MARSDEN PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP AND TODDLERS

Registered charity 1023134 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MARSDEN PLAYGROUP, MARSDEN TODDLERS

To provide high quality, affordable childcare and early education for children aged 2-5 within a positive and happy learning environment, enabling children to be ready to learn by the time they reach school and to enhance the development and education of children primarily under the statutory school age.

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
£97k
Latest spending
£79k
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £18,348 for the year ended 31 August 2025, increasing its net assets to £60,868. The trustees note that sufficient reserves are held in a savings account to ensure continued operation in the event of income gaps or emergency closure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: a small reserve set aside as a contingency fund which would allow us to run playgroup for a short period of time in the event of cessation of NEF, termination of lease or emergency closure (held: £61k)
“We have a small reserve set aside as a contingency fund which would allow us to run playgroup for a short period of time in the event of cessation of NEF, termination of lease or emergency closure.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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: Kirklees

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£97k£79k
31/08/2024£66k£76k
31/08/2023£61k£65k
31/08/2022£87k£86k
31/03/2021£77k£53k

Common questions

Is MARSDEN PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP AND TODDLERS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £18,348 for the year ended 31 August 2025, increasing its net assets to £60,868. The trustees note that sufficient reserves are held in a savings account to ensure continued operation in the event of income gaps or emergency closure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund27/05/2008£6kThe Great Outdoors