SUTTON CENTRE UNDER 5S PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1019154 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To enhance the development and education of children under the statutory school age by encouraging parents to understand and provide for the needs of their children.

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Latest income

£104k

Latest spending

£101k

Registered

1993

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £34,540, which exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of £35,000 is not met, but the document notes the policy is a working document reviewed annually. The charity reported a net income surplus of £2,514 for the year, with total funds carried forward increasing from £32,026 to £34,540.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £35,000 (held: £35k)

“we aim to hold £35,000 in reserves, as well as in the bank account, to protect the charity against unexpected emergency expenditure.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

HELEN JENNIFER HALFPENNY · trustee of 1 other charity
SHEENA MARIE WORTHINGTON

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

Operates in: Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£104k	£101k
31/03/2024	£92k	£90k
31/03/2023	£85k	£84k
31/03/2022	£54k	£76k
31/03/2021	£78k	£82k

Common questions

Is SUTTON CENTRE UNDER 5S PLAYGROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £34,540, which exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of £35,000 is not met, but the document notes the policy is a working document reviewed annually. The charity reported a net income surplus of £2,514 for the year, with total funds carried forward increasing from £32,026 to £34,540. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SUTTON BONINGTON PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP.

SUTTON BONINGTON PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £175k
THE LITTLE SUTTON CLUB AND NURSERY SCHOOL income £692k
GREAT CHART AND SINGLETON PLAYGROUP income £166k
LORDSWOOD COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP income £343k
ST CUTHBERTS PLAYGROUP income £146k
STANTON PARENTS AND UNDER FIVES income £158k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SUTTON CENTRE UNDER 5S PLAYGROUP	£104k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SUTTON BONINGTON PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£175k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE LITTLE SUTTON CLUB AND NURSERY SCHOOL FY2025	£692k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
GREAT CHART AND SINGLETON PLAYGROUP FY2025	£166k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LORDSWOOD COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP FY2025	£343k	—	above	—	no doubt
ST CUTHBERTS PLAYGROUP FY2025	£146k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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