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Registered charity · No. 1142286

Bishopston Play Association

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Bishopston Play Association is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include economic/community development/employment, recreation, other charitable purposes.

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What are the key facts about Bishopston Play Association?

Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31
£16,151
Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31
£18,229
Registered charity number
1142286
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Other
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Bishopston
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes

Quick answer

Bishopston Play Association (number 1142286) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.

What does Bishopston Play Association do?

The charity provides a summer playscheme in school summer holidays.It is open access scheme for children aged 5 to 13, under 5's can attend with a responsible adult. The children participate in a range of play opportunities including den building; hammock making; fire making and cooking; art and craft activities; giant maze play both in and on it and anything else the children want to do.

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Bishopston Play Association

Answers Bishopston Play Association gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are Bishopston Play Association's highest-paid staff paid?

Bishopston Play Association's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register records Bishopston Play Association as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid

Bishopston Play Association's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Also known as
Bpa
Where it says it operates
City of Swansea

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People.

Reported activities: Provides Services.

Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.

What causes is Bishopston Play Association registered for?

Economic/community Development/employmentRecreationOther Charitable Purposes

Why is there no Clarity Score for Bishopston Play Association yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Bishopston Play Association. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. How scoring works

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Frequently asked questions

Is Bishopston Play Association a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Bishopston Play Association as a registered charity (number 1142286) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Bishopston Play Association's charity number?
Bishopston Play Association's charity number is 1142286. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1142286?
Search 1142286 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Bishopston Play Association do?
The charity provides a summer playscheme in school summer holidays.It is open access scheme for children aged 5 to 13, under 5's can attend with a responsible adult. The children participate in a range of play opportunities including den building; hammock making; fire making and cooking; art and craft activities; giant maze play both in and on it and anything else the children want to do.
Does Bishopston Play Association have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Bishopston Play Association. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Bishopston Play Association?
Bishopston Play Association's website listed in our register data is https://bishopstonplayscheme.wordpress.com. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Bishopston Play Association's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Bishopston Play Association's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Bishopston Play Association?
The register records Bishopston Play Association as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Bishopston Play Association's trustees paid?
Bishopston Play Association's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Bishopston Play Association registered as a charity?
Bishopston Play Association was entered on the register on 7 June 2011.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.