MARSHFIELD PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1017425 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MARSHFIELD PLAYGROUP ASSOCIATION, MARSHFIELD PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP

PRE-SCHOOL CARE AND EDUCATION

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 ROUGH 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: MARSHFIELD

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
£373k
Latest spending
£322k
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that Marshfield Pre-School reported a surplus of £51,884 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total income of £371,118. Free/unrestricted reserves increased to £202,348, which the trustees consider prudent to maintain above a working capital reserve of £15,000. The charity operates on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties disclosed.

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.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: South Gloucestershire · Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£373k£322k
31/08/2024£268k£244k
31/08/2023£227k£224k
31/08/2022£178k£180k
31/08/2021£151k£141k

Common questions

Is MARSHFIELD PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that Marshfield Pre-School reported a surplus of £51,884 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total income of £371,118. Free/unrestricted reserves increased to £202,348, which the trustees consider prudent to maintain above a working capital reserve of £15,000. The charity operates on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties disclosed. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund29/11/2018£10kCommunity Canopy