WHITTINGTON UNDER FIVES

Registered charity 1017265 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WHITTINGTON PLAYGROUP

Pre-school education

Objects

TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

£161k

Latest spending

£159k

Registered

1993

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of approximately £158,729 (comprising £52,967 in the current account and £105,762 in savings) as of 31 March 2025. The trustees note that these funds are held to maintain day-to-day running and meet unforeseen expenses, including a specific reserve for one term's costs. The financial review indicates the setting was able to sustain increased costs due to a good bank balance and increased NEF funding.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Council funding (87% of income)

“The main income stream continues to come from the fees received. This is either from parents and/or carers and the majority from local council for funded hours.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: one term's costs (held: £159k)

“we have calculated a figure of up to £45,000.00 that we will keep in reserve representing approximately one term’s costs.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 3 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
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures

Register events

Received assets from another charity (25/10/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Anita Wearchair
Alex Clark
Katy Simpson
Rachel Platt
Rachel Talbot

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

Operates in: Shropshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2026	£161k	£159k
31/03/2025	£175k	£136k
31/03/2024	£115k	£128k
31/03/2023	£125k	£125k
31/03/2022	£112k	£142k

Common questions

Is WHITTINGTON UNDER FIVES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of approximately £158,729 (comprising £52,967 in the current account and £105,762 in savings) as of 31 March 2025. The trustees note that these funds are held to maintain day-to-day running and meet unforeseen expenses, including a specific reserve for one term's costs. The financial review indicates the setting was able to sustain increased costs due to a good bank balance and increased NEF funding.

Charities like this

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

CHARNOCK RICHARD PRE-SCHOOL income £165k
Brightwell Pre-School income £144k
PRE-SCHOOL AND AFTER SCHOOL AT WHALTON SCHOOL income £121k
BROUGHTON UNDER FIVES ASSOCIATION income £147k
WORLINGHAM PRE-SCHOOL income £189k
Phoenix Under 5s Preschool income £129k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
WHITTINGTON UNDER FIVES	£161k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
CHARNOCK RICHARD PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£165k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
Brightwell Pre-School FY2025	£144k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
PRE-SCHOOL AND AFTER SCHOOL AT WHALTON SCHOOL FY2025	£121k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
BROUGHTON UNDER FIVES ASSOCIATION FY2025	£147k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
WORLINGHAM PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£189k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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