WATERBEACH COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1009956 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WATERBEACH COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION PLAYGROUP

To provide a safe and happy environment in which children can learn through play, making the transition from home to school as easy as possible for both the child and their parents. To provide a curriculum, which meets the requirements of Ofsted and the County Council, allowing progression from Playgroup into the Reception year and Key Stage 1 of the National Curriculum.

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Latest income

£115k

Latest spending

£107k

Registered

1992

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted cash funds of £85,109 at the end of the period, representing a net surplus of £7,889 for the year. The trustees report that the playgroup achieved a 'Good' Ofsted rating and maintained stable staffing and committee operations. No material uncertainties or risks to continuing operations are disclosed in the filing.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Waterbeach Community Playgroup (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

Elizabeth Ogden
Kirsty Lu
Olivia Saito-Orsler
Rebecca Seetha Matthews

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/07/2025	£115k	£107k
31/07/2024	£109k	£100k
31/07/2023	£102k	£109k
31/07/2022	£79k	£86k
31/07/2021	£106k	£87k

Common questions

Is WATERBEACH COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted cash funds of £85,109 at the end of the period, representing a net surplus of £7,889 for the year. The trustees report that the playgroup achieved a 'Good' Ofsted rating and maintained stable staffing and committee operations. No material uncertainties or risks to continuing operations are disclosed in the filing. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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
THOMAS HARLEY'S ESTATE CHARITY	1	£0

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WATERBEACH AFTER SCHOOL PLAYSCHEME.

WATERBEACH AFTER SCHOOL PLAYSCHEME income £114k
WHITECHAPEL PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £132k
OVER KELLET PLAYGROUP income £144k
Belton Playgroup income £163k
BURTON-ON-THE-WOLDS PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £149k
OAKWOOD COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP income £225k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
WATERBEACH COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP	£115k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WATERBEACH AFTER SCHOOL PLAYSCHEME FY2025	£114k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WHITECHAPEL PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£132k	—	above	—	no doubt
OVER KELLET PLAYGROUP FY2025	£144k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
Belton Playgroup FY2025	£163k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BURTON-ON-THE-WOLDS PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2026	£149k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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