NEEDINGWORTH COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1005511 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NEEDINGWORTH COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP, PLAYGROUP PRE-SCHOOL

Provides educational activites to pre-school children

Objects

THE AIMS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL ARE TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PRIMARILY UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH COMMUNITY GROUPS AND BY:(A) OFFERING APPROPRIATE PLAY, EDUCATION AND CARE FACILITIES, FAMILY LEARNING AND EXTENDED HOURS GROUPS, TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT OF PARENTS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR AND TO BECOME INVOLVED IN THE ACTIVITIES OF SUCH GROUPS, ENSURING THAT SUCH GROUPS OFFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL CHILDREN WHATEVER THEIR RACE, CULTURE, RELIGION, MEANS OR ABILITY;(B) ENCOURAGING THE STUDY OF THE NEEDS OF SUCH CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND PROMOTING PUBLIC INTEREST IN AND RECOGNITION OF SUCH NEEDS IN THE LOCAL AREAS;(C) INSTIGATING AND ADHERING TO AND FURTHERING THE AIMS AND OBJECTS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE.

Area of benefit: IN PRACTICE HOLYWELL CUM NEEDINGWORTH PARISH

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income

£124k

Latest spending

£127k

Registered

1991

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with a deficit of £3,135.31, resulting in a net asset position of £91,067.86 at the end of the period. The trustees hold reserves to ensure continuity in the event of unforeseen financial needs, though no specific policy target amount is stated in the report. The charity's primary income source was grant income of £99,807, while total expenditure exceeded total income by £3,134.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: to ensure continuity in the event of unforeseen financial needs (held: £91k)

“Reserves are held to ensure continuity in the event of unforeseen financial needs.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

Abigail Sarah Woodcockchair
Desmond John Few
Emma Charlotte Morton
Kate Rowlands
Katherine Peck
Olivia Dent Coare
Olufikayo Adefeyi Onabiyi
Roger Alan Beaman
Sarah Caroline Newbold

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£124k	£127k
31/08/2024	£136k	£115k
31/08/2023	£93k	£93k
31/08/2022	£90k	£87k
31/08/2021	£77k	£70k

Common questions

Is NEEDINGWORTH COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with a deficit of £3,135.31, resulting in a net asset position of £91,067.86 at the end of the period. The trustees hold reserves to ensure continuity in the event of unforeseen financial needs, though no specific policy target amount is stated in the report. The charity's primary income source was grant income of £99,807, while total expenditure exceeded total income by £3,134. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	14/12/2005	£5k	Refurbishment

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE TUDWICK FOUNDATION	1	£3k

Charities like this

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

CHARMINSTER PRE-SCHOOL income £189k
Brightwell Pre-School income £144k
CHARNOCK RICHARD PRE-SCHOOL income £165k
LEVEN PRE-SCHOOL income £117k
THE CHESTERFORDS COMMUNITY PRESCHOOL income £124k
WORLINGHAM PRE-SCHOOL income £189k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
NEEDINGWORTH COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL	£124k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHARMINSTER PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£189k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
Brightwell Pre-School FY2025	£144k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHARNOCK RICHARD PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£165k	—	below	—	no doubt
LEVEN PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£117k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE CHESTERFORDS COMMUNITY PRESCHOOL FY2025	£124k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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