HUCKNALL PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1022820 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HUCKNALL PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP BAPTIST CHURCH

Hucknall Pre-School Playgroup is OFSTED registered and provides care and education to children aged between 2 and 5, this has now been extended to include Hucknall National Out of School Club which is also OFSTED registered and provides Primary School aged children a relaxed and fun environment for children both before and after school in term time and a holiday club in the school holidays.

Objects

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 SUCH 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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a combined small loss of £158 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with the Pre-School Playgroup making a profit of £1,737 and the Out of School Club incurring a loss of £1,895. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted net assets stood at £226,742, with specific reserves held in line with a policy to cover three months of running costs. The filing confirms that current and future funding sources are considered adequate to maintain the charity as a going concern.

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls 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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Emma Walkerchair
• Elizabeth Szolin-Jones
• Emma Lane
• Emma Scott
• KRISTA MARIE HEMSLEY
• Victoria Robinson-Smith

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

Operates in: Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

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