CARVER ROAD PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1023974 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO THE PLAYGROUP.

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.

Causes: Education/training · Get email alerts

Latest income

£167k

Latest spending

£137k

Registered

1993

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total receipts increased to £166,692.01 from £127,846.77 in the prior year, while total payments rose to £137,270.74 from £125,312.03. This resulted in a net surplus for the year, with the document noting that funding income increased significantly due to government-funded places.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Funding (97% of income)

“Funding 111337.17 161095.60”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 2 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
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

MRS JUDE LLOYDchair
Amanda Jane Pye
Christine Redfern

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

Operates in: Staffordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/07/2025	£167k	£137k
31/07/2024	£128k	£125k
31/07/2023	£102k	£111k
31/07/2022	£111k	£103k
31/07/2021	£92k	£100k

Common questions

Is CARVER ROAD PLAYGROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total receipts increased to £166,692.01 from £127,846.77 in the prior year, while total payments rose to £137,270.74 from £125,312.03. This resulted in a net surplus for the year, with the document noting that funding income increased significantly due to government-funded places.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WHITE ROAD PLAYGROUP.

WHITE ROAD PLAYGROUP income £294k
MANOR ROAD PLAYGROUP income £138k
Carmel Playgroup income £108k
CONDICOTE PLAYGROUP AND TODDLER GROUP income £118k
RAINBOW PLAYGROUP AND PARENT TODDLERS ACOMB income £150k
INDEPENDENT MOTHERS PLAYGROUP income £162k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CARVER ROAD PLAYGROUP	£167k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
WHITE ROAD PLAYGROUP FY2025	£294k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
MANOR ROAD PLAYGROUP FY2025	£138k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
Carmel Playgroup FY2025	£108k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
CONDICOTE PLAYGROUP AND TODDLER GROUP FY2025	£118k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
RAINBOW PLAYGROUP AND PARENT TODDLERS ACOMB FY2025	£150k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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