WILLINGTON PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP PARENTS ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1022920 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WILLINGTON PRE-SCHOOL

CHILDRENS PRE SCHOOL FOR 2 YEARS TO 4 YEARS TO EDUCATE THEM ON SOCIAL SKILLS AND BASIC LEARNING PREPARING THEM FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL.

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
£159k
Latest spending
£135k
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a surplus of £24,834 for the year ended 28 February 2025, with unrestricted funds totaling £63,496. However, the trustees report that the charity has ceased operations, having closed the pre-school at the end of the Summer term 2025 due to declining enrollment and rising costs. Consequently, the entity is winding up its activities rather than continuing as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months forecast expenditure (held: £63k)
“unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets held by the Charity should be equal to a minimum of 6 months forecast expenditure.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: accounts NOT prepared on a going-concern basis (closing, merging or winding up)
“With fewer children enrolling for sessions, increasing payroll costs and unable to locate suitable, affordable alternative premises, the Trustees took the decision to close the Pre-school. It stopped running playgroup sessions at the end of the Summer term of 2025.” — 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Derbyshire · Staffordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
28/02/2025£159k£135k
29/02/2024£139k£123k
28/02/2023£126k£115k
28/02/2022£96k£100k
28/02/2021£93k£94k

Common questions

Is WILLINGTON PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP PARENTS ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a surplus of £24,834 for the year ended 28 February 2025, with unrestricted funds totaling £63,496. However, the trustees report that the charity has ceased operations, having closed the pre-school at the end of the Summer term 2025 due to declining enrollment and rising costs. Consequently, the entity is winding up its activities rather than continuing as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.