Bath Area Play Project Competitors

For more than 50 years, we’ve worked to champion the rights of children and young people across the UK. Today, that challenge is greater than ever. In an age of austerity, we’ve witnessed funding for children’s services cut by half; with a devastating impact on young lives. In an era of disinformation, trust has never had more value. That’s why we interrogate policy and uncover evidence to shape future legislation. We take the voices of children to the heart of Government, bringing people and organisations together to drive change in society and deliver a better childhood across the UK. Our impact goes far beyond childhood, to deliver lasting change for future generations. Changing policy and shaping history. We’re united for a better start. United for a better future. United for a better childhood. We’re the National Children’s Bureau. #UnitedForABetterChildhood

On 5 August 2015 the charity ceased operations. Feb 2021, The founder and former trustees of the collapsed charity Kids Company won a High Court battle against being disqualified from other organisations. The Official Receiver argued they were "unfit" to hold directorships because of their handling of the charity. But the ruling cleared former chief executive Camila Batmanghelidjh and the seven others of personal wrongdoing. The judge added the charity may have survived had it not been for unfounded allegations of criminal activity. A plan to restructure the organisation's finances had been agreed with David Cameron's government. But the charity closed its doors in 2015 after the Metropolitan Police launched an investigation into sexual assault allegations, following the broadcast of a BBC Newsnight report. The police investigation concluded in 2016 after finding no evidence of criminality. In her ruling, Mrs Justice Falk said the charity, which worked with hundreds of vulnerable children in London and Bristol, may have survived financially to continue its work had it not closed. During the lengthy court battle, the Official Receiver - a body that looks into potential wrongdoing by company directors - had alleged that the charity's former leaders should be disqualified as directors because the organisation had been so badly run. In the run-up to its collapse, the charity was spending around £20m a year, up to a quarter of which came from the government. The Official Receiver alleged that Kids Company's business model had become unsustainable from around September 2013 and its failure was inevitable. It also alleged that the defendants knew or ought to have known that and should have planned to avoid financial collapse. The charity's chairman at the time of its collapse, who was also cleared by the ruling, was the former BBC executive Alan Yentob. Mrs Justice Falk said the case was not proven. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-56044000

Play Scotland is the lead organisation for the development and promotion of children and young people’s play in Scotland. We work strategically to make the child’s right to play a reality so that all children can reach their full potential and be able to confidently inhabit an inclusive public realm, as well as help shape child-friendly communities. Play Scotland works to: - Raise awareness of play as a powerful builder of happy, healthy, capable children which can help them realise their full potential. - Deliver the Play Strategy to demonstrate in innovative and participatory ways that Play benefits families, early learning and childcare settings, schools, communities and society. - Deliver Getting it Right for Play with Community Planning Partnerships to build capacity at many levels so that there is a better understanding of how through play children drive their own development, resilience and skills. - Influence and support the implementation of the Play Sufficiency Duty and guidance and related tools to increase co-creation opportunities, and with play based interventions, to build children’s sense of identity and close family relationships through stronger connections within communities.