WINTERINGHAM UNDER FIVES

Registered charity 1023411 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WINTERINGHAM PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP

we are a pre-school play group preparing children under 5years old for starting school ,we employ 4 members of staff.we are funded by a mix of council funding, fees from parents and raising funds at events locally staged by our staff and committee.

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
£62k
Latest spending
£50k
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity maintained unrestricted reserves of £4,960 at the end of the period, which it describes as an emergency fund. The trustees note a concern regarding enrollment numbers as the primary income source but confirm that resources are adequate as long as numbers do not dramatically reduce.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: North Lincolnshire Council
“The charity’s main source of income is from North Lincolnshire Council and it is for the The charity’s principal funding we receive.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: emergency fund as a reserve if needed (held: £5k)
“The charity always maintains an emergency fund as a reserve if needed in a separate account to our standard everyday bank account and monies can be transferred if needed”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The only concern we have is the number of children we have enrol as this is our main income. As long as numbers do not dramatically reduce then it is not a concern.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: North Lincolnshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£62k£50k
31/07/2024£51k£56k
31/07/2023£38k£47k
31/07/2022£41k£41k
31/07/2021£40k£26k

Common questions

Is WINTERINGHAM UNDER FIVES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity maintained unrestricted reserves of £4,960 at the end of the period, which it describes as an emergency fund. The trustees note a concern regarding enrollment numbers as the primary income source but confirm that resources are adequate as long as numbers do not dramatically reduce. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.