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Smart Play Network

SC042505Registered charity from 10 August 2011
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Charity Information Operations Annual Submissions Income and Expenditure Charity Trustees
Charity Information:
Address Smart Play Network,
Peffer Place
Edinburgh
Midlothian
Postcode EH16 4BB
Website www.smartplaynetwork.org
Regulatory Type Standard
Link to Companies House https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/
Object:
This Article shall be interpreted as if it incorporated an over-riding qualification limiting the powers of Smart Play Network such that any actiVity which would otherwise be permitted by the terms of the Artide may be carried on only if that activity furthers a purpose which is regarded as charitable. SUbject to that overriding qualification Smart Play Network principal object is to establish, support and to aid in the establishment and support of play and other services including but not limited to toy libraries, free play services and services prOViding resources for play for the purpose of:-
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
Smart Play Network is the national organisation supporting play services and play providers in Scotland. The organisation was established in 2011 out of a pursuit to inspire and support communities to play in Scotland. We are a diverse team looking to share our knowledge of play to support organisations, projects and individuals, with the objective of helping make Scotland the ideal place for all children to grow up. We support our members with a range of training and tools for them to improve their practice and deliver a wide range of programmes across Scotland to support our aims and objectives.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)
Constitutional Form Date: 10 Aug 2011
Main Operating Location: City of Edinburgh
Number of Staff: 24
Number of Volunteers: 1-50
Purposes: "the prevention or relief of poverty", "the advancement of education", "the advancement of citizenship or community development"
Beneficiaries: "Children or young people", "Other charities or voluntary bodies"
Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It carries out activities or services itself"
Annual Submissions:
Year End Income Expenditure Annual Return Received Accounts Received Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
31 Mar 2022 £646,480 £579,875 01 Sept 2022 Yes
31 Mar 2023 £888,688 £785,064 05 Sept 2023 Yes
31 Mar 2024 £792,635 £780,871 25 Sept 2024 Yes
31 Mar 2025 £858,276 £836,764 27 Aug 2025 Yes Published accounts can be found on the Companies House website
31 Mar 2026 No Annual Information due by 31 Dec 2026
If an annual return has been received on time (within nine months of the Year End Date), the 'Annual Return Received' box is green   . If an annual return is late, the box is red   .
Income and Expenditure:
Charity Trustees:
First Name Last Name
Sinead Thomas
Eliza Lam
Matthew Williams
Iain Highley
Deborah Jans
Catherine Ilett
From 09 March 2026, OSCR is required by law to publish the names of a charity’s trustees as part of its Scottish Charity Register entry. We are also required to publish each charity’s annual report and accounts as received from this date, which may include the names of certain individuals. The only exceptions to publication are where a charity or one of its charity trustees applies for this information to be excluded, and OSCR is satisfied that publishing it would jeopardise the safety or security of a person or premises.

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