WINTON PLAYGROUP
We are a pre-school providing sessional care to children 2 years 9 months to under 5 years old. We aim to enhance the development and education of children under statutory school age by encouraging parents to understand and provide for the needs of their children through community groups.
Objects
TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH COMMUNITY GROUPS
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £3,000 for the year ended 5 April 2025, a reversal from the £20,640 surplus in the previous year. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains reserves to cover operational costs and redundancies, with unrestricted funds totaling £88,387 at the year-end.
What the accounts disclose
“We have a reserve to cover redundancies, pay bills, staff, resources and training for staff.” — page 5
Policies the charity declares
- 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
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Trustees
- Eileen Taylorchair
- Leslie Taylor
- NAOMI PETERS
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 07/04/2025 | £233k | £215k |
| 07/04/2024 | £219k | £195k |
| 07/04/2023 | £211k | £185k |
| 07/04/2022 | £218k | £179k |
| 07/04/2021 | £210k | £206k |
Common questions
Is WINTON PLAYGROUP financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £3,000 for the year ended 5 April 2025, a reversal from the £20,640 surplus in the previous year. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains reserves to cover operational costs and redundancies, with unrestricted funds totaling £88,387 at the year-end. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 16/07/2009 | £3k | A Better Place to Play |
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- WOOTTON PLAYGROUP
- WOOTTON/DRY SANDFORD PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP ASSOCIATION
- GREAT GRANSDEN PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP
- ST MATTHEW'S PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP
- YOUTH CENTRE PLAYGROUP (LYMINGTON)
- WORTH PARK PLAYGROUP
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WINTON PLAYGROUP | £233k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| WOOTTON PLAYGROUP | £111k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| WOOTTON/DRY SANDFORD PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP ASSOCIATION | £103k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| GREAT GRANSDEN PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP | £133k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ST MATTHEW'S PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP | £127k | — | 0 | above | 0.0% | no doubt |
| YOUTH CENTRE PLAYGROUP (LYMINGTON) | £138k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |