Registered charity · No. 1048263Charitable company
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Merseyside Play Action Council
Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data
Merseyside Play Action Council is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty.
Merseyside Play Action Council (number 1048263) 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 Merseyside Play Action Council do?
INFORMATION, ADVICE AND RESOURCE CENTRE FOR COMMUNITY/VOLUNTARY SECTOR GROUPS WORKING WITH CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ON MERSEYSIDE
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Merseyside Play Action Council
Answers Merseyside Play Action Council gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 29 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Merseyside Play Action Council's highest-paid staff paid?
Merseyside Play Action Council's annual return for the year ending 29 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.
Where does Merseyside Play Action Council's money come from?
Merseyside Play Action Council reported £728k total income for the year ending 29 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £479k (66%), trading and fundraising events £117k (16%), donations and legacies £66k (9%).
Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£479k · 66%
Trading and fundraising events£117k · 16%
Donations and legacies£66k · 9%
Investments£65k · 9%
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register does not record Merseyside Play Action Council as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Merseyside Play Action Council's annual return for the year ending 29 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Knowsley · Liverpool City · Sefton · St Helens · Wirral
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; People With Disabilities.
Reported activities: Makes Grants To Organisations; Provides Services; Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body.
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 Merseyside Play Action Council registered for?
Education/trainingDisabilityThe Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Why is there no Clarity Score for Merseyside Play Action Council yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Merseyside Play Action Council.
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.
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What should you check before donating to Merseyside Play Action Council?
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Is Merseyside Play Action Council a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Merseyside Play Action Council as a registered charity (number 1048263) 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 Merseyside Play Action Council's charity number?
Merseyside Play Action Council's charity number is 1048263. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1048263?
Search 1048263 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 Merseyside Play Action Council do?
INFORMATION, ADVICE AND RESOURCE CENTRE FOR COMMUNITY/VOLUNTARY SECTOR GROUPS WORKING WITH CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ON MERSEYSIDE
Does Merseyside Play Action Council have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Merseyside Play Action Council. 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 Merseyside Play Action Council?
Merseyside Play Action Council's website listed in our register data is http://www.merseyplay.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 Merseyside Play Action Council's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Merseyside Play Action Council's annual return for the year ending 29 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.
Where does Merseyside Play Action Council's money come from?
Merseyside Play Action Council reported £728k total income for the year ending 29 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £479k (66%), trading and fundraising events £117k (16%), donations and legacies £66k (9%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Merseyside Play Action Council?
The register does not record Merseyside Play Action Council as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Merseyside Play Action Council's trustees paid?
Merseyside Play Action Council's annual return for the year ending 29 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Merseyside Play Action Council registered as a charity?
Merseyside Play Action Council was entered on the register on 26 July 1995. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 02925303).