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Directors' report period ended
The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the period ended 31 March 2026
Directors
The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from
1 April 2025
to
31 March 2026
The above report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions in part 15 of the Companies Act 2006
This report was approved by the board of directors on
And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name:
Status: Director
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The notes form part of these financial statements
This report was approved by the board of directors on
and signed on behalf of the board by:
Name:
Status: Director
The notes form part of these financial statements
for the Period Ended 31 March 2026
Basis of measurement and preparation
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Our 2023-24 report outlined our organisational decision at the end of that financial year to strategically refocus Playing Out’s work, resources and capacity as a small organisation in response to (a) where the play streets movement had got to and (b) the national opportunities for policy change arising, in order to best focus work towards our vision and overall aim. During 24-25, we implemented this plan, seizing some major policy opportunities and moving the play street movement towards being self-sustaining, including through an online national play streets forum. Read more here: www.playingout.net In summer 2025, the co-founders, supported by the board, made the decision that it was the right time to end the organisation, leaving a significant legacy embedded in a newly built website capturing all of our work and knowledge, in national policy documents and in the parent/activist/professional networks we had built over 17 years. Read more here: https://playingout.net/news Over six months, we then worked to a clear plan to responsibly wind down the organisation and work strands, whilst doing all we could to embed play streets and our wider policy campaigning “out in the world” and across our partner organisations. We ended with a national conference at Bristol City Hall in March 2026, bringing our whole network of allies and activators together to share learning and inspiration, and to consolidate the ongoing movement for children’s outdoor freedom.
All of our work involves extensive consultation with stakeholders which informs our plans. For full details, please see previous annual reports.
No remuneration was received for Directorships held during the year. In their capacity as freelancers, the Directors did receive remuneration from the CIC.
No transfer of assets other than for full consideration
This report was approved by the board of directors on
31 July 2026
And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Alice Rose Ferguson
Status: Director