MARSDEN PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP AND 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.
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.
What the accounts disclose
“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
Policies the charity declares
- 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
- Investing charity funds 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
- KIRSTY SHEPHERDSON
- Susan Robson
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 27/05/2008 | £6k | The Great Outdoors |