COLGATE PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1002181 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Colgate Pre-school / playgroup cares for children from the term they turn 2 years to 5 years of age in Colgate Memorial Hall, Colgate, West Sussex. We offer Pre-school and Primary school children Forest School opportunities once a week at our local woodland site.

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Latest income

£283k

Latest spending

£262k

Registered

1991

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £111,426.32 at the end of the period, held to meet unforeseen expenditure and contingency. The trustees report that there are no ongoing concerns or issues regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: government Early Years Funded Entitlement (EYFE)

“Our main source of income is from the government Early Years Funded Entitlement (EYFE) for children aged 2, 3 and 4 years.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: to meet unforeseen expenditure and contingency (held: £111k)

“These funds are held in order to meet unforeseen expenditure and contingency.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Geraldine Hansen
Jodie Edwards
Robyn Burke

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£283k	£262k
31/08/2024	£237k	£198k
31/08/2023	£183k	£190k
31/08/2022	£177k	£180k
31/08/2021	£159k	£165k

Common questions

Is COLGATE PLAYGROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £111,426.32 at the end of the period, held to meet unforeseen expenditure and contingency. The trustees report that there are no ongoing concerns or issues regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PILTON PRE-SCHOOL.

PILTON PRE-SCHOOL income £154k
HERMITAGE PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £113k
CLUTTON PLAYGROUP income £137k
WOOTTON PLAYGROUP income £111k
GREAT GRANSDEN PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £145k
ST MARY'S PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £178k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
COLGATE PLAYGROUP	£283k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
PILTON PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£154k	—	above	—	no doubt
HERMITAGE PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£113k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CLUTTON PLAYGROUP FY2025	£137k	—	unclear	—	noted
WOOTTON PLAYGROUP FY2025	£111k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
GREAT GRANSDEN PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£145k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.