ORRISHMERE PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1020249 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FIRST STEPS ORRISHMERE PRE-SCHOOL

Pre-school for children ages 2.5 to 5 years

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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Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £14,772.87 for the year ending April 2026, with total cash and bank balances increasing to £95,934.37. The trustees have established a total reserve balance of £65,000, comprising specific contingencies for flood risk, staff sickness, and redundancy, alongside a general running expense reserve. The independent examiner reported that no matters came to their attention regarding compliance with accounting records or the Charities Act requirements.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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.

• Complaints handling
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Abbey Jones
• David Muggeridge
• Nicola Jackson
• Sadie Rooney
• Stephanie Pinder

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

Operates in: Stockport

Income and spending

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