Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data
Play Wales/Chwarae Cymru is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, economic/community development/employment, recreation.
Play Wales/Chwarae Cymru (number 1068926) 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 Play Wales/Chwarae Cymru do?
Play Wales is a charity that provides advice and guidance for all in Wales who have a responsibility for any environment where children and young people play. Play Wales upholds children's right to play and believes that freely chosen play is critical to human development. Play Wales works strategically to ensure that children have access to quality play provison in their communities.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Play Wales/Chwarae Cymru
Answers Play Wales/Chwarae Cymru 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 Play Wales/Chwarae Cymru's highest-paid staff paid?
Play Wales/Chwarae Cymru's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 2 employees paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £70,001–£80,000 (1 employee).
Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£70,001–£80,000
1
£60,001–£70,000
1
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Where does Play Wales/Chwarae Cymru's money come from?
Play Wales/Chwarae Cymru reported £607k total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £587k (97%), investments £19k (3%), donations and legacies £1,448 (0%).
Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£587k · 97%
Investments£19k · 3%
Donations and legacies£1,448 · 0%
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register does not record Play Wales/Chwarae Cymru as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Play Wales/Chwarae Cymru'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
Where it says it operates
Throughout Wales
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies.
Reported activities: Provides Advocacy/advice/information; 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.
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Why is there no Clarity Score for Play Wales/Chwarae Cymru yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Play Wales/Chwarae Cymru.
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The register data used for this profile lists Play Wales/Chwarae Cymru as a registered charity (number 1068926) 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 Play Wales/Chwarae Cymru's charity number?
Play Wales/Chwarae Cymru's charity number is 1068926. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1068926?
Search 1068926 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 Play Wales/Chwarae Cymru do?
Play Wales is a charity that provides advice and guidance for all in Wales who have a responsibility for any environment where children and young people play. Play Wales upholds children's right to play and believes that freely chosen play is critical to human development. Play Wales works strategically to ensure that children have access to quality play provison in their communities.
Does Play Wales/Chwarae Cymru have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Play Wales/Chwarae Cymru. 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 Play Wales/Chwarae Cymru?
Play Wales/Chwarae Cymru's website listed in our register data is http://www.play.wales. 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 Play Wales/Chwarae Cymru's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Play Wales/Chwarae Cymru's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 2 employees paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £70,001–£80,000 (1 employee). 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 Play Wales/Chwarae Cymru's money come from?
Play Wales/Chwarae Cymru reported £607k total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £587k (97%), investments £19k (3%), donations and legacies £1,448 (0%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Play Wales/Chwarae Cymru?
The register does not record Play Wales/Chwarae Cymru as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Play Wales/Chwarae Cymru's trustees paid?
Play Wales/Chwarae Cymru's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Play Wales/Chwarae Cymru registered as a charity?
Play Wales/Chwarae Cymru was entered on the register on 28 March 1998.