
- **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=1195848


## Contact

- **Address:** PLAY WALES, PARK HOUSE, GREYFRIARS RD, CARDIFF
- **Postcode:** CF10 3AF
- **Phone:** 02920485060
- **Email:** mike@playwales.org.uk
- **Website:** ipaworld.org



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:(A) TO PROMOTE HUMAN RIGHTS (AS SET OUT IN THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD AND SUBSEQUENT UNITED NATIONS CONVENTIONS AND DECLARATIONS (THE UNCRC) THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, IN PARTICULAR THE CHILDÆS RIGHT TO PLAY, LEISURE AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES, BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:(I) PROVIDING TECHNICAL ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT AND OTHERS;(II) PROMOTING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR THE UNCRC;(III) PROMOTING RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AMONG INDIVIDUALS AND CORPORATIONS.(B) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PLAY, RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF CHILDREN THROUGHOUT THE WORLD WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

**Activities:** IPA is an international non-governmental organisation originally founded in 1961. It provides a forum for exchange and action across disciplines and across sectors. IPA's purpose is to protect, preserve and promote the child's right to play as a fundamental human right.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity, Recreation
- **Who:** Children/young People, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies



## Areas of operation

- Australia
- Austria
- Belgium
- Brazil
- Canada
- China
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Hong Kong
- India
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Liberia
- Mexico
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nigeria
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Russia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
- Thailand
- Turkey
- Ukraine
- United States
- Uruguay
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £15134 | £14177 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £9881 | £9868 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £10014 | £5098 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Robyn Jane Monro Miller** (Chair) — appointed Sept. 14, 2021
- Dr Sudeshna Chatterjee — appointed Sept. 14, 2021
- Dr Victor Hing Yeung Koong — appointed June 8, 2023
- Mike Greenaway — appointed Sept. 14, 2021
- Sven Krister Stanley Svensson — appointed June 8, 2023
- Tam Baillie — appointed Sept. 14, 2021