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

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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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
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.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
FIRST STEPS COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP£209k0unclearno doubt
3-2-5 PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025£142kaboveno doubt
HOLBROOK AND DISTRICT PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025£159k0unclearno doubt
STEPPING STONES PLAYGROUP FY2025£148k0unclearno doubt
FIRST STEPS NURSERY FY2025£1.5m0unclearno doubt
WHITECHAPEL PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025£132k0aboveno doubt

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