Colchester Toy Library

About Colchester Toy Library

Colchester Toy Library is a registered charity in England and Wales (registration number 1001733). Based on official Charity Commission data, it holds a "Platinum" rating with a CharityScore of 90/100 — one of the highest-rated charities in England and Wales for governance and transparency. This places it among the top-rated charities in our database, reflecting strong performance across governance, financial health, and regulatory compliance. In its most recent reporting year (2025), Colchester Toy Library reported a total income of £16,454 and total expenditure of £11,147, a spending ratio of 68% suggesting a reasonable but not exceptional allocation to charitable activities. According to the Charity Commission register, Colchester Toy Library describes its activities as follows: The toy library promotes the welfare and education of children through play. We provide a lending service of toys and play equipment to all children particularly those with additional needs A soft play area for families to bring their children to play We are open 3 days a week,and hold stay and play session during our opening times Our analysis found no significant governance concerns for Colchester Toy Library. No regulatory actions, filing failures, or financial anomalies were detected in the available public data. This profile is based on data publicly available from the Charity Commission for England and Wales and is updated periodically as new filings are processed. CharityScore UK provides independent, data-driven transparency ratings to help donors give with confidence — we are not affiliated with this charity or any government body.

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Financial History

Latest spending ratio: 67.7% of income spent on charitable work