Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data
Playmates Playgroup is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, economic/community development/employment.
Playmates Playgroup (number 1028557) 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 Playmates Playgroup do?
Providing high quality child care and education to children in the local community of Raunds and surrounding area. Having the benefit of being located on a well respected local primary school and managed by a committed number of our parents.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Playmates Playgroup
Answers Playmates Playgroup gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 July 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Playmates Playgroup's highest-paid staff paid?
Playmates Playgroup's annual return for the year ending 31 July 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 does not record Playmates Playgroup as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Playmates Playgroup's annual return for the year ending 31 July 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
Northamptonshire
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; People With Disabilities; The General Public/mankind.
Reported activities: Provides Human Resources; 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 Playmates Playgroup registered for?
Why is there no Clarity Score for Playmates Playgroup yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Playmates Playgroup.
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The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating.
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The register data used for this profile lists Playmates Playgroup as a registered charity (number 1028557) 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 Playmates Playgroup's charity number?
Playmates Playgroup's charity number is 1028557. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1028557?
Search 1028557 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 Playmates Playgroup do?
Providing high quality child care and education to children in the local community of Raunds and surrounding area. Having the benefit of being located on a well respected local primary school and managed by a committed number of our parents.
Does Playmates Playgroup have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Playmates Playgroup. 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 Playmates Playgroup?
Playmates Playgroup's website listed in our register data is http://www.raundsplaymates.co.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 Playmates Playgroup's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Playmates Playgroup's annual return for the year ending 31 July 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 Playmates Playgroup?
The register does not record Playmates Playgroup as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Playmates Playgroup's trustees paid?
Playmates Playgroup's annual return for the year ending 31 July 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 Playmates Playgroup registered as a charity?
Playmates Playgroup was entered on the register on 23 November 1993.