MATLOCK BATH PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1020943 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We are providers of care and education for pre-school aged children within a safe, stimulating and caring environment.

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
£79k
Latest spending
£81k
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds total £4,647 at the end of the period, which is below the charity's stated reserves policy target of £6,000. The trustees report that annual income from fees and funding covers wages and bills, with fundraising and grants providing additional income for equipment and supplies.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £6,000 (held: £5k)
“We aim to keep at least £6,000 minimum as reserve funds to cover future expenditure” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Derbyshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£79k£81k
31/08/2024£71k£67k
31/08/2023£68k£67k
31/08/2022£80k£81k
31/08/2021£63k£65k

Common questions

Is MATLOCK BATH PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds total £4,647 at the end of the period, which is below the charity's stated reserves policy target of £6,000. The trustees report that annual income from fees and funding covers wages and bills, with fundraising and grants providing additional income for equipment and supplies. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.