FIRST STEPS COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1023077 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST JAMES COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP

PLAYGROUP, PROVIDING CHILD CARE FOR 2 - 5 YEAR OLDS also 2-11 YEAR OLD'S IN additional clubs- Holiday, ASC and BC

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

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

£209k

Latest spending

£185k

Registered

1993

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £126,754.87 at the end of the financial year, representing a net income surplus of £23,175.58 for the period. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention requiring further attention for understanding the accounts.

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
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investment
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
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

JOANNE LITTLE
NATALIA FERRERAS GRANADO
ZSANETT EZSIASNE

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

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£209k	£185k
31/08/2024	£217k	£140k
31/08/2023	£284k	£249k
31/08/2022	£114k	£103k
31/08/2021	£108k	£106k

Common questions

Is FIRST STEPS COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £126,754.87 at the end of the financial year, representing a net income surplus of £23,175.58 for the period. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention requiring further attention for understanding the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with 3-2-5 PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP.

3-2-5 PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £142k
HOLBROOK AND DISTRICT PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £159k
STEPPING STONES PLAYGROUP income £148k
NEW STEPPING STONES PLAYGROUP income £223k
FIRST STEPS NURSERY income £1.5m
WHITECHAPEL PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £132k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
FIRST STEPS COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP	£209k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
3-2-5 PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£142k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
HOLBROOK AND DISTRICT PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£159k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
STEPPING STONES PLAYGROUP FY2025	£148k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
NEW STEPPING STONES PLAYGROUP FY2025	£223k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
FIRST STEPS NURSERY FY2025	£1.5m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.