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Smart Play Network

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC042505
Status
Active
Reporting
Up to date Last filed Sept. 16, 2026. Filing history
Registered
Aug. 10, 2011
Legal form
Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)

Address

Address
Smart Play Network
Peffer Place
Edinburgh
Midlothian
EH16 4BB

Contact

Website
smartplaynetwork.org
Screenshot of the Smart Play Network website

Activities

'It carries out activities or services itself'

'the prevention or relief of poverty','the advancement of education','the advancement of citizenship or community development'

Smart Play Network is a Scotland-wide charity and membership organisation supporting children’s play and play practitioners. Activities include the operation of a toy library. community and family play sessions, including arts, crafts, sensory, outdoor and child-led play. Play Ranger sessions. and mobile play roadshows delivered across Scotland. We deliver play and early-years outreach sessions for children accompanied by parents/carers, as well as training, workshops and practical support for practitioners. Activities take place at our own premises, outdoors and at third-party venues including community centres, schools, nurseries and other community settings throughout Scotland. We also provide training, guidance, resources, consultancy and support to organisations and practitioners involved in children’s play, alongside the normal administration and management activities of our head office.

Beneficiaries: 'Children or young people','Other charities or voluntary bodies'

Objectives: This Article shall be interpreted as if it incorporated an over-riding qualification limiting the powers of Smart Play Network such that any actiVity which would otherwise be permitted by the terms of the Artide may be carried on only if that activity furthers a purpose which is regarded as charitable. SUbject to that overriding qualification Smart Play Network principal object is to establish, support and to aid in the establishment and support of play and other services including but not limited to toy libraries, free play services and services prOViding resources for play for the purpose of:-

Geography

Main operating location
City of Edinburgh
Geographical spread
Operations cover all or most of Scotland

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure Employees
March 31, 2026 Sept. 16, 2026On time £848,273 £903,148 24
March 31, 2025 Aug. 27, 2025On time £858,276 £836,764 24
March 31, 2024 Sept. 25, 2024On time £792,635 £780,871 24
March 31, 2023 Sept. 5, 2023On time £888,688 £785,064 25
March 31, 2022 Sept. 1, 2022On time £646,480 £579,875 20
March 31, 2021 Sept. 29, 2021 £587,422 £607,410 22

Due dates are 9 months after the year end, OSCR's deadline, so they don't allow for any extension OSCR has granted.