WATNALL PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1017646 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Education and development of children of pre-school age.

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: 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
£70k
Latest spending
£63k
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the trustees aim to hold sufficient cash reserves to absorb funding shortfalls and maintain high standards. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the accounts for the year ended 31 January 2025.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: hold all funds in cash
“It is the trustees’ policy to hold all funds in cash in order to minimise the risk profile of the charity's funds and to maximise the liquidity of those funds.” — page 2
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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/01/2025£70k£63k
31/01/2024£49k£60k
31/01/2023£58k£62k
31/01/2022£58k£64k
31/01/2021£70k£67k

Common questions

Is WATNALL PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the trustees aim to hold sufficient cash reserves to absorb funding shortfalls and maintain high standards. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the accounts for the year ended 31 January 2025. 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 Fund10/12/2004£1kMagic carpet