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Registered charity · No. 1205912CIO

Playing for Cake

Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data

Playing for Cake is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include the advancement of health or saving of lives.

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What are the key facts about Playing for Cake?

Reported income · year ending 2025-10-31
£58,706
Reported spending · year ending 2025-10-31
£66,651
Registered charity number
1205912
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
CIO
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Sheringham
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes

Quick answer

Playing for Cake (number 1205912) 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 Playing for Cake do?

Playing for Cake delivers fun, interactive and participatory community-based singing, music-making and other creative opportunities for all ages and abilities in accessible locations in Norfolk.

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

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Playing for Cake

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

How much are Playing for Cake's highest-paid staff paid?

Playing for Cake's annual return for the year ending 31 October 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 Playing for Cake 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

Playing for Cake's annual return for the year ending 31 October 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for providing services). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Where it says it operates
Norfolk

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Elderly/old People; People With Disabilities; The General Public/mankind.

Reported activities: Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information.

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 Playing for Cake registered for?

The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Why is there no Clarity Score for Playing for Cake yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Playing for Cake. 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

What should you check before donating to Playing for Cake?

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Frequently asked questions

Is Playing for Cake a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Playing for Cake as a registered charity (number 1205912) 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 Playing for Cake's charity number?
Playing for Cake's charity number is 1205912. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1205912?
Search 1205912 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 Playing for Cake do?
Playing for Cake delivers fun, interactive and participatory community-based singing, music-making and other creative opportunities for all ages and abilities in accessible locations in Norfolk.
Does Playing for Cake have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Playing for Cake. 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 Playing for Cake?
Playing for Cake's website listed in our register data is http://playingforcake.uk. 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 Playing for Cake's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Playing for Cake's annual return for the year ending 31 October 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 Playing for Cake?
The register records Playing for Cake 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 Playing for Cake's trustees paid?
Playing for Cake's annual return for the year ending 31 October 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for providing services). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.
When was Playing for Cake registered as a charity?
Playing for Cake was entered on the register on 27 November 2023.

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.